Famous
First Words: The cold passed reluctantly from the earth...
Stephen Crane The Red Badge of Courage
Happy
Plan Your Epitaph Day ! That's All Folks --Mel Blanc / I Was Hoping
For A Pyramid. / I told You I Was Sick.
..........And
she said yes he does too..........Lyle Lovett …..She's No Lady
As
a peace activist, I am dismayed by the encouragement of
aggressiveness and violence by television, movies, and war toys.
--Benjamin Spock
It
is nearly 10:30. Jeff & I are home from a shopping and bank run.
The sky is nearly clear blue; decaying jet trails are being chased
to the east and north but a light breeze. It's cold enough to need a
real coat, but not cold enough for scarves and gloves and leggings
and hats. Little patches of snow can still be seen on very green
grass in spots of deep shade. Someone wrote that Kansas had dressed
like December for Halloween. The rest of the snow is gone and
streets and sidewalks are dry. Birds fly over – singly and in
flocks – but we are in the car and do not know if they are
speaking; we can hear the KU horn that announces the end of class,
harsh and loud and mechanical. Now I sit drinking the last of my
first cup of coffee which has grown cold. Fortunately I finally get
to sit down and write to you. The day is looking up.
Hope
you have a lively weekend, ePistliers.
I
Will Not Be Right Back After This Message –Merv Griffin / I Knew
This Would Happen / Forgot My Towel
..........It'd
just be me and Trigger, we'd go ridin' through them
movies..........Lyle Lovett …..If I Had A Boat
Trivia
Questions: Blessed Samhain to you all !
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Can you name the other 3 major Celtic seasonal festivals besides
Samhain?
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What does the word Samhain actually mean?
^^^
Any idea what ancient people did during the holiday?
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Know how you pronounce Samhain?
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Any idea how modern pagans celebrate Samhain?
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: “I have a
split personality,” said Tom, being frank. 50nog
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
45%
of librarians Halloween costume is such an obscure literary character
that they also create a bibliography for people who don't get it.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
I'm
A Writer But Then Nobody's Perfect --Billy Wilder / You Should See
The Other Guy / It Didn't Work
..........Save
me by Thy grace..........Lyle Lovett …..Pass Me Not
Moonbeam:
Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. --Sholem Asch
Naturally
Occurring Mandala of the Week: Dandelion
Big
Hello: Acaлamyrlaлeй (Asalamu alekum) – Tsez ( Russia)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm
gonna quit my job and travel the world until I run out of money. I
estimate I'll be home again around 10 pm this evening. --Submitted
by sd of ks
Week
of the Week: Drowsy Driving Prevention
Week (1-7) –I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandpa,
not yelling and screaming like the people in his car.
He
Never Killed A Man That Did Not Need Killing –Robert Clay Allison /
If You Are Reading This I Must Be Dead / BYE
..........And
play that steel guitar..........Lyle Lovett …..Private
Conversation
^
Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane, and Lughnasadh are the 4 major festivals of
ancient Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, northern France and the
Isle of Man.
Almanac:
It is Friday, November 1,2019. The moon will be first quarter on
Monday and is in Capricorn. It is Samhain, Day of the Dead, Plan
Your Epitaph Day, All Saints Day, Give Up Your Shoulds Day, National
Family Literacy Day, Authors Day, National Go Cook for your Pets Day,
National Medical Science Liaison Awareness & Appreciation Day,
Prime Meridian Day, and World Vegan Day.
Algeria celebrates Revolution Day (1954) and
in Antigua it is State Day (1981). Togo commemorates Memorial Day
and in Vietnam it is Revolution Day (1963).
Among
those born on this day were Benvenuto Cellini (1500), Benjamin Lee
Guinness (1798), Stephen Crane (1871), Sholem Asch (1880), James J.
Kilpatrick (1920), Gary Player (1935), Larry Flynt (1942), Marcia
Wallace (1942), and Lyle Lovett (1960).
On
November first Vesuvius buried Pompei (79), Othello
was first staged (1611), the mission at San Juan Capistrano was
founded (1776), John Adams was the first president to move into the
White House (1800), the US Weather Bureau began operations (1870),
the Rodeo Cowboy's Association was founded (1936), Charles Cooper
became the first black NBA player (1950), the first concert was
presented at the Fillmore in San Francisco (1965), the Eisenhower
dollar went into circulation (1971), and the European Union came into
existence (1993).
