Famous
First Words: now in the presence of almighty god... Jesuit
Oath
It
is Ancestor Appreciation Day and by proximity genealogist
appreciation day...My ancestors are so hard to find, they must have
been in a witness protection program. / Eventually, all genealogists
come to their census.
..........Get
up in the morning like the rest of us..........The Guess Who (with
Randy Bachman) …..Bus
A
historic shift is underway. We must tackle the violence,
decriminalize consensual same sex relationships and end
discrimination. We must educate the public. I call on this council
and people of conscience to make this happen.
--Ban Ki-moon
It
is a beautiful Friday morning. Rows of fluffy clouds span out from
the rising sun to make a spectacular display in the east. A stiff
breeze blows every leaf and blade around and makes the willow dance
wildly. 75°F is nearly perfect for being out. Puck jumps about and
barks at imaginary stuff but sits quietly for a while staring at the
squirrel tree. Jeff walks with us as we dodge cars pulling out of
driveways and disappearing into the world. Sparrows fuss about on
driveways and sidewalks and a silent hawk flies high overhead. The
would be pond at the end of the cul de sac smells of mildew and
unpleasantness; so we do not linger but turn back towards home. Puck
stops in the middle of the street to scratch an itch and rest before
we actually reach the house. It smells of freshly brewed coffee and
stale incense. Puck trots upstairs for a nap and I doctor my decaf
to make it sweet and creamy. Now I get to write to you. What a
wonderful morning.
Hope
your weekend is as lovable as a koala, ePistliers.
I
have a friend who calls cemeteries “ancestor farms”. / Genealogy:
Disturbs the dead and irritates the living.
..........Silent,
she wakes up and ponders the day.........Shaun Cassidy …..Audrey
Trivia
Questions: Happy Save the Koalas Day
^
We all know koalas aren't really bears, what are they, then?
^^
About how many wild koalas are there, more or less?
^^^
Know where the word koala comes from?
^^^^
What do you know about baby koalas?
^^^^^
Just how big are adult koalas?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: ...If you have
reached this recording, please hang up and text me. I haven't
checked my voicemail since 2005.
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
The
3 types of librarians on #TalkLikeAPirateDay
-Those
who always #TalkLikeAPirate
-Those
forced to talk like a pirate -Those
rolling their eyes.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week2:
Tweet Deals Trump: Bob Woodward is a liar Woodward: Funny, Nixon
said the same thing. --Submitted by ksz of ks
I'm
more interested in what happened in 1819 than what's happening in
2019. / My ancestor did WHAT?
..........A
saxophone was blowing on a rock and roll show.......Meat Loaf …..Hot
Patootie – Bless My Soul
Moonbeam:
Power is, in its nature, encroaching; and such is the human make that
men who are vested with a share of it are generally inclined to take
more than it was intended they should have. –Samuel Adams
Naturally
Occurring Mandala of the Week: Jupiter's south pole as
photographed by Cassini.
Big
Hello: Mālō e
lelei - Tongan https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I got
a speeding ticket but my attorney, Rudy Guiliani, pleaded it down to
first degree murder. --Submitted by ma of va
Shameless
Not Quite Self Promotion of the Week:
The
Blossoms of Floraland
by Miss Meredith Khan and Miss Miranda Khan illustrated by Tyler
Hollis. The Khans are the daughters of Joyce Frass Khan who has been
my friend since Turner High School. Meredith created the characters
but committed suicide before she finished. Her sister finished the
story and found the illustrator and publisher. Check it out:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1694067645/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_T2IIDb79EFFPC?fbclid=IwAR2w7kAPjKU5II5VvR9L5umdGbiMVwalOvujQnAwJpsoaLTzAXRvLN4X-UI#
Week
of the Week: Sea Otter Awareness Week
(22-18) –I have no Significant Otter but I get by with a little
kelp from my friends.
I
think my ancestors had several bad heir days. / Only a genealogist
views a step backwards
as progress.
..........Time
goes slowly but carries on..........The Guess Who (with Randy
Bachman) …..Laughing
^
The koala is related to the kangaroo and the wombat. It is a
marsupial mammal.
Almanac:
It is Friday, September 27, 2019. The moon will be new tomorrow and
is in Virgo. It is World Tourism Day (UNWTO), Crush a
Can Day, Ancestor Appreciaton Day, Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day,
Google's Birthday, Hug a Vegetarian Day, and Save the Koala Day. In
South Belgium it is French Day. Because it
is the fourth Friday in the month it is also American Indian
Day.
Among those born on this day were Samuel Adams (1722), Thomas Nast (1840), George Raft (1895), Sam Ervin (1896), Louis Auchincloss (1917), William Conrad (1920), Jayne Meadows (1926), Randy Bachman (1943), Meatloaf (1947), and Shaun Cassidy (1958).
Among those born on this day were Samuel Adams (1722), Thomas Nast (1840), George Raft (1895), Sam Ervin (1896), Louis Auchincloss (1917), William Conrad (1920), Jayne Meadows (1926), Randy Bachman (1943), Meatloaf (1947), and Shaun Cassidy (1958).
