Famous
First Words:
Be it enacted... --(Public
Law 98-144) To make the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr a
legal public holiday.
It
is World Communication Week (11/1-7) ! My husband passed away 8
months ago but we still keep in touch. His e-mail address is
WalterZ@Heaven.com.
..........I
will be your tootsie wootsie.........Esther …..Meet Me in St.
Louis
Just
like natural beauty, peace and love can grow just about anywhere.
It
is mid-morning on a breezy Friday. The sky is a lazy azure with
puffy clouds here and there that look as if they were painted by the
Bob Ross. A northern wind dances with the still green, but thinning,
willow and wafts leaves of various colors through the air. It also
cools the nose and hands; the temperature has reached 50°F but the
wind wins. Puck and Justice are combing the yard looking for I know
not what, but it requires noses near grass. The sound of wind
through drying leaves dominates the other sounds – car motors,
children's laughter, and dogs, but no birdsong. I return inside to
warmth and stale incense and warm, sweet coffee, decaf ,of course. I
am so excited to finally get a chance to talk to you this day.
Hope
your weekend is more entertaining than your phone, ePistliers.
NOTICE
OF THE WEEK: There will be no ePistle next week (11/9) because
I am spending the week with my friend, Joyce, who is visiting in KC
from Florida. See you again on the 16th.
In
case of fire exit building before tweeting
about it.
..........No
matter how I may persist........Esther …..The Boy Next Door
Trivia
Questions: Ah, the 138 anniversary of the Garfield presidency.
^
So to what party did Garfield belong?
^^
Garfield was a minister in what denomination?
^^^
Any idea what Garfield contributed to mathematics?
^^^^
How about Garfield's favorite way to stay in shape?
^^^^^
Which other two men served as president in the year 1881?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: First they
came for the journalists and I did not speak out – because I was
not a journalist. We have no idea what they did after that.
Reader
Response of the Week: Wait!
You're saying there are people who don't memorize their library card
number? AB (of KS) ~~Response to Eecky ePistle (10/26)
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
in 2018 the number of haunted library books is down 6%.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
I
called the BIC tech support line the other day to ask how I change
the font on my pen.
..........and
then to her he'd sing........Tootie …..Under the Bamboo Tree
Moonbeam:
I have seen all, I have heard all, I have forgotten all. --Marie
Antoinette
Something
to Think About of the Week:
Big
Hello: Bonzour –
Réunion Creole https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Authorities have intercepted a suspicious package addressed to Donald
Trump containing an dictionary and a copy of the US Constitution.
--Submitted by mja of ks
Weekend
of the Week: This is Sherlock Holmes
Weekend (11/2-4) – One day, Sherlock Holmes
and Watson are playing tennis when Watson spots a mobile phone right
in the middle of the tennis court. “Holmes, there’s a suspicious
object here!” he shouts. “What can you deduce from this phone,
Watson?” asks Sherlock Holmes with a mischievous smile. Not to be
put down this time, Watson remarks matter-of-factly, “This phone
has many scratches. This shows that that the owner is pretty
careless.” “The phone is not a smart phone. It has no features.
This shows the owner is not tech savvy.” “The phone has the
default wallpaper setup. This shows the owner is uncreative and
probably a bit dumb.” “Ah, Watson!”, Sherlock Holmes remarks,
“This time your deductions are all correct! That last deduction
really struck home. Now come on, quickly pick up your phone so that
we can continue our tennis match.”
The
1993 mobile phone, using its stylus as a cane, was talking family
history with a young iphone. 92 showed the youngster a picture of a
1960 princess phone in powder blue with a curly cord. “Yes, son,
your ancestors had tails”, the old mobile admitted.
..........Hideous
things that go wham........Tootie …..Ghosties and Ghoulies and
Things That Go Bump In The Night
^
At the 1880 Republican National Convention,
Senator-elect Garfield attended as campaign manager for John Sherman,
and gave the nomination speech for him. When neither Sherman nor his
rivals – Ulysses S. Grant and James G. Blaine – could get enough
votes to secure the nomination, delegates chose Garfield as a
compromise on the 36th ballot.
Third
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Someone said not to dress up as a
mass murderer on Halloween because it's appropriating white
culture... --Submitted by nm of ks
Almanac:
It is Friday, November 2, 2018. The moon was last quarter yesterday
and is in Virgo. It is Cookie Monster Day, National
Deviled Egg Day, National Medical Science Liaison Awareness &
Appreciation Day, and Pumpkin Chunkin Days (2-4).