Night
Sky, 11/1: Now at dusk, the waxing crescent
Moon is only 4° or 5° lower right of Saturn. Look much farther
lower right for Jupiter.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week:
Pumpkin Eating Max with Binky Eating Pumpkin
This
Week: Saturday, November 2 –
Sadie Hawkins Day & National Play Outside Day & Cookie
Monster's Birthday
Night
Sky, 11/2:
Standard
time resumes at 2 am Sunday morning for most of North America.
Sunday,
November 3 – Public Television Day & Sandwich Day &
SOS Day
Night
Sky, 11/3: Saturn
shines to the right of the Moon in early evening. Much higher above
them is Altair, a little brighter than Saturn.
Monday,
November 4 – National Chicken Lady Day & National
Traffic Professionals Day
Tuesday,
November 5 – Election Day & Play Monopoly Day
Night
Sky, 11/5: Capella
sparkles low in the northeast these evenings. Look for the Pleiades
cluster, fingertip-size, about three fists at arm's length to
Capella's right. These harbingers of the cold months rise higher as
evening grows late.
Wednesday,
November 6 – Button Day & Recreational Marijuana
Legalization Day & Saxophone Day
Thursday,
November 7 – Notary Public Day & Stout Day
He
Never Voted For Republicans And Had Little To Do With Them –Bill
Kugle / Damn It's Dark Down Here / You Win Some , You Lose Some
..........She
said I've got a forty-gallon stetson hat..........Lyle Lovett
…..Cowboy Man
^^
Linguists translate the Gaelic word Samhain to mean “summer's end”.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I have to admit that I did
not have “Rudy Giuliani butt-dials a reporter while criming” on
my Donald Trump Batshittery Bingo Card. --Jeff Tiedrich
Moonbeam:
All works of nature created by God in heaven and on earth are works
of sculpture. --Benvenuto Cellini
Late
Night Snacks of the Week: And that's what
Trump does, he betrays everybody. Now he's distancing himself from
Rudy Giuliani by making him sit outside when they're on Air Force
One. Even Mitch McConnell won’t back him up now. By the end of
this thing, Republicans are just going to pretend they don’t know
who he is.” --Seth Meyers / Trump told a crowd that he’d be
building a border wall in Colorado. Once they’re done with that,
they’re building a naval base in Idaho. Bernie Sanders unveil a
plan to legalise marijuana. Bernie and marijuana are two of the
easiest cheer lines in showbiz. Feel the Bern and hold it in until
you start coughing. --Stephen Colbert The 2016 election was not
hacked by the Russians, it was hacked by Hunter Biden – who’s
actually a Men in Black-style alien being operated by a tiny Hillary
Clinton in his neck! --John Lithgow /And maybe the most disgusting
thing going on today is the president and his sycophants are
questioning the patriotism and loyalty of an American combat veteran.
The people at Fox News found it very suspicious that our top Ukraine
expert is from Ukraine. And it is suspicious when you learn someone
in the Trump administration has actual expertise in his field.
--Jimmy Kimmel
Not
So Late Night Snacks of the Week: Panelists
predict, after Mitt Romney, who will be the next person to have a
secret online identity. Roxanne Roberts: Nancy Pelosi's new secret
Twitter handle will be @HeDidProQuo. Peter Grosz: Rudy Giuliani will
reveal his new secret identity, federal inmate 67299. Wait,
Wait, Don't Tell Me 10/26/19
Most
middle-class whites have no idea what it feels like to be subjected
to police who are routinely suspicious, rude, belligerent, and
brutal. --Benjamin Spock
Excuse
My Dust – Dorothy Parker / Here Lies Mozart Decomposing / BRB /
McRIP – Ronald McDonald
..........Now
the weather's getting colder..........Lyle Lovett …..North Dakota
^^^
The Celtics harvested crops and, maybe, slaughtered livestock. They
celebrated their abundance with sport and a giant, raucous feast.
They also prepared winter housing for itinerant warriors and shamans.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: The New England Female Medical College
(NEFMC): The
first term of classes began on November 1, 1848 with a field of
twelve students from across New England, New York, and Ohio.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Those
who want us to work to age 70 and the ones who won't hire us after
age 50 are the same people. --Submitted by rhb of ks and pl of hi
Weird
Word of the Week:
Obnubilate – darken, dim, cloud over, or obscure. ...the special
province of the more ponderous political speeches...
