Famous First Words: In the name of their peoples... Charter, Organization of American States
Wild Walpurgis to you all! Walpurgis (April 30) and Beltane (May 1) were once considered the last day of winter and the first day of summer. It was believed that witches rode through the skies on this night for reasons no one ever stated. In some countries Walpurgis is celebrated with wine and satire. --Summer bachelors, like summer breezes, are never as cool as they pretend to be. --Nora Ephron / Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth. - Erma Bombeck
..........Seein' things I may never see again..........Willie Nelson …..On The Road Again
I must say that "Give Peace a Chance" has always seemed to me to be sensible advice. --Pierre Trudeau
It is a gorgeous Friday morning. The sky is a clear blue without clouds. No breeze moves the willow branches nor cools the 55°F temperature. The yard must contain 30 shades of green from nearly-yellow chartreuse to almost-black forest. Birdsong and dog barks recite matins; not even a car motor intrudes on today's quietness. Even Puck does his business and comes back inside without greeting Bruno or shouting warnings to squirrels. I busy myself with morning chores before I inhale the steam coming from my cup of rich, sweetened decaf and it clears my sinuses of pollen and dust. I sit down at my computer still staring out the window into the beauty that is this day. I take a cautious drink and think about you. What a great morning.
Hope your weekend is a joy ride on your favorite broom, ePistliers.
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Whenever my artist girlfriend is sad I let her draw things on my body. I give her a shoulder to crayon. --Submitted by HPF
He had the look of one who had drunk the cup of life and found a dead beetle at the bottom. --P.G. Wodehouse / Here's an easy way to figure out if you're in a cult: if you're wondering whether you're in a cult, the answer is yes. --Stephen Colbert / I make mistakes; I'll be the second one to admit it. --Jean Kerr
..........let 'em be doctor and lawyers and such.........Willie Nelson …..Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Trivia Questions: Happy Birthday, Ice Cream Cone
^ What is the current consensus about when the first ice cream cone was sold?
^^ What is the earliest mention of cones for ice cream in literature?
^^^ What and When is Free Cone Day?
^^^^ How many of the 11 kinds of cones can you name?
^^^^^ What do you know about the world's largest ice cream cone?
Big Hello: Bok – Croatian https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Never give up on your dreams. Keep sleeping. --Submitted by sb of ar
Max Picture of the Week: Engineer turned botanist Max demonstrates his rolling foliage
Fake Library Statistic of the Week: Every library has that one mug that you never see anyone use but is always in a different spot away from the break room https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Welcome to Hell. Here's your accordion. --Gary Larson / Can you identify yourself? Certainly. I'd know me anywhere. --Terry Pratchett / The first time I see a jogger smiling, I'll consider it. --Joan Rivers
..........If we could start anew, I wouldn't hesitate..........Bobby Vee …..Tears On My Pillow
Moonbeam: If people suspect their Cattle Bewitched, if they be great Cattle, make the twelfth house their ascendant, and the eleventh their twelfth house, and vary your Rules with Judgment. --William Lilly
Meditation Seed of the Week: Is reading on the toilet considered multitasking?
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: God is a comedian whose audience is afraid to laugh. --Submitted by MMS
Week of the Week: Be Kind To Animals Week (2-7) --Did you hear about the racing snail who got rid of his shell? He thought it would make him faster, but it just made him sluggish. / What do you call an animal you keep in your car? A car pet ~~No, it is not all right to be nasty to animals the other 51 weeks.
Mysteries force a man to think, and so injure his health. --Edgar Allan Poe / Positive, adj.: Mistaken at the top of one's voice. --Ambrose Bierce / I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas? --Jean Kerr
..........I'm sorry, I was blind.........Willie Nelson …..You Were Always On My Mind
^ Ice cream cones were invented at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, Missouri by concessions vendors as a way for people to eat ice cream easily while they enjoyed the fair...or an ice cream vendor ran out of bowls and made a deal with a pancake vendor.
Almanac: It is Friday, April 30, 2021. The moon will be at third-quarter on Monday and is in Capricorn. It is National Animal Advocacy Day, National Bubble Tea Day, National Honesty Day, National Military Brats Day, National Prepareathon Day, National Raisin Day, Spank Out Day - USA, and Walpurgis Night. Because it is the last Friday it is also National Teach Children to Save Day and Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day.
Among those born on this day were William Lilly (1602), Jean-Baptiste de la Salle (1651), Rosalie Amstein (1846), Indrid Einarsson (1851), Queen Juliana (1909), Eve Arden (1912), Robert Shaw (1916), Al Lewis (1923), Cloris Leachman (1926), Edmund Cooper (1926), Willie Nelson (1933), Larry Niven (1938), Bobby Vee (1943), Jill Clayburgh (1944), Annie Dillard (1945), Johnny Galecki (1975), and Kirsten Dunst (1982).
On April thirith the brightest supernova in history was observed (1006), The Treaty of Westminster was signed (England & France, 1527), Jews were expelled from France (1563), Congreve's Love for Love premiered (London, 1695), the Treaty of Vienna was signed (Emperor Charles VI & King Philip IV, 1725), Washington was inaugurated (1789), the Department of the Navy was established (1798), Nicaragua declared independence from the Central American Federation (1838), San Jose State University formed (1857), Lincoln ordered federal troops to evacuate Indian Territory (1861), New York became the first state to charge a hunting licence fee (1864), the Boston Pops Orchestra was established (1885), the US annexed Hawaii (1900), the ice cream cone debuted (1904), the World Congress for Women's Rights concluded (Istanbul, 1935), television was demonstrated (1939), the charter for the Organization of American States was signed (Bogota, 1948), Mr Potato Head became the first toy advertised on television (1952), Fidel Castro received the Lenin-Peace Prize (1961), the US invaded Cambodia (1970), Haldeman and Ehrlichman resigned from the Nixon administration (1973), and Queen Juliana abdicated and Queen Beatrix ascended the throne of the Netherlands (1980).
Night Sky, 4/30: Face north just after nightfall, look very high, and you'll find the Pointers, the end stars of the Big Dipper's bowl, on the meridian pointing toward Polaris straight down below. From the Pointers to Polaris is about three fists at arm's length.. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Image of the Week: Puck refusing to show off his home executed haircut.
This Week: Saturday, May 1 – Beltane & Global Love Day & Hug Your Cat Day & Law Day & May Day
Sunday, May 2 – International Bereaved Mothers' Day & Lemonade Day & Pascha & World Tuna Day
Night Sky, 5/2: Even though May is here, wintry Sirius still twinkles very low in the west-southwest at the end of twilight. It sets soon after. How much longer into the spring can you keep Sirius in view? The farther north you are, the sooner Sirius is gone for the season.
Monday, May 3 – Garden Meditation Day & Lumpy Rug Day & Public Radio Day & Wild Koala Day
Tuesday, May 4 – Bird Day & Intergalactic Star Wars Day & National Teacher Day & World Give Day
Wednesday, May 5 – African World Heritage Day & Cartoonists Day & Cinco de Mayo & National Astronaut Day
Night Sky, 5/5: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower: In the predawn hours of May 6, observers get the chance to spot the Eta Aquarids at their peak. The maximum rate for shooting stars in a perfectly clear sky will be about 40 to 50 per hour, according to Cooke. These fast meteors travel across the sky at about 42 miles (67 kilometers) per second
Thursday, May 6 – National Children's Mental Health Day & National Day of Prayer & National Day of Reason
Nothing spoils romance so much as a sense of humor in the woman. --Oscar Wilde / People who smile while they are alone used to be called insane, until we invented smartphones and social media. --Mokokoma Mokhonoana / It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows. --Erma Bombeck
..........Bluebirds singin' a song.........Willie Nelson …..Blues Skies
^^ During the 1770s, ice cream was referred to as iced puddings or ice cream puddings. The cones used were referred to as wafers. During this period, wafers were considered as “stomach settlers” and were served at the end to the meal to calm digestion. They eventually became luxurious treats and were an important element of the dessert course. When rolled into “funnels” or “cornucopias,” they could be filled with fruit pastes, creams, and iced puddings.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I saw a microbiologist today. He was much bigger than I expected. --Submitted by INRITH
Moonbeam: Learning without piety produces a proud device; piety without learning produces a useless one.--Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Late Night Snacks of the Week: Earth Day is like prom in that every year has a theme This year’s being “Restore Our Earth”. Yes, we have to, or pretty soon the theme’s gonna be ‘Enchantment Under the Sea’ --Stephen Colbert / The holiday started “with very lofty goals, and it kinda turned into ‘guys, please, just for one day try not to light garbage on or near a panda bear, OK?’ --Jimmy Kimmel / America can't be racist because it elected two Black people who half the country hates for reasons they can't quite put their finger on. --Trevor Noah
Ollie's Very Own Picture of the Week: Ollie is King of the World – or at least Seattle
Not So Late Night Snacks of the Week: The trend in post-pandemic dating, we are told, will be, quote, "honesty bombing." And that's being upfront and honest about everything right away because we now know after the pandemic, there's just no more time to waste screwing around. If you date - if you go on a date post-pandemic, expect the person to open with, right, I don't care about the "Avengers" movies or sports. I worry about becoming my mother, and I will. And I load the dishwasher all wrong. Now, you go. --Peter Sagal Wait Wait Don't Tell Me 4/24/21
We should aim for peaceful coexistence at least and trans-cultural synergy at best. --Nayef Al-Rodan
An honest politician is an oxymoron. --Mark Twain / I suppose that in no educational institution can one become an educated person. --Mikhail Bulgakov / Brevity is the soul of lingerie. --Dorothy Parker
..........Just and old sweet song.........Willie Nelson …..Georgia On My Mind
^^^ In honor of Free Cone Day on Tuesday, March 15, participating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill locations across the United States will offer a free small vanilla soft-serve cone. Ben & Jerry also have a free cone day but they have postponed it in 2021 because of COVID-19.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If the news is fake, imagine how bad history is. --Submitted by ag of ks
Weird Word of the Week: Haruspex – a priest or priestess of ancient Rome who interpreted omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals. World Wide Words: Haruspex
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Thread a needle. Stiffen the end of the thread with Alberto V05 Hair Spray so it can be easily poked through the eye of a needle. Alberto VO5® Hair Spray: Wacky Uses
Puzzle of the Week: This challenge came from listener Theodore Regan, of Scituate, Mass. Name a famous actor — 4 letters in the first name, 7 letters in the last. You can change the first letter of the actor's first name to name a bird. And you can change the first letter of the actor's last name to name a mammal. Who's the actor?
A girl with brains ought to do something with them beside think. --Anita Loos / The problem with winter sports is that –follow me closely here – they generally take place in the winter. --Dave Barry / There are two million interesting people in New York and only eighty-eight in Los Angeles. --Neil Simon
...........Why do I let myself worry.........Willie Nelson …..Crazy
^^^^ Kinds of Cones: 1) Cake cones 2)Waffle Cones 3) Sugar Cones 4) Pretzel Cones 5) Waffle Bowls 6) Chocolate Dipped Cones 7) Kid Cones 8) Twin Cones 9) Jacketed Cones 10) Ice Cream Sandwich Wafers 11) Gluten Free Cones
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Even if you're fully vaccinated, the CDC still recommends not listening to men with no medical qualifications on any subject related to reproductive healthcare. --Kate Kelly --Submitted by MMS
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Metrotham Con 2021 (30-2) Chattanooga, TN “Oh the Horror”. HOME | Metrotham Con
Actual Science Convention of the Week: International Congress on Cell Science and Molecular Biology (4/1-2, San Juan, PR) current technology, techniques and solutions in Cell Science and Molecular Biology International Congress on Cell Science and Molecular Biology (worldresearchsociety.com)
Answer to Puzzle of the Week: Mark Ruffalo – Lark, Buffalo
Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy. --H L Mencken / Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. --Robert Benchley / If all the girls attending the Yale prom were laid end to end, I wouldn't be surprised. --Dorothy Parker
..........That's a question I'm still unable to answer..........Bobby Vee …..How Many Tears
^^^^^ The world record for the largest ice cream cone ever made was achieved in 2015 in Norway with a cone over 10 feet high!
Ultimate Talk Like Shakespeare Day Video That Somehow Didn't Make It Into Willie's ePistle of the Week: Hamlet :: To Be or NOT To Be - that IS the question?! - Toby Simkin ★ Broadway
Extreme Topiary of the Week:
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I remember sitting in psychology class learning about Pavlov, thinking those stupid dogs, and then the bell went and we all had lunch. --Gary Delaney --Submitted by sd of ks
Today's Peace of History, April 30, 1917: The American Friends Service Committee was founded to provide young Quakers and other conscientious objectors the opportunity to serve those in need as an alternative to military service in what was later known as World War I. They worked with British Friends assisting refugees from that conflict.
I worship the quicksand he walks in. --Art Buchwald / After being turned down by numerous publishers, he had decided to write for posterity. --George Ade / Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. --Phyllis Diller
..........The winds of change are always blowing.........Willie Nelson …..To All The Girls I've Loved Before
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle April 30, 2021, Wal-lie's ePistle. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam: Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you. --Annie Dillard
Cost of War:
As of 4/29/21 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,125,652,358,929.
As of 4/22/21 Military Costs of War since 2001: $3,123,671,746,795.
As of 4/29/21 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,033,540,501,779.
As of 4/22/21 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,032,194,531,194.
As of 4/29/21 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $848,965,283,317.
As of 4/22/21 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $847,273,211,063.
As of 4/29/21 Veterans Care since 2001: $348,583,036,396.
As of 4/22/21 Veterans Care since 2001: $348,198,474,550.
As of 4/29/21 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,356,742,156,094.
As of 4/22/21 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $5,351,338,862,510.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age. --Adlai Stevenson
Famous Last Words: In admiring me, you misplace the novelty. --William Congreve Love For Love
..........Only memories remain.........Willie Nelson …..Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
Frisbeetariansim is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck there. --George Carlin / Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday. --Don Marquis / You know how sometimes you lie in bed at night and think, “What if the law of gravity just wears out and lets go and I drift into space?” Does that ever make you anxious? --Elaine May
May Peace inform your days
And Joy flood your nights
prairie mama
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