Famous
First Words: Ladies and gentlemen, we're leaving Downing
Street for the last time...Margaret Thatcher
It's
NoSHAVEvember. Who shaves10 times a day and still has a beard? A
barber. / The worst part of having a beard is being called a hipster.
..........Said
the monkey to the chimp........Hoagy Carmichael …..Aba Daba
Honeymoon
Patriotism
is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate
for people other than your own comes first. --Charles de Gaulle
It
is a cold (33°F) Friday morning. I am sitting in the backyard
looking at a gray sky with no texture, no variation; even staring at
it awhile brings no patches of light and dark, no hint of movement.
Puck is at the fence barking at two squirrels in Bruno's front yard.
They are unimpressed and continue to scamper about in the leaves.
There is one oak with clingy leaves and a dying evergreen that is now
forever brown. The willows are completely devoid of leaf. Now and
then a breeze wafts by spreading the scents of winter and whipping
the willow switches hanging down. Puck loses interest in wildlife
and returns to me on the patio. We hear birds singing but see none
in flight. Puck's nose is very cold against my hand and so we come
inside and peel off coats and hats. Puck immediately jumps onto the
recliner, kneads the throw there into a proper bed so he can curl up
and sleep and snore. I refill my coffee cup, doctor it up, stir it
gently and take a long, warm breath of steam and a long, warm sip of
sweetness. Ahh, and now I finally get to sit and write to you.
Hope
your weekend is terrific, ePistliers, Have a great Thanksgiving and
know that I am thankful for each of you.
I
would definitely be a long-haired, beard person. Ever since third
grade, there's always someone who's like, “You better get a
haircut”. / Beards: they grow on you.
..........Hang
a moon about her hitchin' post........Hoagy Carmichael …..Ole
Buttermilk Sky
Trivia
Questions: Happy Birthday, Tarzan
^
Who is the creator and author of the Tarzan novels?
^^
By what peerage was Tarzan known?
^^^
In what year was the first Tarzan novel published?
^^^^
How many Tarzan novels did Burroughs pen before his death?
^^^^^
What was the name of Tarzan's ape mother?
Quote
of the Week: Never wear your est
trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth. --Henrik
Ibsen
Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: Drivers
ignoring winter conditions may be subject to natural selection.
--Submitted by pj of ks
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
The
only conclusion from recent library focus groups is that patrons
really like free cookies
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
I'm
pretty fortunate with my beard – if I shave it off, I look like a
completely different person. --Paul Sparks / You never see pictures
of angels with beards because most men get to heaven by a close
shave.
Real
Reason for Trump's trip to Walter Reed: Treat burns sustained when
his pants ignited.
..........I'll
be down to get you in a taxi, honey........Hoagy Carmichael
…..Darktown Strutter's Ball
Moonbeam:
Give
light, and the darkness will disappear of itself.
--Erasmus
Naturally
Occurring Mandala of the Week: A slice of lime
Big
Hello: Salam –
Turkmen https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: As I
walk through the valley of the shadow of Death, I remind myself that
you can't always trust Google Maps. --Submitted by ma of va
Week
of the Week: International Games Week
(17-23) --You know when you walk into a room and forget why you went
in there? That's God playing Sims, he just canceled your action.
Kissing
a guy with a beard is a lot like going on a picnic. You don't mind
going through a little bush to get there. --Minnie Pearl / I'm not
going to shave this November to show how lazy I am.
Real
Reason for Trump's trip to Walter Reed: Copping Tunnel Syndrome, a
common condition caused by repeatedly grabbing women by the … let’s
just call it “copping a feel.”
..........You're
busy doin' nothing all the livelong day........Hoagy Carmichael
…..Lazybones
^
Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) was an American author who created
Tarzan. Burroughs was named unofficial Mayor of Malibu in 1932
Almanac:
It is Friday, November 22, 2019. The moon was last quarter on
Tuesday and is in Libra. It is Start Your Own
Country Day and Humane Society Anniversary Day. Guinea
celebrates Portuguese Aggression Anniversary (~~I'm not sure why) and
in Lebanon it is Independence Day (1943).
Among
those born on this day were Erasmus (1511),
George Eliot (1819), Andé Gide (1869), Tarzan (1888), Charles de
Gaulle (1890), Hoagy Carmichael (1899), Rodney Dangerfield (1921),
Geraldine Page (1924), Terry Gilliam (1940), Billie Jean King (1943),
Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), and Mariel Hemingway (1951).
On
November twenty-second Mount St. Helens erupted (1842), SOS was
adopted as the universal help call (1906), Bolero
was first
performed (1928), Red Grange signed with the Chicago Bears (1925),
Wayne Gretzky scored his 500th goal (1986), and Margaret Thatcher
announced her resignation (1990).
Night
Sky, 11/22
:
Venus
and Jupiter have closed to just 2° low in the southwest in twilight.
On Saturday and Sunday evenings they'll be even closer.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week:
Max
the Plumber testing the latest training gear.
