Famous
First Words: Don't forget me little darling while I'm growing
old and gray... Johnny Paycheck On The Sunny Side of the
Mountain
May
is National Salad Month. This salad is so fresh it had to go live
with its uncle and auntie in Bel Aire / This salad is so badly
dressed it would even shock Lady Gaga.
..........When
a new day's a dawning.........Peter , Paul & Mary …..Early In
The Morning
There
is no week nor day nor hour when tyranny may not enter upon this
country, if the people lose their roughness and spirit of defiance.
--Walt Whitman
It
is a cheery Friday morning. The sky is a pale blue that is made
paler by a thin layer of cloud here and there. A light breeze blows
around the willow limbs and busses the cheek with a cool kiss. 67°F
is a near perfect temperature for a walk or sitting in the backyard.
There is the usual birdsong and a new call, I'm not used to from a
fully leaved tree so that I cannot see the source. Puck barks at the
rabbits and the cat down the street who is just making its way home
after a night in the park. The grass has been cut in the park,
around the edges at least; the pond that hides under the tall weeds
in the center is left in weeds surrounded by tire tracks. It gives
off a smell of fresh mowing and dampness. Puddles and ponds are
everywhere – wherever there is a low spot in sidewalk or pavement,
whenever objects block the downward flow, and the ruts made by mower
wheels or shoe heels. We return home. Jeff decides to walk further
and Puck and I nap a little before we wake up to sweetened decaf and
writing to you. Things are certainly looking bright.
Hope
your weekend is crisp and cool, ePistliers.
What's
green and sings? Elvis Parsley. / I eat my salad without dressing.
Not for health reason, but because once I'm hungry I can't take time
to put on clothes.
..........Lots
of people talkin', few of them know..........Led
Zeppelin .....Dazed And Confused
Trivia
Questions: Ride, Lady, Ride
^
What did Lady Godiva do that makes her famous?
^^
More or less, what does her name, Godiva, mean?
^^^
Who proposed her famous ride?
^^^^
Any idea which American writer of children's books wrote a book about
the Lady?
^^^^^
Know which early 21st century television series time
traveled the Lady into the future?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: Today I
stopped at this roadside stand and the gal behind the counter
shouted, “Lobster Tails $2”. So I paid my $2 and she said, “Once
upon a time there was this lobster...”.
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
Surprisingly,
46% of librarians aren't wearing a cardigan--just a button-up shirt
covered in a thin layer of pet hair.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I read that, by law, you
have to turn on your headlights when it's raining in Sweden. How am
I supposed to know if it's raining in Sweden? --Submitted by sb of
ar
One
of the issues with making salad is bland lettuce. It's a problem
that need addressing. / Friends are the bacon bits in the salad bowl
of life.
..........Painted
wings and giant's rings make way for other toys.........Peter , Paul
& Mary …..Puff, The Magic Dragon
Moonbeam:
Let your soul stand cool and composed before a million universes.
--Walt Whitman
Something
to Think About of the Week: Geode
Big
Hello: Sampurasun -
Sundanese (Java)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: For
those that don't want ALEXA listening in on your conversations
they're making a male version..it doesn't listen to anything.
--Submitted by ss of ks
Week
of the Week: Scripps National Spelling
Bee (28-31) –Your word is snorkdarf.
Uh, could you please use that in a sentence? Sure: Snorkdarf is not
actually a real word.
Any
salad can be a Caesar salad if you stab it enough. / Come in and try
the Worst Salad one woman on Trip Advisor ever had in her life.
..........Keep
it coolin', baby..........Led Zeppelin .....Whole
Lot of Love
^
Lady
Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode
naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a
remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his
tenants.
Almanac:
It is Friday, May 31, 2019. The moon will be new on Monday and is in
Taurus. It is World No-Tobacco Day (W.H.O.), National
Macaroon Day, Heat Safety Awareness Day, and What You Think Upon
Grows Day. In Botswana it is President's
Day. Namibia and South Africa commemorate Union Day (1910) and
Republic Day (1961) while in Zimbabwe it is Independence Day (1979) .
Among
those born on this day were Walt Whitman
(1819), Emily Bissell (1861), Norman Vincent Peale (1898), Don Ameche
(1908), Scoop
Jackson (1912), Robert A. Ley (1921), Jim Hutton (1934), Peter Yarrow
(1938), Johnny Paycheck (1941), Joe Namath (1943), John Bonzo
Bonham (1948), Rhea Perlman (1948), Tom Berenger (1950), Chris
Elliott (1960), and Lea Thompson (1961).
On
May thirty-first there was a "Women's Revolt" in Amsterdam
(1531), the colony of Massachusetts
annexed the colony of Maine (1634), Lady Godiva wrote through
Coventry (1678**), US Copyright laws were enacted (1790), the New
Orlean's mint closed (1861), Gilmore's Garden was renamed Madison
Square Garden (1879), the first taxis picked up fares in NYC (1907),
the 17th Amendment was ratified (direct election of senators, 1913),
Lennon and Ono recorded "Give Peade a Chance" (1969), and
Jim Wright resigned as speaker of the house (1989). **Actually there
are lots of different dates for this event. 1078 being the favorite.
