Famous First Words: Throw me something, Mista
Merry Mardi Gras!! Mardi Gras often translates to Where's my bra? / King Cake calories don't count.
..........They all got their own and they pass it all around..........Glen Frey …..Partytown
Peace is always beautiful. --Walt Whitman
It is a frigid (-13°F) Tuesday morning. Fortunately, there is no wind and the willow out the back window is still. The ground is covered with a couple of inches of snow. It is enough to cover everything and leave powdered sugar coatings on tree bark and fence tops. But is it not enough to disguise the texture of the ground – it's lumps of dried grass and plants, its small valleys and hills. As I look out my window there is no movement. No squirrels scamper, no birds flutter by, there is no car roaring off carrying humans to work or chores. Even the shadow on the privacy fence five yards away, the shadow of smoke blowing, even that small movement has stopped as the sun rises and changes its position. And the sun is shining, the sky is a pale blue without a cloud in sight. So, with the sound of the furnace humming – a very good sound in weather like this – and a cup of sweetened, creamed decaf to my face, I say, let the good times roll, ePistliers
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I hate scrabble. It's alphabet and math all mixed together. It's like school in a box. --Bonnie Mom
Fat Tuesday is really Fat Albert's cousin from New Orleans / Mardi Gras the day the help get paid in beads.
..........Play all my records, keep dancing all night........Leslie Gore …..It's My Party
No ePistle this Friday (19th), back with you on the 26th. Stay safe!
Trivia Questions: It is Kyoto Protocol Day.
^ The protocols went into effect on this day but when was it actually passed.
^^ How many parties (nations) have signed onto the protocols?
^^^ From what organization did the protocols arise?
^^^^ What is the main focus of the protocols?
^^^^^ What is the USA's current relationship to the protocol?
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Big Hello: Ɂédlánet'é - Chipewyan https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: It's interesting growing up and learning that most adults are not smart. I had my suspicions as a kid but I didn't think the situation was this dire. --Gennette Cordova --Submitted by dr of oh
Max Picture of the Week: Flyboy Max out for a stroll
Fake Library Statistic of the Week: 46% of meetings on library future tech are held in a room without working wifi. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
French Quarter Pounder: Hamburger covered in beads / Beignet, done that.
..........Everybody all aboard.........The Gap Band …..Party Train
Moonbeam: All literature is political. --LeVar Burton
Meditation Seed of the Week: From Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land ... windows reminded Michael, who was raised by Martians, of the living art on Mars.
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: What happens on a float, stays on the float.
Week of the Week: World Irish Dancing Week (13-20) --The clock in the antique shop had a sign that read Irish Step Dance Clock. When asked about it the proprietor said, The hands don't move at”. / Irish Dancing developed before antiperspirants.
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JK Rowling's Mardi Gras Book: Fantastic Beads and Where to Find Them. / We don't hide crazy, we parade it down the street.
..........To come along with me when I'm feeling wild.........Elvis Presley …..Party Doll
^ The Kyoto Protocol was adopted on 11 December 1997. Owing to a complex ratification process, it entered into force on 16 February 2005.
Almanac: It is Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The moon will be at first quarter on Friday and currently is in Aries. It is *Kyoto Protocol Day, *National Almond Day, *National Buna Day, Pancake Day Race (Between US and England), IHOP National Pancake Day, International Pancake Day aka Shrove Tuesday aka Mardi Gras and Paczki Day. Because it is the third Tuesday it is also Travel Africa Day.
Among those born on this day were Rhaticus (1514), Juan van Halen (1788), Franz von Holstein (1826), Johann Strauss (1866), Edger Bergen (1903), Marlene Bauer Hagge (1934), Sonny Bono (1935), Robin Clark (1935), LeVar Burton (1957), and Ice-T (1958).
On February sixteenth 9th recorded perihelion of Halley's Comet (374), Athenaeum was founded (18254), Orpheus by Franz Liszts premiered (1854), the Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks was founded (1868), Ladies Home Journal began publication (1883), the US Esperanto Club was orgnaized (1905), the first subway car with side doors began services in NY City (1909), Miranda, moon of Uranus, was first photographed (1947), and Jane Fonda and Tom Hayden divorced after 16 years (1989).
Night Sky, 2/16: Sirius, the Dog Star, blazes high in the southeast after dinnertime, the brightest star of Canis Major. Spot it lower left of Orion. In a dark sky with lots of stars visible, the stars of Canis Major can be connected to form a convincing dog profile. He's currently prancing on his hind legs; he wears Sirius on his chest. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Image of the Week: Austin, Texas got snow in several different storms. This is how they are keeping it weird.