This
Week: Saturday,
November 23 – Dr
Who Day & Fibonacci
Day & National Adoption Day
Sunday,
November 24 – Mother Goose Day & Stir Up Sunday
Night
Sky, 11/24:
Right after full darkness, Vega is the brightest star in the west.
Its little constellation Lyra extends to its left. Somewhat farther
left, about a fist and a half at arm's length from Vega, is
3rd-magnitude Albireo, the beak of Cygnus. This is one of the finest
and most colorful double stars for small telescopes.
Monday,
November 25 – Blasé Day & International Hat Day
Tuesday,
November 26 – National Cake Day
Night
Sky, 11/26:
Vega is the brightest star in the west right after dark in November.
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 Lyrae, the famous Double-Double.
Epsilon forms one corner of a roughly equilateral triangle with Vega
and Zeta Lyrae. The triangle is less than 2° on a side,
hardly the width of your thumb at arm's length.
Wednesday,
November 27 – National Jukebox Day & Tie One On Day
Thursday,
November 28 - Thanksgiving
Having
a giant beard really distracts people from noticing you're barely
keeping it together emotionally. --Jason Mantzoukas. / I'm so old, I
knew Gandalf before he had a beard.
Real
Reason for Trump's trip to Walter Reed: Mitch McConnellitis, an
infection caused by the Senate Majority Leader’s head being stuck
up Trump’s ass.
..........You're
gonna ease my mind put me there on time........Hoagy Carmichael
…..Movin' On
^^
Duke of Greystoke is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain held by
members of the Clayton family. Edgar Rice Burroughs simply refers to
members of the family in his Tarzan novels as "Lord Greystoke";
in Tarzan Alive, Philip José Farmer refers to the family's senior
title as that of Duke.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If you see me talking to
myself just move along... I'm self employed, we're having a staff
meeting. --Submitted by nm of ks
Moonbeam:
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and
if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive
autumns. --Mary Ann Evans aka George Eliot
Late
Night Snacks of the Week: If you don’t want
to participate in the census for them, or for yourself, or for your
community, I’ll actually give you one more good reason to
participate, and that is that it would probably really irritate this
guy, Donald Trump. Think about it – his administration already
clearly thinks certain people don’t count, so what better way to
get back at him than to make sure that you do, and make the census
count you. --John Oliver / So according to Fox News, Americans are
too dumb to follow these impeachment proceedings?The word impeachment
is very confusing – maybe we should call it a presidential boo-boo,
would that help? You know what’s funny? When it was Hillary’s
scandal, Fox News was like, ‘Now as we all know, Benghazi isn’t
just home to Libya’s signature dish bazin, it’s also a hotbed of
support for Ansar al-Sharia, especially around Tahrir Square, this is
a big thing in Libya!’ But then, when it’s a Donald Trump
scandal, all of a sudden they’re like, ‘What’s a Ukraine?’
--Trevor Noah / NBC, for instance, tweeted that the hearings “lacked
the pizazz necessary to capture public attention. Yeah, that’s what
I’m looking for in deeply troubling congressional hearings: zazz.
Since when is pizazz the benchmark of trustworthiness? I don’t want
a pilot who says: ‘Attention passengers, we’ll be touching down
in Denver in just a moment but first: barrel roll, barrel roll,
shimmy shimmy.’ --Stephen Colbert / What do you mean it lacked
pizazz? The only politicians who have ever been entertaining were the
ones in Hamilton. What do you want them to do, show up with their own
backup dancers like they’re in a chorus line? --Seth Meyers
Not
So Late Night Snacks of the Week: Yes, the
impeachment hearings. Try to imagine the disappointment of the
Democrats after their earlier version of their show, "The Robert
Mueller Comedy Hour"...Totally bombed. They completely rebooted
the series. They relaunched it as a streaming service, Impeachment
Plus. It's got a brand-new committee, a new chairman, a new cast of
star witnesses and totally new grounds for impeachment. But NBC News
still panned it. Come on, guys. Didn't you see that one witness who
was wearing a bow tie? He was just like a Chippendale dancer.
--Peter Sagal Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me
11/16/19
I
have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to
be left tot he politicians. --Charles de Gaulle
I
look like Scooby-Doo in a beard. --Rocky Wirtz / Men who wear these
big thick beards with scraped back hair...is it fashion or is Ireland
up to something again.
Real
Reason for Trump's trip to Walter Reed: Russian Influence-za, an STD
caused by fellating a Russian dictator. There are only two known
cures. An experimental drug called “Kremlinsulin” and a more
traditional medical procedure called “impeaching the m**********r.”
..........And
too much in love to say goodnight........Hoagy Carmichael …..Two
Sleepy People
^^^
Tarzan of the Apes is a novel by American writer Edgar
Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title
character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine The
All-Story in October 1912.
Preantipenultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
Doctor's Note:
Donald J Trump is
excused from
the presidency due
to
brain spurs .
--Hawkeye Pierce, M.D. Submitted by Veterans
for Peace
Worthless
Fact of the Week: Ravel's Boléro
was commissioned by the Russian dancer Ida Rubinstein; it was first
performed at the Paris Opéra on November 22, 1928, with a dance
choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Sign
hung on the door: I am already disturbed. Please come in.