Night
Sky, 5/31:
Constellations
seem to twist around fast when they pass your zenith — if you're
comparing them to the direction "down," i.e.
away from the zenith. Just a week and a half ago, the Big Dipper
floated horizontally in late twilight an hour after sunset (as seen
from 40° N latitude). Now it's angled diagonally at that time. In
another week and a half it will be hanging straight down by its
handle
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week:
Max has decided to be a lifeguard when he grows up.
This
Week: Saturday, June 1 –
Drawing or Pencil Day & National Go Barefoot Day & National
Prairie Day
Sunday,
June 2 – National Animal Rights Day & National Gun
Violence Awareness Day
Night
Sky, 6/2:
"Cassiopeia"
usually means "Cold!"
Late
fall and winter are when this landmark constellation, almost opposite
the Big Dipper across Polaris, stands high overhead in the evening
(seen from mid-northern latitudes). But even on warm June evenings,
it still lurks low. As twilight fades out, look for it down near the
north horizon: a wide, upright W, as shown here.
Monday,
June 3 – Leave the Office Early Day & World Bicycle Day
Tuesday,
June 4 – Hug Your Cat Day & World Hug Your Cat Day
Night
Sky, 6/4:
Bright
Capella sets low in the northwest fairly soon after dark these
evenings (depending on your latitude). That leaves Vega and Arcturus
as the brightest stars in the evening sky. Vega shines in the
east-northeast. Arcturus is very
high
toward the south.
Wednesday,
June 5 – Festival of Popular Delusions & National
Moonshine Day
Thursday,
June 6 – Atheists Pride Day & Russian Language Day &
Yo-Yo Day
This
salad tastes like I'd rather be fat. / I hate it when my salad
accidentally falls into the trash and a pizza slice suddenly appears
on my desk.
..........How
many times must the cannonballs fly.........Peter , Paul & Mary
…..Blowin' In The Wind
^^
The
Old English name Godgifu or Godgyfu meant "gift of God";
Godiva was the Latinized version. Since the name was a popular one,
there are contemporaries of the same name.
Still
'Nother Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Your tattoos
will look ugly when you're old. Bold of you to assume the planet
will last that long.
Moonbeam:
Re-examine all that you have been told...dismiss that which insults
your soul. --Walt Whitman
Late
Night Snacks of the Week: “I feel like Nancy
Pelosi’s been spending a bunch of time with Maxine Waters, because
now, every time she patronizes Drumpf – have you noticed – she
seems more and more like a black auntie. First, she gave Drumpf the
sideways clap. And now, she’s praying for him? That’s the
blackest thing ever. It’s just like, ‘Lord, this crazy man needs
Jesus!’ --Trevor Noah / Memorial Day, it’s the last summer
holiday Drumpf’s not going to make about himself. Drumpf was
planning to hold a rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial for Fourth
of July and launch his re-election campaign on Father’s Day.
Evidently, he thinks he’s America’s father, which explains why he
only loves a third of us. --Stephen Colbert / First of all, if you
want to talk about being afraid of the opposition, the Republican
president’s own press secretary has done fewer briefing this month
than Gene Simmons. Second of all, if you think Elizabeth Warren and
Kamala Harris are afraid of talking to anyone, have you met them?
Fox News has openly disparaged the candidates, at one point saying
Drumpf was more hip-hop than Harris. “Yeah, Jesse Watters knows
hip-hop. He locks his car doors every time he hears it. --Samantha
Bee / Drumpf’s border wall now includes collecting left-behind
change from the airport security lines. The Department of Homeland
Security wants to use the $3m collected to help pay for the wall. For
those of you keeping track, we’re now officially at ‘the looking
for money in the couch cushions’ portion of this plan. This is not
a plan to strengthen border security; this is how a nine-year-old
saves up to buy a skateboard. --Jimmy Kimmel
Not
So Late Night Snacks of the Week: On
Wednesday, President Trump stomped into a meeting he had called with
Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, yelled at them for trying to impeach
him and stomped right out. Now, we have never identified with Donald
Trump more than this moment because we are also always trying to get
out of meetings. Now, the president, then, after he stomped out of
the meeting three minutes after he walked in, went out to the Rose
Garden to make a spontaneous appearance before the press - a
spontaneous appearance they had scheduled before the meeting
began...And for which his staff had printed up big posters. Now, to
be fair, the White House always has a spare selection of posters just
in case the president needs to rant...You know, the same way you
always carry plastic bags when you take your dog for a walk. --Peter
Sagal Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me 5/25
The
real war will never get in the books. --Walt Whitman
..........Hey,
Hey, Mama..........Led Zeppelin .....Black Dog
^^^
Lady
Godiva appealed again and again to her husband, Leofric, who
obstinately refused to remit the tolls. Finally, he said to her he
would do as she asked if she were to strip naked and ride through the
town. She did so but issued a proclamation that all people should
keep within their homes and shut their windows. She did the ride
covered in only her long, golden hair.