On
September twenty-seventh the Jesuit order was founded (1540), John
Adams was appointed to negotiate peace terms with the Britain (1779),
the Democratic National Convention voted to admit women (1919), the
US officially recognized the Nationalist government of "China"
(1928), the QEI was launched (1938), the Tonight Show with Steve
Allen premiered (1954), and Sierre Leone became the 100th nation to
join the UN (1961).
Night
Sky, 9/27: Arcturus
shines in the west as twilight fades out. Capella, equally bright, is
barely rising in the north-northeast (depending on your latitude; the
farther north you are the higher it will be.) They're both magnitude
0.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week:
Max meet Uncle Wiggly
This
Week: Saturday, September 28 –
International Lace Day & National Drink Beer Day & R.E.A.D.
In America Day
Night
Sky, 9/28: The starry W of Cassiopeia stands high in the
northeast after dark. The right-hand side of the W, the brightest
side, is tilted up. Look along the second segment of the W counting
down from the top. Notice the dim naked-eye stars along that segment
(not counting its two ends). The brightest of these, on the right, is
Eta Cassiopeiae, magnitude 3.4. It's a Sun-like star just 19
light-years away with an orange-dwarf companion, a lovely binary in a
telescope.
Sunday,
September 29 – International Coffee Day & Michaelmas
Monday,
September 30 – National Love People Day & Recovery Day
Tuesday,
October 1 – International Music Day & Vegan Baking Day &
Willy Wonka Day
Night
Sky, 10/1: In
the west, off to left of the Big Dipper, bright Arcturus, the "Spring
Star," shines a little lower at nightfall each week. From
Arcturus, the narrow kite-shaped pattern of Bootes extends 24° to
the upper right.
Wednesday,
October 2 – Guardian Angels Day & National Kale Day &
Phileas Fogg's Wager Day
Thursday,
October 3 – Techies Day & Bring Your Bible to School Day
I
spent 60 hours and a small fortune to find out I'm ancestrally
challenged. / Genealogists: The people who get excited reading
obituaries.
..........Come
on everybody get down and get with it........Shaun Cassidy …..That's
Rock-n-Roll
^^
Now there are only 2,000 – 8,000 koalas in the wild. Although not
officially classified as endangered, the population has dropped by
90% in less than a decade. This is due to habitat destruction.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: John Bolton signed a
contract with McDonald's after being fired from the Trump
administration. The deal is reportedly the largest ever in McDonald's
history at $17.50/hour. --Submitted by ms of mo
Moonbeam:
Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong
to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow
so great. --Sam Ervin
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week2:
Having plans sounds like a good idea until you have to put clothes on
and leave your house. --Submitted by bu of ks
Late
Night Snacks of the Week: Trump is not popular
in Los Angeles – he lost the city “by about 50 points, and it’s
gone down from there. So who would host such an unpopular figure in
the city? Geoff Palmer, a billionaire, who is accused of ripping off
his tenants in a class-action lawsuit. Believe it or not, they have a
lot in common. --Jimmy Kimmel / Drumpf also decried US energy
regulations on lightbulbs, telling the crowd: “They took away our
lightbulbs. I want an incandescent light, I want to look better."
“Yep, that’s right – Drumpf wants to roll back energy
regulations instituted by Bush and completed by Obama because he
thinks he looks better under old lightbulbs, there are much easier
ways to look better than rewriting US energy policy. He could try a
normal haircut, or a suit that fits, or just standing next to Stephen
Miller --Trevor Noah / “It’s almost autumn, and you know what
that means. The air is getting crisper, I am preparing to eat a dump
truck full of apple cider donuts and Brett Kavanaugh is in the news
for allegedly putting his penis in a place it wasn’t invited.
--Samatha Bee / Obama avoided the Vietnam draft with a letter from
his family doctor diagnosing him as medically eight. --Stephen
Colbert / The story is still developing; it’s not revealed which
leader Drumpf was speaking to on the phone, or what they were talking
about. To help keep the “complicated” story straight, here's a
helpful mnemonic device: it’s a Promise
from the United
States, made by
Trump,
to an International
leader, but we do not know their Name.
Could be anyone. (Putin, in case you need a reminder.) --Seth Meyers
Not
So Late Night Snacks of the Week: The solid
gold, working toilet was installed in a palace in England as part of
an art exhibit. The title of this artwork was "America."
And you know we deserve that. So sometime last week, somebody walked
in, unbolted it - it is a working toilet, or was a working toilet -
unbolted it and walked out with it. It's a toilet made of gold in a
palace, and it had less security than the toilet at Starbucks.
--Peter Sagal Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me
9/21/19
Saving
our planet requires you to be ambitious in what you aim, and,
equally, in how hard you work to reach your goal. --Ban Ki-moon
I
collect dead relatives! / Never mind the children, do you know where
your second great-grandparents are tonight?