-submitted by lk of ny
Weird
Word of the Week:
Rodomontade /rɒdəʊmɒnˈteɪd/
--This
is a delightfully imitative word, that rolls swaggeringly off the
tongue, like the boastful or inflated talk or behavior that it
describes. It was created from Rodomont, the name of the boastful
Saracen king of Algiers, in two famous Italian romantic epics.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-rod1.htm
Antipenultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
...when the moon hits your eye like it's 4:45, that's November.
--Submitted by sd of ks
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Make parking cars in your garage easier. Hang a Wilson Tennis Ball
on a string from the garage ceiling so it will hit the windshield at
the spot where you should stop your car.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/wilson.html
But
you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only
beard in the history of western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's
beard look good. --Bill Walton / Dear Disney, why doesn't Tarzan
have a beard?
Real
Reason for Trump's trip to Walter Reed: A wypipodectomy, a
non-invasive procedure that removes the “racist bone” Trump
insists that he doesn’t have.
...........Comes
as sweet and clean as moonlight through the pines........Hoagy
Carmichael …..Georgia on My Mind
^^^^
Tarzan is a series of twenty-four adventure novels written by Edgar
Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) and published between 1912 and 1966,
followed by several novels either co-written by Burroughs, or
officially authorized by his estate.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Two
things about the Democratic Party 1) It's true, they're better than
the Republicans 2) That's the maximum achievement they aspire to
--Submitted by ae of mo
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
WinterCon – the Largest Sci-Fi Expo in NY (22-24, NYC) The
Holiday Pop Culture Experience is BACK For Three Straight Days of
Celebrity Guests, Cosplay, Panels & Live Events, Children's
Events, and MORE Right in Queens, NY
http://nywintercon.com/
Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
GCMS Training: A Hands on Approach (18-22, Lagos, Nigeria) – Gas
Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry {Pan Africa Chemistry Network &
Royal Society of Chemistry}
http://www.rsc.org/events/detail/37275/gcms-training-a-hands-on-approach-nigeria-2019
Puck
the Brave Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck taking a week off
work to cheer on the new basketball season. Go, Jayhawks
You
go to Brooklyn, everybody's got a beard and plaid shirt. They may be
able to tell each other apart, but they all look alike to me. --Don
Lemon / It's good to have beardless friends. When you go out
everyone assumes you're their leader.
Real
Reason for Trump's trip to Walter Reed: Lie-abetes, most people don’t
know that excessive bullshitting can damage the bullshituitary gland,
which secretes the hormone that causes pathological lying.
..........Tell
'em I'll be there........Hoagy Carmichael …..In the Cool, Cool,
Cool, of the Evening
^^^^^
Kala is the fictional ape character who was the adoptive mother of
Tarzan. Kala is a mangani (a fictional species between chimps and
gorillas.
Month
of the Week: November is National
Pomegranate Month --The bouncer at the fruit bar never let in the
pomegranate because he was just so seedy. / Polly became leader of
the Pom Pom Pomegranate squad.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If
you like subpoena coladas and getting caught in Ukraine. --Submitted
by rhb of ks
Grammar
Joke of the Week: Welcome to the Bureau of Redundancy
Department: “The criminals self-incriminated themselves.
Today's
Peace of History, November 22, 1968:
What is believed to be the first interracial kiss on US broadcast
television occurred in an episode of Star Trek between William
Shatner and Nichelle Nichols.
Today's
Peace of Woman's History,
November 22, 1941:
Juanita
Spellini
became the first woman executed in California. Nicknamed The
Duchess, she was a gangster and ex-wrestler.
The
scruffier your beard, the sharper you need to dress. --Ashton
Kutcher / A friend was looking at an old picture of me and asked,
“Did you grow a beard?” No. I shave my photos.
..........Linger
awhile in the shade of the tree........Hoagy Carmichael …..Lazy
River
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle November 22, 2019, Pilose ePistle. Peace and Laughs
that tickle. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS
66047
Moonbeam:
Believe those who are seeking truth, doubt those who find it.
--André Gide
Cost
of War:
As
of 11/21/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,977,534,520,475.
As
of 11/14/19 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,975,561,950,774.
As
of 11/21/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $932,877,918,513.
As
of 11/14/19 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $931,537,306,979.
As
of 11/21/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $722,418,030,527.
As
of 11/14/19 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $720,732,701,103.
As
of 11/21/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $319,822,294,853.
As
of 11/14/19 Veterans Care since 2001: $319,439,268,657.
As
of 11/21/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,952,653,553,904.
As
of 11/14/19 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $4,947,272,082,304.
Treaties,
you see, are like roses; they last while they last. --Charles de
Gaulle
..........And
now the purple dusk of twilight time........Hoagy Carmichael …..Star
Dust
You
know what I like about a beard? You can always look contemplative.
--Joshua Jackson / A bread is pretty much the only thing guys are
comfortable complimenting each other on.
Famous
Last Words: my most excellent disciples of Folly. --Erasmus
In Praise of Folly
May
Peace grace your face
And
Joy grace your heart
prairie
mama
christine
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