Famous
First Words: What hath God wrought? --Samuel Morse, the first
telegraph message sent (DC to Baltimore)
Happy
May Day! Blessed Beltane! Jovial Walpurgis Night! May first is also
International Labor or Workers Day ! Let's celebrate workers' rights
this May Day by wasting time at work looking up what May Day Is. /
This International Labor Day, let’s salute American corporations
for keeping the Chinese gainfully employed.
..........Work
all night on a drink of rum.........Harry Belafonte …..Day-O
The
greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of
the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?
--Dorothy Day
It
is a spectacular Friday morning. 57°F is just cool enough for a
sweater. The sun is bright and golden, enlightening everything thing
is touches with beauty. Lines of small puffy clouds made of decaying
jet trails fill the sky. Bird song is everywhere – background
conversations of multi-bird groups and the occasional single Phew,
phew of some unseen larger species. Very little vehicle noise, no car
doors slamming or motors gunning. It is altogether pleasant; and yet
my breath fails me and we must return to the house. The house has
the pleasant smell of Moose Munch and disinfectant. Puck waits while
I fix my coffee and pour him a small dish of ½ and ½ which he
slurps noisily. I inhale the aromatic steam that clears my sinuses
and inflates my mood. Why, what a wonderful time to sit down and
write to you.
May
your weekend be blessed with all the pleasures of spring, ePistliers
First
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Alarming report suggests
Americans can't go much longer without jobs and haircuts before
becoming hippies. --Submitted by mm of kc
May
First is Batman Day !! There are 492 billionaires on this planet and
not one of those losers has decided to become Batman. / The career
counselor told me to dress for the job I want not the one I have. So
now I'm in the unemployment office dressed like Batman.
..........Isn't
it rich? Isn't it queer?.........Judy Collins …..Send in the
Clowns
Trivia
Questions: Happy Dandelion Day !
^
Any idea what the fancy science name is for dandelions?
^^
Do bees pollinate dandelions?
^^^
What parts of the dandelion plant are useful?
^^^^
Care to guess how many species of dandelions there are?
^^^^^
The dandelion has what distinction among all the plants on the
planet?
Big
Hello:
Saluton – Esperanto
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Is is
further to LA or on Tuesday?
Coronavirus
Joke of the Week: Pestilence to leave
Four Horsemen of Apocalypse to Concentrate on Solo Career. --nm of
ks
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
Pictures of authors on book jackets: -40% author with old car -40%
author with dog -20% author with bored expression.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
May
First is Mariachi Day ! There is a new Mariachi band in town; they
call themselves Juan Direction. / Cinco De Mayo – A Mariachi band
sinking into the Hollandaise.
..........We'll
take on the world and win........Rita Coolidge …..All Time High
Moonbeam:
We are one, after all,
you and I. Together we suffer, together exist, and forever will
recreate each other. --Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Naturally
Occurring Mandala of the Week: Mayflower
That
Clears That Up of the Week: A gathering
of covidiots is known as a covfefe. --Submitted by nd of uk
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If
your car is running, I'm voting for it. --Submitted by jd of ks
Week
of the Week: It is Choose Privacy Week
(1-7) – PRIVACY POLICY: We don't really know what data we have
about you or what we're doing with it. When we figure all this out,
we'll let you know.
May
First is Mother Goose Day ! Hickory, dickory dock.. Mankind is on
the clock. I greatly fear the end is near. Hickory, dickory dock. /
How exactly did Rub-a-dub-dub, three men in a tub become a
nursery rhyme?
..........But
she didn't bring the jailhouse key.........Harry Belafonte …..Sylvie
^
Dandelions are known as Taraxacum of the Asteraceae family which also
contains the sunflower.
Almanac:
It is Friday, May 1, 2020. The moon was first quarter yesterday and
is in Leo. It is May
Day, Amtrak Day, Beltane, Dandelion Days (1-2), Global Love Day,
Keep Kids Alive - Drive 25 Day, Law Day, Lei Day, Mariachi Day
(1-2), Mother Goose Day, National Purebred Dog Day, New Homeowner's
Day, School Principals' Day, Silver Star Day, Stepmother Day, and
Tuba Day. 66 nations celebrate Labor Day today. In Finland it is
Vappu
Day
and in India it is Maharashtra
Day
(1960). Massachusetts has declared May 1st
as Senior Citizens' Day (1963). Across the country it is Child
Health Day and Dewey Day (Battle of Manila Bay, 1898). Finally,
Turkey commemorates poet, Yunus
Emre.
Among
those born on this day were Philippe III (1245), Paracelsus (1493),
Marco da Galiano (1582), Joseph Addison (1672), George Guest (1771),
Jose Amador de los Rios (1818), George Inness (1825), Mother Jones
(1830), Calamity Jane (Martha Burke, 1852), Pierre Teilhard de
Chardin (1881), Kate Smith (1907), Glenn Ford (1916), Jack Paar
(1916), Dan O'Herlihy (1919), Louis Nye (1922), Joseph Heller (1922),
Art Fleming (1924), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Terry Southern
(1924), Harry Belafonte (1927), Little Walter (1930), Judy Collins
(1929), Rita Coolidge (1944), and Ray Parker Jr. (1954).
On
May first England, Wales, and Scotland formed the United Kingdom
(1707), the first new world cricket match was played (1751),
Sheridan's School for Scandal
premiered in London (1777), the first adhesive postage stamps were
issued (Penny Blacks, 1840), the first telegraph message was sent
(1844), John Geary became San Francisco's first mayor (1850),
Argentina adopted its constitution (1853), the American Equal Rights
Association formed (1866), Howard University was chartered (1867),
the Folies-Bergere opened in Paris (1869), the Vienna World's Fair
opened (1873), Buffalo Bill Cody's first wild west show opened
(1883), the first International Workers Day was held (1889), the Pan
American Exposition opened in Buffalo (1901), Satchel Paige made his
pitching debut (1926), the Empire State Building opened (1931), The
Catholic Worker
newspaper was founded (Dorothy Day & Peter Maurin, 1933), Batman
comics
hit the streets (1939), Citizen Kane
premiered (1941), Cheerios went on sale (1941), Mickey Mantle hit his
first major league homerun (1951), Castro ended elections in Cuba
(1961), Pirate Radio Station 259 (England/France) began transmitting
(1969), the Marshall Islands became self-governing (1979), the
World's Fair opened in Knoxville (1982), and Nolan Ryan pitched his
record 7th no hitter (1991).
Night
Sky, 5/1:
As the stars come out this evening, look for Regulus below the Moon.
The next brightest star in Leo's Sickle is yellow-orange Gamma Leonis
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week:
Even chefs have to stop and eat now and then. FYI: he's better at
chopsticks than I am
This
Week: Saturday, May 2 – Play
Outside Day & World Tuna Day & Free Comic Book Day
Sunday,
May 3 – Lemonade Day & Rural Life Sunday & National
Textiles Day
Monday,
May 4 – Intergalactic Star Wars Day & International
Firefighters Day & World Give Day
May
The Fourth Be With You
Night
Sky, 5/4: The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower is predicted to peak
in the very early morning of the 5th. 10-30 per hour
Tuesday,
May 5 – Cinco de Mayo & Silence the Shame Day &
Foster Care Day
Wednesday,
May 6 – Great American Grump Out & National Deaf
Interpreter Day & National Golf Day & No Housework Day
Night
Sky, 5/6: Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn shine in the southeast
before dawn. Neptune is barely risen in the east as dawn begins.
Thursday,
May 7 – Cosmopolitan Day & National Day of Prayer &
National Day of Reason
May
First is Tuba Day ! Why did the chicken cross the road? To get away
from the tuba recital. / What's a tuba for? 1½ x 3½ lumber.
..........Moons
and Junes and ferries wheels.........Judy Collins …..Both Sides
Now
^^
Dandelion flowers do not need to be pollinated to
form seeds.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
All our dogs think we quit our jobs to spend more time with them.
All our cats think we got fired for being the loser they always knew
we were. --Submitted by nrith
Moonbeam:
God almighty made women and the Rockefeller gang of
thieves made the ladies. --Mother Jones
Late
Night Snacks of the Week: It’s not enough
that his supporters are all white on the outside. --Stephen Colbert
/ This is maybe the first time in documented history that we’ve
seen someone not-thinking out loud. Injecting disinfectants into your
body? This is the problem when the dumbest person in the room thinks
they’re the smartest person. I almost don’t even blame Trump,
because there’s no way he even understands what bleach is.
--Trevor Noah / I’ve gotta be honest, when we went on hiatus a week
ago, I did not expect that when I came back I’d be talking about
the president suggesting using disinfectants and powerful lights to
cure coronavirus, but then again, that’s on me. I should have
expected it. We should all know by now: Trump will be more outlandish
with each passing week because that’s his nature. You have two
renowned scientists working with you. Why are you pitching ideas like
a sixth-century druid? --Seth Meyers / Unfortunately, many of those
who support Trump are perfectly happy to ingest disinfectant products
if the president tells them to do it. Even the makers of Lysol had to
issue a warning. I think this might be the first president ever to
embarrass a cleaning product. --Jimmy Kimmel
Not
So Late Night Snacks of the Week: Urban
planners in Austria have created a new city park concept designed to
keep visitors six feet apart at all times. The park is basically a
giant labyrinth made of hedges, which is a great way to avoid
strangers and a terrible place to play fetch with your dog. The
design has already attracted some attention. Who wouldn't want to go
to a park where everybody has to stay away from you? And a park
focused on keeping away from other people is an improvement over our
current parks, where you're focused on keeping away from the trash
cans full of bees. --Peter Sagal Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me 4/25/20
The
scholars must become workers so the workers may be scholars. --Peter
Maurin
..........Hear
the whisper of the raindrops.........Rita
Coolidge …..For The Good Times
^^^
Every part of the dandelion is useful: root, leaves,
flower. It can be used for food, medicine, and dye. Dandelion can be
used in the production of wine and root beer. Root of dandelion can
be used as a substitute for coffee. Dandelions are high in calcium,
iron, and vitamins A and C.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: William F.
Cody first appeared on the stage in Chicago on December 11, 1872.
Afterward, he founded his production in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1883; a
show that would run, in one form or another, for the next three
decades, charming crowds throughout the United States and Europe.
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Do
not under any circumstance take a disinfectant if you are currently
taking Windex for windmill cancer. Submitted by sb of ar
Weird
Word of the Week:
Sitooterie – a summer house or gazebo (Scottish)
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-sit1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Keep meal worms and other pests away from pasta. Place a few sticks
of wrapped Wriggleys spearmint gum on the shelf near open packages of
noodles, macaroni, or spaghetti. Spearmint repels these household
pests. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/wrigleys.html
Antepenultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: What
wine pairs best with living in a dystopian nightmare? --Submitted by
ae of kc
May
first is Law Day ! The fact is, the peck of picked peppers you,
Peter Piper, picked was on private property. / I thought I was guilty
until my lawyer straightened me out on that.
...........She
take me money and run Venezuela.........Harry
Belafonte …..Matilda
^^^^
There are about 100 species of dandelion, and all are
beneficial.
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: As
warmer weather arrives do we dig out our shorts or do we cut the legs
off our pajamas? Asking for a friend. --Submitted by ss of kc
Science
Fiction Convention Joke of the Week:
Did you hear about the Lord
of the Rings
fan who turned down an invitation to a Conan
Con? He didn't want to a Tolkien minority.
Actual
Science Convention Joke of the Week: I hated working as a
valet at the anti-vaxxer convention. All i got was bunch of measly
tips!
Puck
the Brave Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck still in his winter grooming watching
Dandelions on Dandelion Day.
May
first is School Principal Day ! No, Mrs Jones I'm not saying your
son is a bad child; I'm saying he is gifted at disruptive behavior. /
No, Kelli, no one squealed on you. I saw your prank on facebook.
..........So
blow you ol' blue northern, blow my love to me.........Judy
Collins …..Some Day Soon
^^^^^
Dandelions are, quite possibly, the most successful
plants that exist, masters of survival worldwide. If you mow
dandelions, they’ll grow shorter stalks to spite you.
Month
of the Week: May is National Barbecue
Month –People from Kansas City say that BBQ from anywhere else is a
just group of people waiting for a haircut. / My granddaughter said
she wanted a Barbie for her birthday so I smoked her some ribs.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The
only way Missouri should reopen is under new management. --Submitted
by mm of kc
Today's
Peace of History, May 1,
1887: May Day
was called Emancipation Day in 1886 when 340,000 went on strike
(though it was Saturday it was a regular day of work) in Chicago for
the 8-hour workday.
May
first is Stepmother Day ! 9 out of 10 kids get their awesomeness
from a stepmom. / Of all the evil stepmothers in the world, I'm glad
I got you.
..........I'll
keep waiting.........Rita Coolidge …..One
Fine Day
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle May 1, 2020, Mayday ePistle. Cackles, Calm, and
Calendars. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence,
KS 66047
Moonbeam:
If my life has any meaning at all, it is that those
who start out as outcasts can wind up as being part of the system. -
Patricia Roberts Harris
Cost
of War:
As
of 4/30/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,022,969,576,231.
As
of 4/23/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,020,980,133,196.
As
of 4/30/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $963,756,075,817.
As
of 4/23/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $962,403,919,550.
As
of 4/30/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $761,236,284,418.
As
of 4/23/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $759,536,590,206.
As
of 4/30/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $328,644,621,179.
As
of 4/23/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $328,258,299,243.
As
of 4/30/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,076,607,314,046.
As
of 4/23/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,071,179,812,129.
We
must talk about poverty, because people insulated by their own
comfort lose sight of it. --Dorothy Day
Famous
Last Words: Party Like It's Beltane !!
..........Sounds
of laughter everywhere.........Harry Belafonte
…..Jamaica Farewell
You
may be a Techno-Pagan if your Beltane ritual includes more than one
news group. / You might be a techno-pagan if you end your circle with
Ctl-Alt-Del.
May
Peace light your bonfire
And
Joy dance by your side
prairie
mama
christine
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