Happy
Pig Day!! Manafort walked into a bar with a duck
under his arm. The barman says "Sorry, we don't serve pigs in
here," Manafort protested, "Its not a pig its a duck"
The barman says "I was talking to the duck."
..........There's
a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me..........Glenn Miller
…..In The Mood
Peace
is not the elimination of the causes of war. Rather it is a mastery
of great human forces and the creation of an environment in which
human aims may be pursued constructively. --James H. Case, Jr.
It
is the ninth cold Friday (19°F) morning this year. I am tired of
these mornings; these morning where it is too cold to walk or too
snowy to walk or too icy to walk. It has been a long time since I
have seen the red-tailed hawk watch us from her perch in the bare
tree. It has been two months since I've listened to the birds
singing a wake up to the world. I'm tired of sitting fat with layers
of clothing and wrapped in blankets...huddled in. Remember those
springs when a February would see crocus blooming through snow.
Looking out my window I see there is not much wind and no green, even
the pine is brown in its death throws from some disease or other.
But I still have coffee – sweentened and creamed – and I still
have you. Thanks.
Hope
your weekend compliments your fun, ePistliers.
Einswine
is considered the smartest pig who ever lived. / Peppa injured
herself in a greased pig contest and was taken to the hospital in an
hambulance.
..........And
winter, chilled your mind..........Roger Daltrey …..Born To Sing
Your Song
Trivia
Questions: Happy Birthday, Captain America !
^
Who created Captain America?
^^
Know who the captain's sidekick during the WWII era was?
^^^
For a brief time (the 70s), a disillusioned captain changed his name
to what?
^^^^
Any idea what the shape of the captain's first shield was or even his
current shield?
^^^^^
Who was the very first villain the captain fought?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: The president
wants to know if North Korean missiles can reach Michael Cohen?
--Clifford Weyant
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
4%
of a librarian's wardrobe was knitted at the library; 24% at library
conferences.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
What
do you call a pig with three eyes? Piiig / The mad scientist crossed
a pig with a triceratops and came up with Jurassic Pork.
..........Pardon
me, boys..........Glenn Miller …..Chattanooga Choo Choo
Moonbeam:
Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.
--William Dean Howells
Something
to Think About of the Week: Spiral Galaxy
Big
Hello: Lumelo –
Sesotho (Zimbabwe)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: He's
not just Bernie Sanders, he's Grey Guevara. --Stephen Colbert
Week
of the Week: National Cheerleading Week
(3/1-7) –Cheerleaders drink Root Beer before a game. / Ghosts of
cheerleaders past have a favorite chant “That's the Spirit!”
Farmer
John built his pig stys out of maHOGany. / Bruce Li Boar was most
famous for his porkchop.
..........Flames
of life, flames of truth..........Roger Daltrey …..Orpheus Song
^
Created by Joe Simon (author) and Jack Kirby
(artist), Captain America was the most popular of a series of
patriotic superheroes introduced by American comic book companies
during World War II to capitalize on patriotic sentiments.
Almanac:
It is Friday, March 1, 2019. The moon was last quarter last Tuesday
and is currently in Capricorn. It is Asiatic Fleet
Memorial Day, Employee Appreciation Day, National Horse Protection
Day, National Peanut Lovers Day, Peace Corps Day, Pig Day, Plan a
Solo Vacation Day, Refired, Not Retired Day, World Compliment Day,
World Day of Prayer, and Dress in Blue Day. In Engadine,
Switzerland it is Chalanda Marz aka the Coming of spring. While in
Lanark, Lanarkshire Scotland it is Whuppity Scoorie Day aka The
Approach of Spring Day. In Ohio (1803) and Nebraska (1867) it is
Admission Day. Panamá celebrates Constitution Day (1946) and South
Korea celebrates Independence Movement Day aka Sam Il Chul (1919).
Among
those born on this day are Frederic Chopin
(1810), William Dean Howells (1837), Glenn Miller (1904), David Niven
(1909), Ralph Ellison (1914), Dinah Shore (1917), Robert Lowell
(1917), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), Harry Caray (1920), Yitzak
Rabin (1922), Judith Rossner (1935), Roger Daltrey (1944), Alan
Thicke (1947), and Ron Howard (1953).