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-obn1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Store valuables. Make a two-inch slit along one seam of a Wilson
Tennis Ball, then place valuables inside. If you hide the doctored
tennis ball among your other sports equipment, remember not to use
it. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/wilson.html
OK...I
Gotta Go Now – Douglas Glenn Colvin / The Shell Is Here But The Nut
Is Gone / Reincarnating: I'll Be Right Back
...........I've
been kind of out of touch lately..........Lyle Lovett …..Hello,
Grandma
^^^^
Samhain – Sow in --https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTbvR4v548k
Antipenultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: What
did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? Supplies!!
--50nog
Meme
of the Week: We will consume capitalism one McDonald's at a
time.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: We
will continue having meetings until we find out why no work is
getting done.
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
Icon (1-3, Cedar Rapids) Iowa's longest running science fiction
convention. 2019: Unpacking Non-Binary Reality
https://iowa-icon.com/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
Education Days Aberdeen 2019 (1-29, Aberdeen, UK) European
Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
https://events.eage.org/en/2019/Education%20Days%20Aberdeen%202019
Puck
the Brave Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck singing Halloween songs in the case of the
Eerie Eurasier.
If
You Can Read This You Are Standing On My Boobs –Janet M / Please
Deactivate My Facebook / Joke's Over Let Me Out Now
..........You
see the moon and watch it rise..........Lyle Lovett …..Simple Song
^^^^^
Today, neo-pagans give the ancient holiday of Samhain
a modern twist: Religious groups ranging from Celtic
Reconstructionist Pagans to Wiccans have created their own unique
ways to mark the mystical harvest festival, ranging from historic
recreations of the Celts’ celebrations to rituals and rites
honoring ancestors, deceased loved ones, or spirits. Some of
Halloween's most common traditions are rooted in Samhain’s festival
roots, such as the carving of pumpkins and turnips, bobbing for
apples, bonfires, and dressing up.
Month
of the Week: November is Aviation
History Month –The worst air disaster in Trump Airlines history was
when a single-plane crashed. They dug up 985 bodies. A spokesman
for the airline said they are unsure why the pilot crash landed in a
cemetery.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Don't
be so hard on yourself. The mom in ET
had an alien living in her house for days and didn't notice. --RHOZ
Grammar
Joke of the Week: The past tense of William Shakespeare is
Wouldiwas Shookspeared.
Today's
Peace of History, November
1, 1961: 50,000-100,000 women joined
protests against the resumption of atmospheric nuclear tests by both
the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Today's
Peace of Women's History, November
1, 1848: The New England Female Medical
College was founded, becoming the first institution in the US to
train women in medicine and graduated the first black female
physician.
We
finally found a place to park in Georgetown. --Katherine Phelps Brown
Ivison / I Have Nothing Further To Say
..........And
we've stuck together through many a woman..........Lyle Lovett
…..Don't Touch My Hat
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle November 1, 2019, Engraved ePistle...Laugh, Peace, and
Death. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS
66047
Moonbeam:
Good smiles depend upon close observation. They depend upon brevity
and wit. --James J Kilpatrick
Tribute
of the Week: And now a moment of silence
to honor the brave men and women who have to teach the day after
Halloween. --Submitted by eg of mt
Organizational
Rule of the Week: A meeting without food
should be an email. --Submitted by ss of mo
Cost
of War:
As
of 10/31/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,971,601,576,006.
As
of 10/24/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,969,658,094,324.
As
of 10/31/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $928,845,791,579.
As
of 10/24/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $927,524,009,891.
As
of 10/31/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $717,349,066,196.
As
of 10/24/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $715,688,662,943.
As
of 10/31/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $318,670,260,111.
As
of 10/24/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $318,292,901,234.
As
of 10/31/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,936,467,425,495.
As
of 10/24/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,931,165,713,122.
I
was proud of the youths who opposed the war in Vietnam because they
were my babies. --Benjamin Spock
..........And
wish him better luck next time..........Lyle Lovett …..Farther
Down The Line
Go
away - I'm asleep -Joan Hackett / I Know This Must Look Bad But Trust
Me It's Only A Temporary Setback. --Tony Owens / Are You Happy Now?
Famous
Last Words: The
prime meridian of the Earth's moon runs near a crater named Bruce.
--Prime Meridian website
May
Peace anoint your Samhain
And
Joy bless your autumn
prairie
mama
christine
Last
Laugh:
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