Famous First Words: Bereshit Bara Elohim... In the beginning God created The Pentateuch ~~bara is translated created but it is only used with Elohim (gods)
1t has been 16 years since the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Declassified Pluto. Pluto never made a full orbit around the sun between discovery and declassification...We named a planet after a cartoon dog, and before it even turned one in doggy years, we put it down. / Size matters - ask Pluto
..........I thought you'd last forever, but you came and you went..........My Brightest Diamond …..To Pluto's Moon
For what is done or learned by one class of women becomes, by virtue of their common womanhood, the property of all women. --Elizabeth Blackwell
It is a cold (20°F) Friday morning. The sun is shining, off and on, through a series of stringy clouds reaching from the north down to the south. Each row is a glossy gold. There is little wind to insist on this cold but still it seeps in between the glove and coat sleeve. There is the noise of a motor grinding, painfully coming to life, but I cannot find the source; it drowns out birdsong and squirrel chatter. I hurry through my chores and return to the house as fast as I can. Inside the air smells of brewing coffee (2 different kinds) and tension. Puck spent the time I was gone dog-splaining his rules for the house, much to the dismay of the two cats and one human in ear shot. But he is quiet now, sleeping on his blanket. And the coffee is done and I sweeten and cream it and carry it to my desk. I breathe in the warmth and steam to clear my nose and my head. That first slow, long sip is so satisfying but not nearly so much as writing to you.
Hope your weekend is big enough to classify, ePistliers
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I read the book of Job last night. I don't think God comes out well in it. --Virginia Woolf
I think Pluto was relieved to be declassified. For one thing it could stop being secret. For another, it takes off the pressure to act like an adult planet. / Most people found out about Pluto's demotion in the Orbituaries.
..........They've just reported you've been overthrown (aah ahh ahh) from your solar throne for good..........Clare & the Reasons …..Pluto
Trivia Questions: Happy Birthday, Liechtenstein!
^ How big is little Liechtenstein?
^^ What is Liechtenstein's biggest city?
^^^ Liechtenstein is double landlocked by what 2 nations?
^^^^ In what 20th century decade were women in Liechtenstein granted suffrage?
^^^^^ What do you know about crime in Liechtenstein?
Big Hello: Kabkaaw – Iloko (Luzon & Mindanao) https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: My Harold was thinking about becoming a Buddhist, but then his knee went out and he couldn't sit that way, so he became a Methodist. --Submitted by MMS
Max Picture of the Week: Max and the beautiful smile
Fake Library Statistics of the Week: On Monday morning librarians will overstate how much they read over the weekend by at least 47%. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
The inner planets are such snobs - we have oxygen...we have water. and the outer planets are so big they never wanted Pluto on their teams. So how is not being a planet any different. / Pluto: It's Self Ex-Planetary.
..........Four of us live in the Kuiper belt.........Kids Learning Tube …..Dwarf Planet Blues
Moonbeam: Television – a medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done.
Meditation of the Week: If people made up a conspiracy theory about you, what would it be?
Puzzle of the Week: From listener Jay Feldman, of Davis, Calif. What three common five-letter nicknames — one girl's, two boys' — have the same last four letters and alphabetically consecutive initial letters. Or to put it another way... Think of three common five-letter nicknames — one girl's, two boys' — that have alphabetically consecutive initial letters and the same last four letters. What common nicknames are these? --NPR Puzzle Sunday 1/23/22
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The Wisconsin GOP has just banned teaching about the Green Bay Packers loss in schools. Submitted by jm
Week of the Week: National Handwriting Analysis Week (23-29) If you cross a green monster with a fountain pen you get the Ink-credible Hulk. / A mother asked her daughter why the writing in her thank you letter to grandpa was so large. She explained it was because grandpa was deaf and she wanted to write loud. ~~Always the week than includes John Hancock's birthday (23)
There are 8 planets but there are an unknown number of (the current guess is 120) dwarf planets. It's much easier to find someone whith which it really clicks. / And the parties are way better.
..........Pluto, silly goose, why did you hide.........Sufjan Stevens …..Pluto
^ Liechtenstein is Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over 160 square kilometers (62 square miles) and a population of 38,749 (in 2019). The state of Connecticut is 78 times larger than Liechtenstein. Vatican City has about the same population.
Almanac: It is Friday. January 28, 2022. The moon will be new on Tuesday and is in Sagittarius. It is Data Privacy Day, National Kazoo Day, and Thank A Plugin Developer Day.
Among those born on this day were, Edouard Manet (1832), Ernst Abbe (1840), Han Heinrich Hochberg (1843), Frank Carlson (1893), Humphrey Bogart (1899), Konstanty I Galczynski (1905), Dan Duryea (1907), Dan Smith (1911), Ernie Kovacs (1919), Walter M. Miller, Jr (1923), Jeanne Moreau (1928), Rutger Hauer (1944), and Patrick Simmons (1950).
