Famous
First Words: An Act To prevent interstate commerce in the
products of child labor... Keating-Owen Act
(1916)
September
is All American Breakfast Month! If I make you breakfast in bed, a
simple “Thank you” is all I need. Not all of the “How did you
get into my house?” business.
..........Ooh,
you're a holiday, such a holiday.........Bee Gees …..Holiday
September
7 is International Day of War Tax Resistance. What if they gave a
War and Nobody Paid?
It
is a drizzly Friday morning. The sky is a featureless slate gray. A
breeze blows the willow ends gently to give the impression they are
waving at me. Puck has refused to deal with wet and is sleeping
behind the big chair. Cicada song carries a melody through the air
while water dripping from my roof keeps rhythm. The world smells of
soggy dirt and damp foliage..almost, but not quite completely life
fall. Drops sparkle on the tops of grass blades and the bottom of
fence rails. In three different yards, three different squirrels
scurry silently along; they are busy early this time of year. I
would sit awhile and enjoy the morning before it begins to sprinkle
again, but there is no chair and so I return indoors. Now here I
sit in dry comfort sipping sweetened coffee and writing to you. Ahh,
near perfect.
Hope
your weekend is the kind that's filled with kindly kindness,
ePistliers
I've
made an exceptionally good breakfast, but I'm not one to blow my own
crumpet./ Cats eat Mice Krispies for breakfast.
..........The
time we spend together's gonna fly.........Gloria Estefan ….Here
We Are
Trivia
Questions: Happy Birthday, Grandma Moses
^
What was her actual name?
^^
How old was she when she began painting?
^^^
About how many paintings are attributed to her?
^^^^
What popular children's classic did Grandma Moses illustrate?
^^^^^
About when did Grandma Moses die?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: When Trump
dies, there will be no need to lie instate as he has already lied in
every state he has been in... Submitted by nm of ks
True,
I swear of the Week I: 8/31/18 My
daughter - some of you have met her, she seems sensible enough,
right? She and her husband, Tom, three dogs and everything they own
have just left Lawrence for Seattle.
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
76%
of library staff have been injured during a sword fight with those
old-fashioned newspaper sticks
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Lawyers
eat LoopHoles for breakfast. / People will use any excuse to crack
out the crepe jokes.
..........When
the morning cries and you don't know why.........Bee Gees …..Tragedy
Moonbeam:
Though
the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless
find me a rock that bends to no wind.
--Queen Elizabeth I
Something
to Think About of the Week:
Big
Hello: Bojour - Picard
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Humans! Please don't send us any more unsolicited nude pics with
instructions on how to get to your house. It's creepy. Sincerely,
the aliens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque
-Submitted by dr of oh
A
meal without wine is just breakfast. / I don't always eat breakfast,
but when I do I eat Dos Eggys/
..........Come
on shake your body, baby.........Gloria Estefan ….Conga
^
Grandma Moses was born Anna Mary Robertson; she married Thomas Salmon
Moses.
Almanac:
It is Friday, September 7, 2018. The moon will be new on Sunday and
is in Leo. It is Grandma Moses Day, Neither Snow nor
Rain Day, and Salami Day. In Brazil it is
Independence Day (1822).
Among
those born on this day were Queen Elizabeth I (1533), Grandma
Moses (1960), Janet Caldwell (1900), Elia Kazan (1909), Art Ferrante
(1922), Peter Lawford (1923), Baudouin I (1930), Buddy Holly (1936),
Garrison Keillor (1942) and Gloria Gaynor (1949).
On
September seventh the Federation of American Motorcyclists was
organized (1903), Boulder
Dam began operation (1936), the Beatles first appeared on US
television (1963), Star
Trek first aired
(1966), and Judge Wapner & the
People's Court
debuted (1981).
Night
Sky, 9/7:
Neptune
will be directly opposite the sun in the sky, and visible all night.
The dim (magnitude 7.8) blue planet will be located in Aquarius but
binoculars or a telescope will be required to see it sitting about
two finger widths to the right of the naked eye star Phi Aquarii and
about 3 finger widths to the lower left of the brighter star Lambda
Aquarii.
https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week: Rose City Comic Con (9/7-9,
Portland, OR) Animebashi! https://rosecitycomiccon.com/animebashi/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
3rd
International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive
Materials. (9/3-7, Caparica Portugal) We
cordially encourage you to attend and contribute to one of the major
events in 2018 on the Dyes and Fluorescence field.
http://www.globaleventslist.elsevier.com/events/2018/09/3rd-international-caparica-conference-on-chromogenic-and-emissive-materials/
This
Week: Saturday, September 8 –
Banana Day & International Drive Your Studebaker Day & Pardon
Day
Sunday,
September 9 – Bluebird of Happiness Day & Grandparents
Day
Night
Sky, 9/9:
At its new phase, the moon is traveling between Earth and the sun.
