Famous
First Words: This
case presents a constitutional question never addressed by this Court
... Loving
vs Virginia
It's
National Lemonade Days (6-13)! When
life gives you high fructose corn syrup, citric acid, simulated
flavors, potassium benzoate, gum Arabic, and yellow 5, make lemonade.
/ Why did the lemon stop rolling down the hill. Ran out of juice.
..........What's
a man supposed to do.........Gary US Bonds …..Out Of Work
America
is never wholly herself unless she is engaged in high moral
principle. We as a people have such a purpose today. It is to make
kinder the face of the nation and gentler the face of the world.
--George HW Bush
It
is a near perfect Friday morning. Fat, white clouds are being slowly
herded across a clear, bright blue sky. The 68°F temperature with
not a hint of wind is a delight. Birdsong is a little muted, perhaps
the lack of breeze does not carry it to our backyard. Inside the
house smells of brewing Moose Munch and frying bacon. I fix myself a
cup of the coffee; and I pour a little milk into my cup and into
Puck's bowl. But Puck turns over on his chair and goes to sleep.
Mmm, mouth full of sweetened tartness I sit down to write to you.
Hope
the weekend hands you champagne, ePistliers
First
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Protesters are being
criticized for looting businesses without forming private equity
companies first. --Submitted by th of ks
When
life hands you lemons, take them. Free stuff is great. / Friend of
mine lost his job at the lemon factory. He couldn't concentrate.
Happy
Superman Day! Did you know that Clark Kent's bathroom has a
superbowl.
..........Looking
forward to happier times.........Linda Ronstadt …..Blue Bayou
Trivia
Questions: It is the birthday of NYC or rather the
re-christening...
^
Where exactly was New Amsterdam first located?
^^
More or less what was the population of the city at the time the
English took over?
^^^
Why did the English take over the city?
^^^^
Where did the name New York come from?
^^^^^
About how big is Manhattan Island anyway?
Big
Hello:
Kamusta – Aklan (Philippines)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
I wish that children didn't grow up so quickly, that dogs lived
longer, that coffee was free, and that more minds were open.
--Audrey Paris. --Submitted by
RHOZ
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
52% of librarians have been kicked out of a bookstore.
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
If
life gives you melons, see a doctor, you have dyslexia. / Orthodox
rabbis like lemonade because it's acidic juice.
Clark
Kent's first job was in Ramen Shop. Back them they called him
Souperman
..........And
call my name out loud.........James Taylor …..You've Got A Friend
Moonbeam:
I want to go about like the light-footed goats. --Johanna Spyri
Naturally
Occurring Mandala of the Week: Butterfly egg
Next
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If
your phone rings during the concert, you will be required to go on
stage and play the bassoon. --Submitted by mja of ks
Week
of the Week: National Business Etiquette
Week (7-13) – There's awkward and then there's “the zoom meeting
is over and you and one other person can't figure out how to leave
the meeting” awkward.
If
life gave you lemons be glad it didn't give you coronavirus. / The
lemons are always hiding in the crisper because they are
yellow-bellied.
What
does Superman put in his Scotch? Just ice
..........To
see the evil and the good without hiding.........Jackson Browne
…..Doctor My Eyes
^
Nieuw Amsterdam (pronounced nivamstər'dam was established at the
southern tip of Manhattan Island.
Almanac:
It is Friday, June 12, 2020. The moon will be last quarter tomorrow
and is in Pisces. The United Nations has designated this World Day
Against Child Labor. It is Crowded Nest Awareness
Day, Loving Day, National Jerky Day, National Peanut Butter Cookie
Day, and Superman Day. In Finland it is Helsinki Day (1550) and in
the Philippines it is Independence Day (1898). Finally it is
Constitution Day on the islands of Turk and Cacios.
Among
those born on this day were Cosmos de Medici (1519),
Johanna Spyri (1829), Anthony Eden (1897), David Rockefeller (1915),
George Herbert Walker Bush (1924), Vic Damone (1928), Jim Nabors
(1932), and Marv Albert (1943).
On
June twelfth New Amsterdam was renamed New York (1665), Sophia,
Princess of Hanover, was given the English crown (1701), Congress
passed a law requiring US senators to be at least 30 years old
(1787), Vancouver discovered Vancouver (1792), the Territory of Iowa
was organized (1838), the first baseball game was played (1839),
Abernethy became the first governor of Oregon Country (1845), the gas
mask was patented (1849), the Comstock Silver lode was discovered in
Nevada (1959), Niagara Falls, Onatrio was incorporated (1903), Secret
Service extended its protection to include the president's family
(1917), the Farmer Labor Party was organized (Chicago, 1920), the
Baseball Hall of Fame opened (1939), Eddie Arcaro became the first
jockey to win the triple crown twice (1948), the Supreme Court
unanimously ended laws against interracial marriages (1967), Tricia
Nixon married Edward Cox in the White House (1971), and 750,000
anti-nuclear demonstrators ralled in Central Park (1982).