This Week: Wednesday, February 17 – Ash Wednesday & My Way Day & Random Acts of Kindness Day
Thursday, February 18 – Discover Girl Day & Introduce A Girl to Engineering Day & Pluto Day
Night Sky, 2/18: Mars shines over the Moon when the stars come out this evening. Later in the evening the scene rotates clockwise with respect to your horizon, putting Mars to the Moon's upper right. They appear only about 4° apart during the evening for North America. In physical distance, though, Mars is 515 times farther away: 11 light-minutes compared to the Moon's 1.3 light-seconds. And, Mars is twice as large in diameter as the Moon.
Friday, February 19 – Best Friends Day & National Caregivers Day & Skate Shop Day
Saturday, February 20 – Love Your Pet Day & World Day of Social Justice & World Whale Day
Sunday, February 21 – International Mother Language Day & National Grain Free Day
Night Sky, 2/21: Have you ever seen Canopus, the second-brightest star after Sirius? In one of the interesting coincidences known to devoted skywatchers, Canopus lies almost due south of Sirius: by 36°. That's far enough south that it never appears above your horizon unless you're below latitude 37° N (southern Virginia, southern Missouri, central California). And there, you'll need a very flat south horizon. Canopus crosses the south point on the horizon just 21 minutes before Sirius does. When to look? Canopus is due south when Beta Canis Majoris — Murzim the Announcer, the star about three finger-widths to the right of Sirius — is at its highest due south over your landscape. That's probably sometime between 8 and 9 p.m. now, depending on how far east or west you live in your time zone. Look straight down from Murzim then.
Monday, February 22 – National Wildlife Day & Play More Cards Day & World Thinking Day
Tuesday, February 23 – Curling Is Cool Day & National Dog Biscuit Day & Tootsie Roll Day
Wednesday, February 24 – Forget Me Not Day & National Dance Day
Night Sky, 2/24: The bright star Pollux, one of the twins in the constellation Gemini, will appear near the waxing gibbous Moon. Pollux will appear about 4 degrees to the upper left of the Moon as evening twilight ends at 6:53 p.m. EST.
Thursday, February 25 – National Chili Day & International Toast Day
Katrina couldn't stop Mardi Gras, but COVID-19 can. / Emma Watson's latest movie is Beauty and the Beads.
..........It's early and I'm feeling fine.........TG Sheppard …..Party Time
^^ Currently, there are 192 Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: A group of children is called a migraine. --Submitted by INRITH
Moonbeam: There would be no Star Trek unless there were transporter malfunctions. --LeVar Burton
Late Night Snacks of the Week: Here's the skinny on late night snacks. For 8 years newsmax ran a late night monologue page. They hated Obama and were looking for jokes making fun of him. After he left, the Guardian took up the mantle because they hated Trump and wanted jokes that made fun of him. I'm tired of Trump jokes and of Trump anywhere, really. I have neither the time nor inclination to look up individual monologue and take notes. So I'm not sure about the fate of this section. ... Go on, git. Super Bowl ads that keep airing after the super bowl. It's like the weird 20 year old that hangs out at this old high school. --Jimmy Fallon
Ollie's Very Own Picture of the Week: Ollie – the real Cookie Monster – doing double duty as this week's Something Good That Happened in 2020 of the Week.
Not So Late Night Snacks of the Week: The CDC now recommends that everybody should wear two masks at once, one to cover your mouth and nose and one to hide your face in case you attack the Capitol. But - and this is true - you might think, well, two's good. Three's better. No, three masks is bad because your air can't pass through it, so it goes out the sides and defeats the purpose of the mask. So...Two is better than one, but three is worse than two. And eight is better than three because you suffocate, which at least means you won't get COVID. --Peter Sagal Wait Wait Don't Tell Me 2/13/21
Peace is the only battle worth waging. --Albert Camus
Fat Tuesday is the same as Charlie Sheen's Regular Tuesday. / I went to Mardi Gras and people gave me beads to keep my shirt on.
..........So I put my hands up.........Miley Cyrus …..Party in the USA
^^^ The Kyoto Protocol is based on the principles and provisions of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Mardi Gras in New Orleans – it's kind of a bead deal.