On
March first the revised Julian calendar began (1BCE), Pennsylvania
outlawed slavery for new borns (1780), the US Articles of
Confederation were adopted (1781), the first US census was authorized
(1790), Ohio became the 17th state (1803), the USA annexed the
Republic of Texas (1845), (most of) Nebraska became the 37th state
(1867), the Library of Hawaii was established (1879), the first
federal land bank was chartered (1917), Rwanda was ceded to England
(1921), Captain America first appeared in the comic books (1941), the
first permanent auto license plates were issued (CT, 1937), the
International Monetary Fund began operating (1947), the Peace Corps
was established (1961), K-Mart opened (1962), Uganda became
self-governing (1962), the Ba'ath party took power in Syria (1966),
NBC announced the return of Star
Trek
(1968), Johnny Cash married June Carter (1968), Pirate Radio began
operations (1969), the Watergate grand jury indicted 7 Nixon aides
(1974), and Russian Venera landed on Venus (1982),
Night
Sky, 3/1:
Now
in Saturday's dawn, the low crescent Moon introduces Venus to its
left, the "star" of the morning show.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week:
This is Max's Dad's Home
smile.
This
Week: Saturday, March 2 – Dr
Seuss Day & Sock Monkey Day & Zero Discrimination Day
Sunday,
March 3 – Namesake Day & National Anthem Day &
National Mulled Wine Day
Night
Sky, 3/3: Look
east after dusk this week for the constellation Leo already climbing
well up the sky. Its brightest star is Regulus, and the Sickle of Leo
extends upper left from there.
Monday,
March 4 – Benjamin Harrison Day & Hug a GI Day &
National Grammar Day
Night
Sky, 3/4: Mercury
is an evening apparition low in the west as twilight fades. Mars
still glows high in the west-southwest at nightfall and Uranus hides
below it. Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn all rise well before dawn
begins. Neptune is lost in the sunset.
Did
you realize that pigs invented mud wrestling? / At the Duroc family
reunion it was all hogs and kisses.
..........Gosh
all, git up, how'd they get that size..........Glenn Miller
…..Jeepers Creepers
^^
During World War II, Captain America's sidekick was
Bucky (a.k.a. James Buchanan Barnes), an orphan who had lost his
father at the outset of the war. Although he had no super powers,
Bucky bravely fought alongside Captain America throughout most of the
war.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I can't wait til gender is
extinct so baby showers will have banners like “IT'S A GEMINI!”.
Moonbeam:
When I discover who I am, I'll be free. --Ralph Ellison
Late
Night Snacks: A fake hate crime is not a good
way to get a raise. I mean, call me old-fashioned, but whatever
happened to just going into your boss’s office and blackmailing him
with nudes? --Trevor Noah / Look, I’m no expert, but if you’re
going to fake a white supremacist hate crime, hire two white guys.
This is one place where you don’t want diversity. --Stephen Colbert
/ Space Force and borders. It’s pretty telling that despite the
effects of climate change, gun violence, and inadequate healthcare,
Drumpf thinks the biggest threats to America are asylum seekers and
Klingons. --Seth Meyers
Classic
Not So Late Night Snacks: That's a fact. We
have the most densely sensored network of sewers anywhere in the
world. Smart water technology...We have these Wi-Fi-enabled sensors
all through the system. They let us manage the flow, route things
where it's supposed to go, mitigates flows going into the river.
--Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, IN. How specific is it? Is
it like like, oh, God, the Harrisons had burrito night again.
--Peter Sagal Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me (2/10/18)
You
may think there is not much that any one person can do toward
achieving world peace. Yet if every person who believed in the ideas
in the Golden Rule, the Sermon on the Mount, and the Ten Commandments
would begin practicing them in his own small sphere, the combined
effect would be world-shaking. --Alfred A. Weinstein
The
mad scientist's second try produced the Porkasaurus Rex. / The pig
world knows all about fake news, has for years, they call it hogwash.
..........Refugees
in a world gone cold..........Roger Daltrey …..When The Thunder
Comes
^^^
During the 1970s, Steve Rogers, Captian America,
became disillusioned by politics and, feeling he could no longer
represent the US government, abandoned the costume and identity to
take on a new name -- the Nomad, Man Without a Country.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: Nixon's 7 aides that were indicted 3/1/74
were John Mitchell, Harry R Haldeman, John Ehrlichman, Charles
Colson, Robert Mardian, Kenneth Parkinson, and Gordon Strachan.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If
you ever get lost in the woods, whisper something mildly critical of
Bernie Sanders and 1,000 people will come and find you. --Adam J.
Smith
Weird
Word of the Week:
Whelm – to capsize or overturn (1513) Whelm
not our ships with Your anger, but give us swift voyaging and good
winds, full nets and victory.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-whe1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Prevent mud and clay build-up on bicycles. Spray the bicycle with a
thin coat of WD-40. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/wd40.html
Pigs
have long been treated as the untouchables of farm life. It's
because the squeal on everybody. / The Houston Hams were this year's
winner at the Pulled Pork tug-of-war games.
...........I
could blossom out I know..........Glenn Miller …..Lady Be Good
^^^^
Captain America's original shield was badge-shaped.
It was bulletproof, but not indestructible. In later years, it was
replaced by the indestructible circular shield made of an
adamantium/vibranium alloy.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: You
know, in high school if you didn't believe in science it was just
called failing. --Michelle Wolf
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
WhimsyCon 2019 – (3/1-, Denver) Part-celebration
of Steampunk, part-celebration of costuming, we hope to provide
something for everyone.
https://www.whimsycon.org/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
Gordon Research Conference – Plant-Herbivore Interaction (2/24-3/1)
Advancing
Plant-Herbivore Interactions Through Complementary Approaches and the
Blurring of Disciplinary Boundaries.
https://www.grc.org/plant-herbivore-interaction-conference/2019/
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck refusing to acknowledge the little dog in
the room in the case of the Dogs
in the Mirror.
Hamworth
Hog writes the best books; every tail has a twist. / Preppy pigs wear
Calvin Swine.
..........Our
hearts showed the way..........Roger Daltrey …..The Price Of Love
^^^^^
In the very first issue of Captain America Comics
(March 1941), Captain America battled The Red Skull, a super villain
that had been recruited by Adolf Hitler himself.
Month
of the Week: March is Social Work Month
-Social work is such a worthwhile, fulfilling job that I've decided
to give up my fabulous income as an investment banker to become one.
/ If you ever wanna know what a social worker's mind feels
like...imagine a browser with 2,857 tabs open. All The Time.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Exhaustipated (adj.) Too tired to give a crap.
Grammar
Joke of the Week: A
pun, a play on words, and a limerick walk into a bar. No joke.
Today's
Peace of History, March
1, 1943: A huge
rally in New York City’s Madison Square called on the US government
to reconsider its refusal to offer sanctuary to Jewish refugees of
Nazi Germany.
The
mad scientist gave up on dinasaurs and crossed a pig with a cactus.
Result: porcipine. / When Babe got laryngitis he was disgruntled.
..........Whatever
you're doin' blow it off..........Glenn Miller …..Pennsylvania
6-5000
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle, March 1, 2019, Porcine ePistle. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Snickers, Serenity, and Sows. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511
Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
P.S
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The
groundhog is currently in Hawaii awaiting extradition to Kansas on
fraud and lying charges, according to his lawyers. --Submitted by jb
of ks
Moonbeam:
In the end, there is no end. --Robert Lowell
Cost
of War:
As
of 2/28/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,902,505,433,458.
As
of 2/21/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,900,474,250,002.
As
of 2/28/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $881,887,346,715.
As
of 2/21/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $880,506,830,733.
As
of 2/28/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $658,315,133,902.
As
of 2/21/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $656,579,818,438.
As
of 2/28/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $305,253,510,422.
As
of 2/21/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $304,859,031,863.
As
of 2/28/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,747,961,122,975.
As
of 2/21/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,742,420,517,663.
Peace
is not absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition
for benevolence, confidence, justice. --Baruch Spinoza --Today's
peace quotes were sent to me by jb of ks
..........Now
love, our love, how love has ended war..........Roger Daltrey
…..Peace At Last
One
winter a farmer said to her husband: "Should we bring the pig
inside, it is freezing out there. "But it stinks", he
complained. "Oh, He'll get used to it," she replied. /
We're being sued by the Big Bad Wolf. Apparently he injured back
while on our property while trying to blow the house in.
Famous
Last Words: a renaissance of wonder. --I Am Waiting
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
May
Peace fill your pork barrel
And
Joy bring home your bacon
prairie
mama
christine
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