On January twenty-eighth the Islamic calendar began (638), the Pentateuch was first printed (1492), the Royal Exchange in London opened (1571), the Triple Alliance was signed (England, Netherlands & Sweden, 1668),
Liechtenstein was created (1719), Georgetown University was founded (1789), Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell became the first US female physician (1849), the National Archery Association formed (IN, 1879), the Great God Brown premiered (1926), Tombaugh photographed Pluto for the first time (1930), the 20th Amendment passed changing the inauguration date. (1933), Paderewski became premier of the Polish government in exile (1940), Jerusalem was named capital of Israel (1950), the 24th amendment passed outlawing poll tax in federal elections (1964), After the Fall premiered (1964), the entire population of Istanbul was put under 24 hour house arrest (1972), Barney Miller premiered (ABC, 1975), Roots premiered (ABC, 1977), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted it's first artists (1986), the second Julian Period will begin (3268).
Night Sky, 1/28: The big Northern Cross in Cygnus, topped by Deneb, stands nearly upright over the northwest horizon after dark. As evening grows late it sinks to the horizon and down into it, like a sword plunging into the ground. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Image of the Week: Dashiell's new car – 2022 Toyota Corolla
This Week: Saturday, January 29 – Freethinkers Day & Fruitcake Toss Day & National Seed Swap Day
Sunday, January 30 – Inane Answering Message Day & Croissant Day
Night Sky, 1/30: Spot the equilateral Winter Triangle in the southeast. Sirius is its brightest and lowest star. Betelgeuse stands above Sirius by about two fists at arm's length. To the left of their midpoint is Procyon. Can you discern their colors? Sirius (spectral type A0) is cold white, Betelgeuse (M2) is pale orange, and Procyon (F5) is much paler yellowish white.
Monday, January 31 – Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day & Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day & Street Children Day
Tuesday, February 1 – African American Coaches Day & Chinese New Year 2022 & Freedom Day
Wednesday, February 2 – Candlemas aka Imbolc & Groundhog (Marmot, Hedgehog) Day & Sled Dog Day
Night Sky, 2/2: Meanwhile, the Great Square of Pegasus is sinking low in the west, tipped onto one corner. And the Big Dipper is creeping up in the north-northeast, tipped up on its handle.
Thursday, February 3 – Feed the Birds Day & National Sweater Day & Optimist Day
First Test: Pluto passed the first test. It has that sexy round shape that gravity creates. So, the size wasn't the problem, afterall, and the breathalator was negative. / Pluto is not a planet; he's a dyslexic god.
..........a smallish ball of frozen rock...methane and nitrogen.........Christine Lavin …..Planet X
^^ Liechtenstein’s capital city, Vaduz, has a population of around 5,425, but its largest city is the mostly unheard-of town of Schaan, barely eking out a victory with about 583 more people than Vaduz.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I thought the dryer was making my clothes shrink. Turns out it was the refrigerator. --Submitted by bc of tx
Moonbeam: One should be embarrassed to speak of God in the third person. --Walter M Miller Jr
Strange Fact of the Week: Dear Sneeze: If you’re going to happen, happen. Don’t just put a stupid look on my face and then leave.
Video of the Week: The Mos Eisley Kazoo Orchestra playing the themes from Star Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29hWXkk4bb0
Not So Late Night Snacks of the Week: In a corporate mascot merger the Michelin man is deflating his tires and becoming a Weight Watchers spokesperson --Mo Rocca Wait Wait Don't Tell Me 1/22/22
It is not easy to be a pioneer – but oh, it is fascinating. --Elizabeth Blackwell
Test 2: Pluto has not yet cleared the neighborhood of its orbit. This makes it sound like a dirty room scenario...You can't be called a grown up while there is mold growing on the laundry stacked in your room. / Planets are expected to be gravitationally aggressive and make moons out of any rock in their orbit. So Pluto was both small and a pacifist.
..........Once a planet but now a pseudo.........Cyne …..Never Forget Pluto
^^^ Both of the countries that border Liechtenstein—Austria to the north and east and Switzerland to the south and west—are themselves landlocked. The only other double land locked country is Uzbekistan.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Hamburger Helper only works if the hamburger is ready to accept that it needs help. --Submitted by bc of tx
Weird Word of the Week: dekko - a slang term for a quick look. From the Hindi dekho see https://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dek1.htm
Ollie's Very Own Picture of the Week: Ollie and Mickey ~~another great smile
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Deodorize cloth diapers. Mix one-half cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in two quarts of water and soak diapers in the solution. https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/armhammer.html
I was catfished once. For thirty years Pluto had me convinced it was a planet. / Mickey's dog was named Pluto because he wasn't a planet. / Dear NASA, I was big enough for your mother. Pluto
...........Say you wanna go to Pluto, me and you, we are the same.........Astronaut Chick …..Future
^^^^ After three previous referendums failed, Liechtensteinerinnen (female residents of Liechtenstein) were granted the right to vote in national elections in 1984. The referendum involved only male voters, obviously, and passed by a mere 51.3%. And despite that, women STILL couldn’t vote in local elections until 1986.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Anyone who has time to clean is not reading nearly enough.