Worthless
Facts of the Week: The burgomasters of
Amsterdam decided to build a storehouse for wool on The Holy Place
(why was it Holy? In 1345, a dying man had just received the holy
sacrament, and then vomited it right back up and the vomit was thrown
into the fire and in the morning when the coals were raked over the
sacrament was found to be still a prefect white and in tact making
this location, The Holy Place). So when the government wanted to
build this storehouse for wool in this very Holy Place...The pious
women of Amsterdam petitioned the burgomasters not to commit this
horror in The Holy Place. But, the burgomasters unmoved began to dig
the foundation for the wool storehouse. And on this night, so very
long ago, 300 pious women with shovels in hand refilled the
foundation dirt back into the holes dug that day. And this was, The
Women's Uprising of 1531 or revolt of 1531.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: My
toddler called a fly an air spider, and now I'm convinced that
toddlers should be allowed to name more things.
Obsolete
Word of the Week:
Brabble – to bicker loudly about nothing.
https://www.k-international.com/blog/obsolete-english-words/
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Make bubble bath. Mix 2 cups of Wesson Vegetable Oil, three
tablespoons of liquid shampoo, and one-quarter teaspoon of your
favorite perfume. Mix the solution in a blender at thigh speed.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/wesson.html
Alcohol:
Because no great story ever started with someone eating a salad. /
Eve loved salads, but she kept eating Adam's laundry.
...........Young
girls have picked them, everyone.........Peter , Paul & Mary
…..Where Have All The Flowers Gone
^^^^
The Seven Lady Godivas: The True
Facts Concerning History's Barest Family is
a picture book of the tale of Lady Godiva, written and illustrated by
Dr. Seuss. One of Seuss's few books for adults, the original 1939
publication by Random House was a failure and was eventually
remaindered. However, it later gained popularity as Seuss himself
grew in fame, and was republished in 1987.
First
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
England sent their religious nuts to America and their criminals to
Australia. Aussies got the better deal.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: War
is when your government tells you who the enemy is. Revolution is
when you figure it out for yourself. --Timmy Post
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
Deep South Con 57 aka ConCarolinas (31-2, Charlotte, NC). Axe
throwing, concert, and a movie!
https://concarolinas.org/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
2019 3rd
International Symposium on Autonomous Systems (29-31, Shanghai,
China) ISAS
focuses on both theory and applications mainly covering the topics of
artificial intelligence, control, automation, robotics and autonomous
systems. http://www.isas.cqu.edu.cn/index_en.html
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck with partner, Justice, greeting their new
house mate Jeffrey's Jindo.
What
do you call a hen staring at lettuce? Chicken sees a salad. / What
you make with epileptic lettuce is seizure salad.
..........In
the springtime of my loving..........Led Zeppelin
.....The Rain Song
^^^^^
In
the 'Charmed' episode "The Bare Witch Project", a student
in Magic School accidentally conjures Lady Godiva and Lord Dyson out
of a history book. Later, Phoebe, inspired by Lady Godiva, decides to
ride naked through a crowded street in support of women's liberation.
Month
of the Week: May is Older Americans
Month –I called the Incontinence Hot Line they asked to to hold,
please. / There is a reason “sixty” and “sexy” sound alike.
It's because they hearing is the first to go.
First
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
So in your opinion, which of the ”seven deadly sins” does this
president engage in least? --Submitted by ae of ks
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Stop
naming hospitals after dead people, give us some hope. Like, where's
the Keith Richards Memorial Hospital?
Grammar
Joke of the Week: Grammar:
The difference between knowing your shit and knowing you're shit.
Today's
Peace of History, May
31, 1955: The US
Supreme Court ordered (in a unanimous decision known as Brown II
after the 1954 decision Brown v. Board of Education) that school
integration be implemented “with all deliberate speed,” ordering
the lower federal courts to require the desegregation of public
schools.
Pandas:
The living proof that you can be fat just by eating salad. /
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing you
shouldn't put it in fruit salad.
..........Fill
my cup again.........Peter , Paul & Mary …..Weave Me The
Sunshine
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle May 31, 2019, ePistle Tossing. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Generic Tag Line. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside
Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam:
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the
stars. --Walt Whitman
Cost
of War:
As
of 5/30/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,928,120,143,236.
As
of 5/23/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,926,159,458,782.
As
of 5/30/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $899,295,167,506.
As
of 5/23/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $897,962,540,213.
As
of 5/30/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $680,199,559,915.
As
of 5/23/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $678,524,429,083.
As
of 5/30/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $310,227,152,870.
As
of 5/23/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $309,846,477,485.
As
of 5/30/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,817,842,675,651.
As
of 5/23/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,812,493,298,596.
Judging
from the main portions of the history of the world, so far, justice
is always in jeopardy. --Walt Whitman
..........I
am a traveler of both time and space..........Led
Zeppelin .....Kashmir
There's
been a mistake: You've accidentally given me the food my food eats. /
A double-wide salad is for people who can't afford the house salad.
Famous
Last Words: And with a smile on his face. Johnny Paycheck
The Fool Strikes Again
May
Peace mix your days
And
Joy dress your life
prairie
mama
christine
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Laugh:
