Famous
First Words: With
God's help this nation.....Proclamation
2714
Ending WWII
It
is National School Bus Safety Week (10/15-19) – Why didn't Jane
take the school bus to school? It wouldn't fit through the door. /
The Difference between a school bus driver and a cold? One knows the
stops and the other stops the nose.
..........I
ain't got no money...........Prince …...I Wanna Be Your Lover
We
cannot be both the world's leading champion of peace and the world's
leading supplier of the weapons of war. --Jimmy Carter
It
is a misty Friday morning. A few trees are showing yellow and a
small tree down the block is red on top and still lush green on the
bottom. The cottonwoods are golden and giggling in the wind making
the dawn sound gay and silly. But the willow tree in back, however,
is hardly moving at all. 55°F requires a sweater and the mist
requires a hat, but it is not cold nor hot. Puck's barks to tell
people going to work how they could do it better. The sky is a white
sheet of cloud without texture or variety. A high flock of birds,
hundreds of them, fly mostly in lazy waves towards the east north
east while a group of 50 of so fly in circles and figure eights in a
dance of autumnal joy; all done silently. The backyard smells of
rain and dampness and freshly mown grass. Even Puck seems to notice
as he covers the perimeter. I stand on the tiny patio sipping
sweetened decaf and breathing great gulps of freshness. Maya
Angelou's words come to mind: What a beautiful morning. I've
never seen this one before.
Hope
your weekend gets you there and back safely, ePistliers.
Did
you say that you fell over fifty feet and didn't hurt yourself? Yes,
I was trying to get to the empty seat at the back of the school bus.
..........You
know, I try so hard...........Prince …...Why You Wanna Treat Me So
Bad
Trivia
Questions: Remembering Billy Martin !
^
What positions did Martin play before becoming the once and future
manager for the Yankees?
^^
Who was Martin talking about when he said, “one's a born liar and
the other's convicted”?
^^^
How many different times was Martin hired to manage the Yankees?
^^^^
More or less what was Martin record as a manager?
^^^^^
Besides the Yankees, what other teams did Martin manage?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: The
temperature went from 90 to 55 like it had seen a state trooper.
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
48% of librarian are totally over the cat jokes.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
As
he was getting off, Tommy complained to the bus driver that the bus
was too slow. The driver assured him at the bus would pick up speed
as soon as he was off of it.
..........You
got my body screamin'...........Prince …...Sexy Dancer
Moonbeam:
Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and
friends. --Lewis Mumford
Something
to Think About of the Week:
Big
Hello:
Rimaykullayki – Quechua (Peru)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
**Wealth Disparity Grows to Unprecedented Levels Republicans: What
if we gave tax cuts to the rich. Democrats: What if instead, we did
absolutely nothing. --Existential Comics --Submitted by the KC
IWW
Week
of the Week: It is National Nuclear
Science Week (10/15-19) –A Nuclear Physicist's favorite meal is
Fission chips. / Do nuclear scientists wake up in the night wondering
whether or not they turned off the atom smasher?
Once
you become a school bus driver all your problems are behind you. /
If only they put box tops on wine, we could replace the entire school
bus.
..........I
can almost taste the thoughts within your mind...........Prince
…...When We're Dancing Close and Slow
^
Billy played second base, shortstop, and third base. His lifetime
batting average was .257 with 64 home runs and 333 RBIs.
Almanac:
It is Friday, October 19, 2018. The moon was first quarter last
Tuesday and is in Pisces. It is Evaluate Your Life
Day and Mammography Day.
Among
those born on this day were John Woolman (1720), Lewis Mumford
(1895), John le Carre (1931), Peter Max (1937), John Lithgow (1945),
Grover Norquist (1956), and Amy Carter (1967).
On
October nineteenth the Era of Tyre began (125 BCE), Elizabeth
Blackwell became the first US woman to receive a medical degree
(1849), the war with Germany officially ended (1951), Arthur Godfrey
fired Julius LaRosa on air (1953), Martin Luther King, Jr was
arrested in Atlanta (1960), Prince release Prince
(1979), and Billy Martin was hired as manager of the NY Yankees for
the fifth time (1987).
Night
Sky, 10/19:
The
waxing gibbous Moon at dusk forms a right triangle (as seen from
North America) with Mars to its right and Fomalhaut below it. Later
in the evening, the triangle turns clockwise a bit as it wheels
across the southern sky.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week: Rock Chalk Max
This
Week: Saturday, October 20 –
Miss American Rose Day & Sweetest Day
Sunday,
October 21 – National Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day
Night
Sky, 10/21:
The
Orionids peak tonight with about 20-25 meteors per hour.
Monday,
October 22 – National Nut Day & Smart Is Cool Day
Tuesday,
October 23 – TV Talk Show Host Day
Night
Sky, 10/23:
This
being October, Deneb has replaced Vega as the zenith star after
nightfall (for skywatchers at mid-northern latitudes). And,
accordingly, dim Capricornus has replaced Sagittarius as the most
notable constellation low in the south. Capricornus currently hosts
bright Mars in its middle.
Wednesday,
October 24 – Food Day & United Nations Day
Thursday,
October 25 – International Artists Day & Sourest Day &
Read for the Record Day
How
do you get a pikachu on the school bus? Poke him mon.
..........We've
come so far in so little time...........Prince …...With You
^^
Billy told
reporters Reggie Jackson and Steinbrenner deserved each other because
"one's a born liar and the other's convicted." The comment
ended Martin's first stint as Yankees manager.