Weird Word of the Week: Ephebicide – the wanton mass slaughter of the young by the old. Coined by Monbiot in 2008 World Wide Words: Ephebicide
Worthless Fact of the Week: The last time every living person was on Earth was 21 years ago. Since October 31, 2000, there has always been someone on the International Space Station. A total of 240 people have visited it. --Submitted by dr of oh
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Make zippers glide easily. Rub a little Alberto VO5 Conditioning Hairdressing into the teeth of the zipper. Alberto VO5®: Wacky Uses
Puzzle of the Week: This challenge comes from listener Ben Austin, of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. It's not too hard. Name a major world city with a population in the millions. Take one letter in its name and move it two spots earlier in the alphabet. Reading backward, you now have the name of a major restaurant chain. What is it? NPR Puzzle Sunday 10/4/20
Insider's Mardi Gras: What happens on the float, stays on the float. / The real reason birds fly south in the winter is to line their nests with mardi gras beads.
...........Mix it with alcohol and go insane.........Damien Dempsey …..Party On
^^^^ ...committing industrialized countries and economies in transition to limit and reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in accordance with agreed individual targets. The Convention itself only asks those countries to adopt policies and measures on mitigation and to report periodically.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Taco Bell is selling fries. Burger King is selling tacos. KFC is putting Cheetos on chicken sandwiches. I knew we shouldn't have legalized marijuana. --Submitted by #RHOZ
Science Fiction Joke of the Week: How many science fiction writers does it take to change a light bulb? Two, but it’s actually the same person doing it. He went back in time and met himself in the doorway and then the first one sat on the other one’s shoulder so that they were able to reach it. Then a major time paradox occurred and the entire room, light bulb, changer and all was blown out of existence
Actual Science Joke of the Week: Now that it is confirmed that Apple will build a car, will it come with windows? --Submitted by FNOG
Answer to Puzzle of the Week: Sydney --> Wendy's
Insider's Mardi Gras: Spread a little sparkle wherever you go. / "It's Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Everybody has Mardi Gras fever. I was watching the 'Today' show earlier today and Tom Cruise was lecturing Matt Lauer about jambalaya." — David Letterman
..........Here's to the fast times, the times we felt alive.........All Time Low …..The Party Scene
^^^^^ Today, the United States accounts for 1/4 of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Despite voluntary climate change policies emissions are still growing 1,5% each year. Nevertheless, in 2001 the US together with some other countries decided to retreat from the Kyoto Protocol for greenhouse gas emission reductions. The reason that was given for this retreat was that developing countries were not involved in the Kyoto Protocol. It is stated that greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries will increase in the coming decades. According to some critics more than half of the world's greenhouse gas emissions will come from developing countries by 2025.
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Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If love is blind, how come lingerie is so popular. --Anti Valentine's Day --Submitted by nm of ks
Today's Peace of History: February 16, 1982: Citizens’ Action for Safe Energy (CASE) succeeded in stopping construction of Black Fox Nuclear Power Plant near Inola, Oklahoma. The Public Service of Oklahoma announced the cancellation, the first of its kind solely due to citizen protest.
Mardi Gras Anthem: From bead to shining bead. / I love Mardi Gras with every bead of my heart. / To say “mardi gras” in ASL just do an embellished jerk off motion.
..........There's music everywhere.........Childish Gambino …..The Party
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle February 16, 2021, ePistle eTouffee 21. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam: The unvarnished truth is that we have spent the last decade funding the machinery of war, and our children have been sacrificed. --LeVar Burton
Cost of War:
As of 2/15/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,105,101,973,823.
As of 2/11/20 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,104,012,027,938.
As of 2/15/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,019,574,233,691.
As of 2/11/20 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,018,833,484,497.
As of 2/15/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $831,407,690,100.
As of 2/11/20 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $830,476,491,392.
As of 2/15/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $344,592,671,283.
As of 2/11/20 Veterans Care since 2001: $344,381,049,874.
As of 2/15/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,300,677,371,040.
As of 2/11/20 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,297,704,094,919.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Peace is a full time job. It's protecting civilians, overseeing elections, and disarming ex-combatants. Peace like war must be waged. --George Clooney
Famous Last Words: Laissez les bons temps rouler, vienvenue.
..........Everybody's coming.........Wiggles …...Wiggly Party
Ash Wednesday: Fat Shaming Day aka Diet Wednesday. Last year the New Hampshire primary fell on Mardi Gras. The Big Chief won to vote.
May Peace be your good times
And Joy be your feast
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christine
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