..........That's
pure and good and right.......Meat Loaf …..Bat Out Of Hell
^^^
“Koala” is thought to mean “no drink” or no “water” in
the Aboriginal language.
Worthless
Fact of the Week:
Thomas Nast
did some painting in oil and book illustrations, but his fame rests
on his caricatures and political cartoons. From his pen came the
Republican
Party’s elephant,
Tammany
Hall’s tiger,
and one of the most popular images of Santa
Claus.
He also popularized the Democratic Party’s donkey. Some
Cartoons here
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Don't
make the same mistakes twice. Say No to reincarnation. --Reformed
Buddhists --Submitted by ma of va
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week2:A
burglar stole all my lamps. I should be upset, but I'm delighted.
--ae of mo
Weird
Word of the Week:
Jorum – large bowl or jug used for serving drinks such as tea or
punch. Perhaps from the son in II
Samuel 8:10.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-jor1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Clean the sap from a Christmas tree off your hands. Rub you hands
with Wesson Vegetable Oil and wipe clean with a Bounty Paper Towel.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/wesson.html
If
someone has the last name Smith or Smithson then that means
that one of their ancestors was likely a blacksmith. Puts the
Dickinsons in an awkward position. / There are no ancestors in
Alabama only insestors.
...........Sudden
darkness, but I can see..........The Guess Who (with Randy Bachman)
…..No Sugar Tonight
^^^^
The koala's young is called a joey. It is born while still embryonic
weighing about .5 grams.
Capitalist
Meme of the Week: Communists want to rule every aspect of your
life. Now pee in this cup for a low paying job so you can pay bills
and die. --Submitted by ae of mo
Antepenultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm
not sayin' things look bad for Trump, but Rudi Giuliani just bought a
white Ford Bronco.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Dorothy taught us that all a girl really needs is a nice pair of
shoes and a very loyal dog. --Submitted by ckr of ks
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
HawaiiCon 2019 (26-29, Kahaluu-Keauhou) Join the Adventure.
http://www.hawaiicon.com/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
Mitochondria in Life, Death and Disease (24-28, Herceg Novi,
Montenegro) Classical
view to mitochondria is that they are sausage-shape power plants of
the cell, that possess their own DNA...
http://meetings.embo.org/event/19-mitochondria
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck taking Jeff for a walk in the case of the
Trotting Torkie.
Ancestors:
you can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em, / John is so into
genealogy that he introducs his son as his decedent.
..........I
met her on a Monday and my heart stood still........Shaun Cassidy
…..Da Doo Ron Ron
^^^^^
Adult koalas grow to 25-30 inches long and weigh between 25-30
pounds. And they sleep up to 19 hours per day.
Month
of the Week: September is National Bake
& Decorate Month –I sell icing for money. I'm a frostitue. / I
decorate cakes – what's your super power.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Ever
been smooshed by the Steamroller of Coincidence? --Submitted by mgs
of ks
Grammar
Joke of the Week: English is a difficult language. It can be
understood through tough thorough thought, though.
Today's
Peace of History, September
27, 1990: The last US Pershing II
tactical nuclear missiles were removed from Germany, fewer than ten
years after their installation provoked a massive anti-nuclear
movement across Europe.
Wonder
how long our ancestors managed to live with no shelter before they
caved. / Beware: Genealogists hyperventilate at the sight of an old
cemetery.
..........Some
day's it don't come easy........Meat Loaf …..I'd Do Anything For
Love
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle September 27, 2019, Pedigree ePistle. Peace, laughs,
and grandparents Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam:
Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a
good man in spite of yourself. --Louis Auchincloss
Cost
of War:
As
of 9/26/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,961,705,328,295.
As
of 9/19/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,959,724,179,118.
As
of 9/26/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $922,120,049,357.
As
of 9/19/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $920,773,939,846.
As
of 9/26/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $708,893,692,591.
As
of 9/19/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $707,201,343,393.
As
of 9/26/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $316,748,544,167.
As
of 9/19/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $316,363,958,822.
As
of 9/26/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,909,468,252,394.
As
of 9/19/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,904,064,493,612.
On
this World Population Day, I call on all with influence to prioritize
youth in development plans, strengthen partnerships with youth-led
organizations, and involve young people in all decisions that affect
them. By empowering today’s youth, we will lay the groundwork for a
more sustainable future for generations to come.
--Ban Ki-moon
..........Mama,
let me be..........The Guess Who (with Randy Bachman) …..American
Woman
Did
you ever wonder how many animals your ancestors had to sit on before
they learned that horses were the most capable? / I knew she was
addicted to genealogy when the local library started borrowing books
from her.
Famous
Last Words: ...the Seals of our Arms to be affixed thereto.
--Treaty of Paris 1783 ~~This is the treaty that Adams was
sent to negotiate on this date in 1779.
Que
la paix t'accompagner
Que
la joie soit ton compagnon
prairie
mama
christine
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