Night
Sky, 6/12:
The
Big Dipper hangs high in the northwest as the stars come out. The
Dipper's Pointers, currently its bottom two stars, point lower right
toward Polaris. Above Polaris, and looking very similar to it, is
Kochab, the lip of the Little Dipper's bowl.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Max
Picture of the Week:
Max recreating the King
of the World
scene from Titanic.
This
Week: Saturday, June 13 –
Worldwide Knit (and Crotchet) in Public Day & World Gin Day
Sunday,
June 14 – Flag Day & International Bath Day & Race
Unity Day
Night
Sky, 6/14: As
we count down the last few days to official summer (the solstice is
on June 20th), the big Summer Triangle shines high and proud in the
east after dark. Its top star is bright Vega. Deneb is the brightest
star to Vega's lower left, by 2 or 3 fists at arm's length. Look for
Altair a greater distance to Vega's lower right. Altair is midway in
brightness between Vega and Deneb.
Monday,
June 15 – Magna Carta Day & Global Wind Day & Prune
Day
Tuesday,
June 16 – Fudge Day and Bloomsday
Wednesday,
June 17 – World Tesselation Day
Night
Sky, 6/17:
Neptune,
(magnitude 7.9, in Aquarius) is well up in the east-southeast before
dawn begins, just a few degrees from Mars but Uranus
is
hidden in the glow of dawn.
Thursday,
June 18 – Autistic Pride Day & Recess At Work Day
When
life gives you lemons, throw them through life's window and run away.
/ The lemon texted the lime, “Sour you doing?”
Chuck
Norris and Superman had a bet. The loser had to wear their underwear
on their pants.
..........He
said, “Son, don't you understand.........Bruce Springsteen
…..Born In The USA
^^
In 1664 the population of New Netherland was almost 9,000, 2,500 of
whom lived in New Amsterdam.
'Nother
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week:
This is the first year I'm not going to Fiji due to COVID-19. I
usually don't go because I'm poor. --Submitted by
inrith
Moonbeam:
Corruption never has been compulsory. --Anthony Eden
Late
Night Snacks of the Week: Authorities are busy
erecting another fence that will go around the existing White House
fence, which will make two fences. So it looks like Drumpf is finally
getting his wall built after all. How long before we find out Don Jr
invested in a fence company? --Jimmy Kimmel / Please don’t buy the
false narrative that these are lawless mobs. The vast majority of
these protests have been peaceful. And you might not know that if you
watch cable news, because to the news, peace is boring. That’s why
CNN just launched their sister network: the Burning Trash Can
Channel. --Stephen Colbert / 79 times*** in three and a half years –
I haven’t used shampoo that much in the same time period.
And granted, I probably should’ve;
but how many times do you have to get in trouble before you get
fired. No other job works like that! If a commercial airline pilot
had been investigated 79 times for flying upside down and doing
barrel rolls while hammered on Goldschläger, we wouldn’t be like,
‘All right, man, 80 strikes and you’re out!’ --Seth Meyers
~~Number of times an abusive Miami police officer had been reviewed
for using excessive force. / As for people out there who maintain
that the statues are necessary for people to “learn their history”,
read a book That’s how you learn history. The bubonic plague was
a major event in history, but we don’t go around putting up statues
of rats. --Trevor Noah
Not
So Late Night Snacks of the Week: So cops
dressed up like evil hockey goalies are beating up people peacefully
protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. And yes,
there's still that global pandemic thing going on. But our president
spent most of the week in a White House bunker, watching TV. And I
guess what he saw was a lovely country with a smiling sun and rabbits
playing in the grass. But then they turned off the "Teletubbies"
and told him it was bedtime. --Peter Sagal Wait
Wait Don't Tell Me 6/5/20
Don't
confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view.
--George HW Bush
If
life gives you lemons, try to find someone to whom life has given
vodka. / Famous Lemons: Miley Citrus had a television show called
Hannah Sultana.
While
the batmobile was in the shop, Batman hired Superman to fly him to
crime areas.
..........Oh,
can you show me.........Bruce Springsteen
…..Born To Run
^^^
As a result of the 2nd Anglo-Dutch war (1665-67), England
kept Manhattan Island and the Dutch kept Surinam in South America.
The Dutch also remained in control of the Spice Islands.
Worthless
Fact of the Week:
Butterflies taste with their feet.