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Star Trek The Cruise VI: An Unconventional Voyage (1/26-2/5) - Port Canaveral, Nassau, San Juan, St Maarten https://www.startrekthecruise.com/
Vintage Players One Liner of the Week: I'm more confused than a chameleon in a bag of Skittles.
Actual Science Conference of the Week: International Conference on Automation and Control Engineering (28-29, NYC) Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. https://waset.org/automation-and-control-engineering-conference-in-january-2022-in-new-york
Answer to Puzzle of the Week: Jenny, Kenny, & Lenny
The real reason the planets dumped Pluto: Pluto struck a deal with Neal DeGrasse Tyson so it could hide while it amassed weapons for an ultimate take over of the galaxy. / NASA says the New Horizons probe found that Pluto is remote, hostile, and barren, this means it's now the front-runnter to run Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.
..........You're going where no man has gone before........Dead Kennedys …..One Way Ticket to Pluto
^^^^^ Liechtenstein has one of the world’s lowest crime rates, with its last murder occurring in 1997 and its prison holding very few inmates. Citizens who are given prison sentences longer than two years are transferred over to Austria. The crime rate is so low that the average Liechtenstein resident reportedly doesn’t even lock her front door.
My Own Writing of the Week: I was probably one of those who felt like the negotiating team was facing the enemy; but I was aware that this was not the stance of the sisters. Sitting through that session was a defining moment in my life. It was both enlightening and disheartening. The pinnacle of power of a major university was a bunch of boys with their own personal and collective agendas, their needy egos and their insecurities. Their humanness showed. To this day when I think of that meeting I ask: Is that all there is? In their defense, they had been up all night, in meetings all night. Their Friday night plans had been spoiled. They were tired, perhaps hungry. But then, we had been up all night too. We were tired but hardly foggy. --from An Act Surprising ...a memoir of a February Sister **The February Sisters negotiating with SENEX – 2/5/72
Quote of the Week: One idiot is one idiot. Two idiots are two idiots. Ten thousand idiots are a political party. --Franz Kafka
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Well, they just got engaged, but there's 200 pages left so it's not looking good. --my daughter on Jane Eyre --Submitted by writer's relief
Today's Peace of History, January 28, 1995: Over 100 members of the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia went to a Red Army training camp to reclaim their sons. Since its founding in 1989 the Soldiers' Mothers Committee has worked to expose human rights violations within the Russian military and has consistently supported a true alternative service option for conscientious objectors.
Poor Pluto is 4.5 billion years old and still sitting at the kids' table. / Disney scientists have determined that Pluto is too small to be a dog.
..........Oh My God..........Lil Uzi Vert …..Baby Pluto
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle January 28, 2022, dEclassified ePistle Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. 2511 Morningside Dr. Lawrence, KS 66047
Moonbeam: Ask for an omen, then stone it when it comes – de essentia hominum. --Watler M Miller, Jr
Cost of War:
As of 1/20/21 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,943,459,646,812.
As of 1/20/21 Military Costs of War since 2001: $2,942,287,582,459.
As of 1/27/21 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,095,723,197,960.
As of 1/20/21 Homeland Security Costs since 2001: $1,095,122,932,855.
As of 1/27/21 State Department War on Terror Costs since 2001: $169,411,937,124.
As of 1/20/21 State Department War on Terror Costs since 2001: $168,859,267,217.
As of 1/27/21 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,032,288,421,518.
As of 1/20/21 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,030,744,542,734.
As of 1/27/21 Veterans Care since 2001: 2,250,270,493,668 .
As of 1/20/21 Veterans Care since 2001: 2,238,569,272,067 .
As of 1/27/21 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $7,491,157,842,006.
As of 1/20/21 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $7,475,587,847,612.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Prejudice is more violent the blinder it is... --Elizabeth Blackwell
Famous Last Words: How d'yah spell it? --Captain The Great God Brown by Eugene O'Neill
..........The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see are moving at a million miles a day In an outer spiral arm, at forty thousand miles an hour of the galaxy we call the 'milky way'..........Monty Python .....The Galaxy Song
Planet or Dwarf it's still icy, bitter, and small / Don't feel bad, Pluto, I'm not a planet either.
May Peace paint your walls
And Joy pave your walk
prairie mama
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