Since sunlight can only reach the far side of the moon, and the moon
is in the same region of the sky as the sun, the moon will be
completely hidden from view.
Monday,
September 10 – Swap Ideas Day
Night
Sky, 9/10:
Comet
21P/Giacobini-Zinner – affectionately called simply 21P by
astronomers – is currently approaching the Earth and sun at
incredible speeds (about 14 miles/second). Its closest approach to
both the Earth and the sun takes place on the same day – September
10, 2018 – when this comet will sweep past Earth at a completely
safe distance of 36 million miles from our planet. That’s nearly as
far from us as the next planet outward in orbit – Mars – is right
now. But, for a comet, it’s relatively close.
Tuesday,
September 11 – Libraries Remember Day & Ants On A Log
Day
Wednesday,
September 12 – National Day of Encouragement & National
Police Woman's Day
Night
Sky, 9/12:
In the western early evening twilight the young crescent moon will
appear at outstretched fist's diameter above bright Venus.
Thursday,
September 13 – Roald Dahl Day & Scooby-Doo Day
Doctors
say each piece of bacon you eat takes 7 minutes off your life. Based
on my own math, I should have died in 1732. / “La Quinta” is
Spanish for “next to Denny's”. --Mitch Hedberg
..........And
so you're back from outer space.........Gloria Gaynor …..I Will
Survive
^^
Grandma began painting in her late 70s. Her first specialty was
embroidery. When she was stricken with arthritis she changed to
painting.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Our democracy is in peril!
We've got to do something! Quick! Everyone re-post an article on
Facebook. --Submitted by ma of va
Moonbeam:
It takes twenty years or more of peace to make a man; it takes only
twenty seconds of war to destroy him. --Baudouin I King of Belgium
Late
Night Snacks:
Woodward’s
and Omarosa's books, Drumpf has done something incredible — he's
"Made America Read Again." --Jimmy Fallon / According to a
new report, some upscale hotels are now offering cannabis-infused
room service items to maximize relaxation for guests. Or you could
just go to any Days Inn and huff the drapes. --Seth Meyers / Today
was day number two of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation
hearing. And, like yesterday, it was disrupted by dozens of
protesters. So far, Capitol Police have arrested more than a hundred
people — more than 100 people arrested in Washington, D.C. And, for
once, not one of them worked for Donald Drumpf. --James Corden /
They estimate that more than 16 million Americans traveled by air
over the holiday weekend. And here's a fun statistic. They did a
study. The germiest place at the airport, the place with the highest
levels of virus bacteria, are those plastic security tubs at the TSA.
Which is kind of surprising. I mean, who would have ever guessed that
the tubs where a million sweaty travelers throw their shoes every day
would be full of germs? --Jimmy Kimmel / ...Bob Woodward's expose of
the Trump adminstration,
Fear.
A book named after the emotion Trump feels whenever he sees a book.
--Stephen Colbert
True,
I swear of the Week II: I
thought they were taking the big, big rented truck and a car. No,
they are leaving behind both working cars and dragging a half
reconditioned Triumph to be finished later. Two people and three
dogs will all ride (1,800+ miles) in the cabin.
Not
So Late Night Snacks: He (Trump) doesn't like
NAFTA. That sounds too much like Ivana. And instead - this is true -
he says, we're going to call it his - what he called an elegant name
- the United States-Mexico Trade Deal. Of course, this is the
branding genius behind such innovative names as Trump Tower... Peter
Sagal Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
War:
Not with my money. I refuse to pay.
..........Some
think it's noise, I think it's pretty.........Gloria Gaynor ….I Am
What I Am
^^^
Grandma Moses
was able to create over 1600 works by the time she passed away.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: On
September 7, 1903, the Federation of American Motorcyclists (FAM) was
officially formed during a meeting of 93 enthusiasts at a clubhouse
in Brooklyn. The meeting was chaired by George H. Perry, and one
notable attendee was George M. Hendee of the Indian Motorcycle
Company, who brought 109 membership pledges from the New England
area.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If we
want our children to soar like eagles, reach for the stars, bloom
like flowers, and transform into butterflies, let's take them outside
where those things happen. --Submitted by sj of ks
True,
I swear of the Week III: I
am considering making book on a) Whether the dogs kill the people or
the people kill the dogs first or b) what state each of the dogs (and
maybe even the people) get left in.