Mexico and Portugal observe Dia de Muertos or
Dayof the Dead. North & South Dakota celebrate Admission Day
(1889) and it is Memorial Day in Venezuela. Because it is the first
Friday, it is also World Communications Day.
Among
those born on this day were King Edward V
(1470), Marie Antoinette (1755), James K. Polk (1795), Warren G.
Harding (1865), Paul Ford (1901), Ray Walston (1914), Shere Hite
(1942), Alfre Woodard (1953) and k. d. Lang (1961).
On
November second George Washington gave his farewell speech to the
troops (1783), Garfield was elected president (1880), Thurmond became
the first senator to be elected by write-in vote (1954), CBS
purchased the NY Yankees (1964), and Meet
Me in St. Louis,
the musical opened (1989).
Night
Sky, 11/2: Look
for Capella sparkling low in the northeast these evenings. Look for
the Pleiades cluster about three fists at arm's length to its right.
These harbingers of the cold months rise higher as evening grows
late. Above the space between them are the stars of Perseus, astride
the Milky Way.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week: World Series Max –
notice the pin striped booties with baseball puffs – too young to
have a favorite.
This
Week: Saturday, November 3 –
Sausage and Kraut Day & Bison Day
Night
Sky, 11/3: Daylight-saving time ends at 2 am
tonight in North America. Clocks fall back an hour. The old saying
that clocks "spring forward" and "fall back" in
those two seasons used to be metaphorical; you had to change the
clock. But now it's literal: internet-connected clocks actually do
it.
Sunday,
November 4 – Zero Tasking Day & Use Your Common Sense
Day & National Candy Day
Monday,
November 5 – Firewood Day & Play Monopoly Day &
Traffic Directors Day
Night
Sky, 11/5: Vega is the brightest star very
high in the west on November evenings. Its little constellation Lyra
extends to its left, pointing in the direction of Altair, the
brightest star in the southwest. Three of Lyra's leading stars, after
Vega, are interesting doubles. Barely above Vega is 4th-magnitude
Epsilon (ε) Lyrae, the Double-Double. Epsilon
forms one corner of a roughly equilateral triangle with Vega and Zeta
(ζ) Lyrae. The triangle is less than 2° on a
side, hardly the width of your thumb at arm's length.
Tuesday,
November 6 – Election Day & Saxophone Day
Wednesday,
November 7 – Diwali & Notary Public Day
Thursday,
November 8 – Abet & Aid Punsters Day & X-Ray Day
..........Thump,
thump, thump went my heartstrings........Chorus …..The Trolley
Song
^^
James Garfield is the only president to ever have
been a preacher. He was a minister of the Christian Church (Disciples
of Christ).
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Prayers for everyone in
Kansas...Nothing happened, it's just a shame we're all stuck here.
--Submitted by pl of hi
Moonbeam:
No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously
can have any leisure. --James K Polk
Top
Ten Late Night Snacks: Top Ten Jesse The Body
Ventura Campaign Slogans
10.
He's Already Used To Deceiving The Public.
9.
Let's Get Ready To Legislate!
8.
Building A Steroid-Enhanced Bridge To The 21st Century.
7.
A Man In Tights Has Nothing To Hide.
6.
C'mon, Don't You Want To See Newt Gingrich In A Choke Hold?
5.
I'm The Only Candidate Endorsed By Bobby "The Brain"
Heenan.
4.
Finally, A Governor Whose Shorts Glitter.
3.
Combining The Wise Economic Stewardship Of Hulk Hogan And The
Progressive Policies Of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
2.
Vote For Me Or So Help Me God I'll Piledrive You.
1.
It's The Stupidity, Stupid.
Not
So Late Night Snacks: You have to give Donald
Trump credit. He is to lying what Charles Lindbergh was to flying:
nobody else would dare go that far. Robert Sagal Wait,
Wait, Don't Tell Me
Flashing
the peace sign is more than a trend...it's a way of life.
The
systems engineer looked out the window and a clear, beautiful arc of
color poured out of the storm clouds. For a moment she wasn't sure
whether it was a rainbow or a prism sucking information out of the
cloud.