'Norther
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Schrodinger's Leftist: A
thought experiment invented by conservatives in which people on the
political left are simultaneously a group of cowardly, week
snowflakes AND terrifying, violent thugs. --Roy Zimmerman
Moonbeam:
A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world. --John le
Carré
Top
Ten Late Night Snacks:
~~My late night source site has gone South. It hasn't updated since
9/28. https://www.newsmax.com/jokes/
So I have decided to go back in time and present Letterman Top 10
Lists from the past and you try to guess the year...which I will
insert below: Top
10 New Names for the Reunited Germany
10. Keggerland 9. Just Plain Volks 8. Siegfried & Roy 7. Aryan Acres 6. Argentina East 5. The Love Shack 4. Nazichusetts 3. Switzerland's Bad-Ass Neighbor 2. Home of Das Whopper 1. Cindy
Classic
Not So Late Night Snacks: President Donald
Trump went to visit the victims of hurricane Florence and he really
seemed to enjoy it. The good news is the local stations put up one of
those maps showing the predicted path of trump's visit so people
could evacuate...He told the assembled masses to quote "have a
good time".
The
world is awash in American weapons, but what good has it done?
--American Security Initiative Foundation
The
bus for Mrs. Jones School for Girls breaks down. The driver get out
and opens the hood. One of the students shouts out "Do you want
a screwdriver?" And he says "Not now, we're already 10
minutes late".
..........Cathy,
I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh.........Simon &
Garfunkel …...America
^^^
Billy was hired – and fired – 5 times as manager by George
Steinbrenner who was
rumored to have been considering hiring him again in 1989 when Martin
was killed in a car accident on Christmas Day.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: Overall, the sensitivity of
mammography is about 87 percent. This means mammography correctly
identifies about 87 percent of women who truly have breast cancer.
Sensitivity is higher in women over 50 than in younger women. It's
also higher in women with fatty breasts than in women with dense
breasts.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Sometimes I find a random screw lying around my house and I just
assume it's from my life falling apart. --Submitted by kw
Weird
Word of the Week:
Eleemosynary – an adjective pertaining to charitable actions.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-ele1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Protect skin from wind burn and chapping. Apply a thin coat of
Vaseline Petroleum Jelly.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/vaseline.html
Question:
You're
driving a bus, 6 people get on, 4 people get off, 3 more people get
on and another 2 get off. Finally, 6 more people get on and 2 get off
again. What is the bus driver's name?
(Your name – you're driving)
...........It's
so hard to believe...........Prince …...Bambi
^^^^
Billy's management career win/loss was .553 (1,253 wins / 1,013
losses).
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
Bad Wolf BarCon4 – It's going to be Fantastic (10/20, Gretna, LA)
Features a light saber battle show.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bad-wolf-barcon-4-tickets-49871194084
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
scimathconf18 – Shaping the Heroes of Tomorrow (10/19-20)
Parramatta, Australia. http://scimathcon18.weebly.com/
Top
Ten Date: February 20, 1990
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If
you drink a gallon of water per day, you won't have time for other
people's drama because you'll be too busy peeing. Stay hydrated, my
friends. --Submitted by sd of ks ~~It was billed as a Nutrition
Fact. I think, however, it belongs with the Paths to Peace facts.
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck standing guard in the case of the Tricky
Tabby.
Today
was a terrible day. My ex got hit by a bus and I lost my job as
school bus driver.
..........It
ain't like my life is ended...........Prince …...Still Waiting
^^^^^
Billy managed the Minnesota Twins (1969), Detroits
Tigers (1970-73), Texas Rangers (1973-75), and the Oakland A's
(1979-81)
Month
of the Week: October is National Pork
Month –This sausage is so raw it's still singing Hakuna
Matata. / She
was playing tug of war with her pet pig to make pulled pork.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The
only time I ever reached my fitbit goal was the day I got lost in
ikea.
Grammar
Joke of the Week: A
synonym strolls into a tavern.
Today's
Peace of History, October
19, 1923: The War
Resisters League was founded in New York City.
A
nervous parent called her child's school and asked, “Do your buses
run on time?” “No”, was the answer, “They run on diesel.”
..........There's
no place I'd rather be...........Prince …...I Fell For You
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle October 19, 2018, Back Seat ePistle. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Peace, Laughs, and transportation. Exclusive editor: Christine
Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam:
I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to
the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the
bathtub. -- Grover Norquist
Cost
of War: As of 10/18/18 Military Costs of War
since 2001: $2,864,934,304,401.
As
of 10/11/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,862,951,796,301.
As
of 10/18/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $856,353,480,813.
As
of 10/11/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $855,006,129,174.
As
of 10/18/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $626,216,044,846.
As
of 10/11/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $624,522,286,618.
As
of 10/18/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $297,958,160,044.
As
of 10/11/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $297,573,205,512.
As
of 10/18/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,645,462,948,594.
As
of 10/11/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,640,054,486,789.
The
ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the
wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the
poor, and the hungry; but they cannot kill ignorance, illness,
poverty, or hunger. --Fidel Castro
..........'til
I go right out of my mind...........Prince …...It's Gonna Be
Lonely
Barbara
used to call school buses full of white people a twinkies.
May
Peace accelerate
And
Joy hold on tight
prairie
mama
christine
Last
Laugh:
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