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/10-crazy-facts-about-animals7.htm
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Found of the Week:
Ben
& Jerry's Graveyard of Retired Flavors
--Submitted by
fnog
Wicked
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I saw
a bumper sticker saying: I am a veterinarian, therefore I can drive
like an animal. Suddenly I realized how many proctologists are on
the roads. --Submitted by inrith
Weird
Word of the Week:
Yedsirag – headman, foreman From very old English.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-yed1.htm
Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Temporarily reattach a loose wire under the hood of a car or truck.
Chew a stick of Wrigley's Spearmint Gum until the sugar is gone,
stick the well-chewed wad of gum on the connections, and t hen wrap a
piece of aluminum foil (as if it were a piece of tape) around the gum
to h old it in place. http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/wrigleys2.html
When
life gives you lemons make grape juice. Then sit back and watch as
the world wonders how you did it.
Superman:
I think what you do is great, Santa, but it won't get you into the
Justice League.
...........I'm
begging you, please.........Gary US Bonds
…..Take Me Back
^^^^
The city was renamed after the Duke of York (later James II &
VII).
Penultimate
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Some
people are like clouds, when they disappear it's a beautiful day.
Science
Fiction Convention Worthless Facts of the Week:
There were 9 conventions planned for this weekend. One named Utopia
2020
would have been held in Bedford, UK. It has been postponed to an
unlisted date. The other 8 would have been held in the US. 2 of them
has been postponed (SciFi Valley Con, Altoona, PA and SWFL SpaceCon
Ft Myers, FL) All the others have been canceled. Strangest Name –
LibertyCon
2020
(Chattanooga, TN) The website
suggests a lot of cosplay with the Statue of Liberty. (My vision was
the Anti-Sheltering folks) Worst Name – Utopia
2020 (I've
seen 2020, it's no Utopia, my friend). Most Intriguing Name – Ocean
Renaissance 2020
(Ocean City, MD) ...the tide will rise again...
https://scificons.com/events/
Actual
Science Convention Worthless Facts of the Week:
There are/were 29 mathematics conference scheduled on the 12th
of June 2020. None of them are in the US...cities run alphabetically
from Barcelona to Tokyo. I did not understand the title of a single
one of them. https://waset.org/mathematics-conferences
Puck
the Brave Episode of the Week:
Here is Puck the mighty tracker sniffing out clues.
You
should keep vodka and salt on hand just in case life hands you some
lemons. / Did you hear the terrible news about Lenny the Lemon; he
got lemon aids.
Gluten
is my Kryptonite
..........You
can't see the forest for the trees.........Linda
Ronstadt …..Different Drum
^^^^^
Manhattan is 22.82 square miles with a population of 1.629 million
(2019).
Month
of the Week: June is National Rivers
Month –Love watching rivers on the internet; I was live streaming
earlier. Personally, I would never swim in the river – much too
main stream.
Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm
the rainbow sheep of the family.
Today's
Peace of History, June
12, 1967: The US Supreme Court in
Loving v. Virginia struck down state miscegenation laws, those that
prohibited interracial marriage, as violations of a person’s right
to equal protection under the law, as guaranteed under the 14th
amendment.
Roses
are red, violets are nice, when life gives you lemons add vodka and
ice. / Do lemons have legs? Oh, then I have squeezed your canary into
my drink. Sorry.
Superman's
costume is that tight because it's size “s”.
..........Show
them the way you feel.........James Taylor
…..Shower The People
Masthead
of the Week:
Friday ePistle June 12, 2020, Citric ePistle. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Laughs, Love, and Lemonade. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511
Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam:
My strong game was ping pong. Relentless...steady. --Marv
Albert
Cost
of War:
As
of 6/4/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,034,793,683,930.
As
of 6/4/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,032,829,603,458.
As
of 6/4/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $971,791,889,758.
As
of 6/4/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $970,456,946,905.
As
of 6/4/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $771,338,467,620.
As
of 6/4/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $769,660,050,473.
As
of 6/4/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $330,940,585,093.
As
of 6/4/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $330,559,088,873.
As
of 6/4/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,108,865,481.322.
As
of 6/4/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,103,506,440.871.
International
exchanges are not a great tide to sweep away all differences, but
they will slowly wear away at the obstacles to peace as surely as
water wears away a hard stone. --George HW Bush
Famous
Last Words: And, I love you too --George Herbert Walker Bush
..........People
need some reason to believe.........Jackson Browne …..Running On
Empty
June
12, 1982: As part of the "No Nukes" movement during the
Cold War, the largest political rally in US history took place when
about 750,000 people went to NY's Central Park for the Rally for
Nuclear Disarmament, which features performances by Bruce
Springsteen, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and Gary
"U.S." Bonds.
When
life gives you lemons...freeze them and throw them at the people w ho
are making your life difficult. / Old lemons never die, they just
lose their zest for life.
May
Peace provide your flavor
And
Joy provide your sweetener
prairie
mama
christine
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