..........The
lassies have the self-same knack........Katie …..Touch of the
Irish
^^^
A book was published in 1940 containing 370 proofs of
the Pythagorean Theorem. One of these came from Garfield who
discovered a unique proof of the theorem using a trapezoid.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: After
controversy over the location of a capital, the Dakota Territory was
split in two and divided into North and South in 1889. Later that
year, on November 2, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to
the Union as the 39th and 40th states.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The
hardest thing about carving a pumpkin these days is finding a
newspaper to spread out on the table.
Weird
Word of the Week:
Gobemouche – From the french...a flycatcher bird or a credulous
person who accepts everything
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-gob3.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Discourage candle wax from sticking to candle holders. Coast the
insides of candle holders with Vaseline Petroleum Jelly so wax slides
out. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/vaseline.html
My
mother's operation was in a viewing room so I went to the gallery to
watch. To my horror, there was nurse holding a tablet in front of
the doctor. It was displaying SURGERY.COM on the screen. Then the
nurse clicked the icon for “Totally Lost”
...........Dreams
are for coming true........John …..You Are For Loving
^^^^
To stay in shape and build muscles, James Garfield
liked to juggle Indian clubs, a popular exercise device during the
late 19th and early 20th century. The clubs were shaped like bowling
pins and were swung in patterns as part of an exercise routine.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I won
$2 in the Mega Millions lottery. Please respect our privacy as our
family decides how to move forward in this exciting and pivotal
moment in time.
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
Thy Geekdom Con (11/2-4, Oaks, PA) A YouTube Gaming Convention
https://www.thygeekdomcon.com/
Top
Ten List Date of the Week: November 3, 1998
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
Chemistry Day at Impression 5! (11/2, East Lansing, MI) chemistry
of stars and gases, light and the electromagnetic spectrum, and more
… “Chemistry is Out of This World!”
http://www.chemistry.msu.edu/chemday
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck down square in the case of the rapid
rabbit.
My
son found a box filled with archived 5¼ inch floppy discs. “Wow,
Dad” he said, “somebody made all these sculptures of the save
icon.”
..........From
now on our troubles will be miles away........Esther …..Have
Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
^^^^^
Only
two times in American history have there been three presidents in the
same year. The first time was in 1841.
The second was in 1881 when Rutherford Hayes relinquished the office
to Garfield; then Garfield died later that year and Chester Arthur
became president.
Month
of the Week: November is Sweet Potato
Awareness Month – What do you call a stolen yam? A Hot Potato /
How many grams of protein are there is a slice of sweet potato pie?
2.14159265...
Library
Miracle of the Week:
When I was a child (1950s) my mother read some books about 3 old
people drinking beer and having adventures. I could not remember
author or character names or location. But I sent all these 2 facts
to the reference desk at Lawrence Public Library and said that I
understood totally if they couldn't find it. They did. Mary
Lasswell Suds
In Your Eye
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: This
is my step ladder. I never knew my real ladder. --Submitted by jd
of ks
Grammar
Joke of the Week: A
non sequitur walks into a bar. In a strong wind, even turkeys can
fly.
Today's
Peace of History, November 2, 1982:
Dr. Randall Forsberg was a key person behind the Freeze movement.
Voters in 9 general elections passed statewide referenda supporting a
freeze on testing of nuclear weapons. (Only Arizona turned it down).
Tech
support says the problem is located somewhere between the keyboard
and my chair.
..........be
everything at all........Grandpa …..Be Anything But a Girl
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle November 2, 2018, Ether ePistle. Peace, Laughs, and
the Cloud. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66047 Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Moonbeam:
America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but
normalcy; not revolution but restoration. --Warren G Harding
Cost
of War:
As
of 11/1/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,868,868,232,307.
As
of 10/25/18 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,866,964,987,909.
As
of 11/1/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $859,027,028,869.
As
of 10/25/18 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $857,733,338,797.
As
of 11/1/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $629,576,945,604.
As
of 10/25/18 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $627,950,589,674.
As
of 11/1/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $298,722,050,579.
As
of 10/25/18 Veterans Care since 2001: $298,352,365,118.
As
of 11/1/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,656,195,202,781.
As
of 10/25/18 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,651,001,849,302.
Peace
is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a
disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. --Baruch Spinoza
..........Lifetimes
and lifetimes rolled into one........Mr. Smith …..Wasn't It Fun
Legal
wants us to download their new software. It translated gobbleygook
to mumbo jumbo.
Famous
Last Words: ...of our mutual cares, labors, and dangers.
--George Washington, Farewell Address
May
Peace carry your data
And
Joy deliver your message
prairie
mama
christine
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Laugh:
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