Weird
Word of the Week: Zorbing – A sport in which one is
suspended inside a plastic sphere and pushed down terrain aka
sphereing. http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-zor1.htm
https://www.zorb.com/page/homepage
Wacky
Uses for Common Products: Prevent a
sailboat's spinnaker pole fittings from jamming or sticking.
Lubricate with Vaseline Petroleum Jelly.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/vaseline.html
When
I eat an oatmeal cookie for breakfast, I can pretend it's healthy
because it has booth eggs AND oatmeal and those are breakfast foods.
/ These pancakes are flipping delicious.
...........Cause
you know that love takes time.........Bee Gees ….Alone
^^^^
As
one of her last works, Grandma Moses illustrated Clement Moore's
'Twas the Night
Before Christmas
in 1960. The book was published after Grandma's death.
Grammar
Bar Joke of the Week: A
run-on sentence walks into a bar it starts flirting. With a cute
little sentence fragment.
Week
of the Week: Substitute Teacher
Appreciation Week (9/2-8) – If teachers get to carry guns, do
substitutes get to carry tasers? / A substitute teacher on a Friday,
what an awesome way to start the weekend.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If I
manage to survive the rest of the week, I would like my straight
jacket in hot pink & my helmet to sparkle. --Submitted by ksz of
ks
Puck
the Brave Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck staring at himself in the mirror in the case
of the Egotistical Elfcat.
I
went to a cafe for breakfast and ordered eggs. The woman behind the
counter asked me, “How would you like your eggs cooked.” I said,
“Does it affect the price:”. “No, not at all”, she replied.
“In that case I”d like them cooked with bacon, sausage, and
tomato please.”
..........En
tus brazos reposaban..........Gloria Estefan …..Por Un Beso
^^^^^
Mary Robertson Moses died in Hoosick Falls, NY on December 13, 1961.
Month
of the Week: September is National Rice
Month – Rice, for when you want thousands of the same thing.
--Mitch Hedberg / Of all the utensils invented to eat rice, how did
two sticks win?
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy. --Submitted by
sd of co
True,
I swear of the Week IV: They made it to
Sioux Falls, SD on Friday (9/1). Sunday (9/2) morning, I texted
“Where are you?” I got back a message saying basically, in
hell (in the neighborhood of Butte
MT).
Today's
Peace of History, September
7, 1935:
This song tells the story of the fire that was lit in Penyberth, in
Penllŷn. In 1935, the English government decided to establish a
bombing school in Penyberth. The plan was to practise killing.
Penyberth was one of the most Welsh places in Wales. The English
government's plans would change this. On the 7th of September 1936
Lewis Valentine, Saunders Lewis and D.J.Williams set fire to the
bombing school, and put an end to the government's plans. The three
served nine months in prison.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40pARQaLBJA
“Let's
have pancakes”, said Tom flippantly. / Ignorance is blintz.
..........We
can try to understand.........Bee Gees ….Stayin' Alive
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle, September 7, 2018, ePistle Second Breakfast. Online
at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Peace, Laughs, and Blintzes. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511
Morningside Dr, Lawrence, KS 66047
True,
I swear of the Week V: 9/3 About 11:30
our time they facebooked a picture of them in front of their new home
in Bremerton WA. They both had smiles, but who knows. They Made It
!
Moonbeam:
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what
others don't dare reveal. --Elia Kazan
Cost
of War:
As
of 9/6/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,853,114,058,852.
As
of 8/30/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,851,150,451,487.
As
of 9/6/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $848,319,003,579.
As
of 8/30/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $846,985,674,952.
As
of 9/6/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $616,116,762,139.
As
of 8/30/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $614,138,910,877.
As
of 9/6/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $295,662,836,349.
As
of 8/30/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $295,281,589,194.
As
of 9/6/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,613,214,429,441.
As
of 8/30/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,607,857,365,422.
..........Make
time for laughing with my friends..........Gloria
Estefan …..Always Tomorrow
If
you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen. / A guy goes into a
diner on Christmas and says, “Give me an order of eggs Benedict on
hubcaps.” The waitress is confused, “You want your eggs Benedict
on hubcaps. “Yeah,” the guy replies, “there's no plates like
chrome for the Hollandaise
Famous
Last Words: ...where all the women are strong, all the men are
good-looking, and all the children are above average. --Garrison
Keillor
May
Peace flip your flapjack
And
Joy squeeze your orange
prairie
mama
christine
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Laugh:
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