Famous First Words: Happy birthday to you... First singing telegram delivered to Rudy Vallee
Ah, the height of gardening season. It was all fun and games until the Jolly Green Giant got aphids. / Last year all the little signs with the name of the herbs blew away in a storm. So this year I planted them in alphabetical order.
...........Dreams may disappoint us as they often do........Rudy Vallee …..A Little Kiss Each Morning
Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life. --Nelson Mandela
It is a muggy (82°F, 62% Humidity – so, it could be worse) Friday morning. The sky is without clouds. The mulberry tree, however, is with cardinals and sparrows and even a robin. The mulberries must be getting close to ripe. There is a breeze that comes in gusts; at the moment the mulberry is dancing and the willow is still. High above every tree a single large bird flies swiftly towards the northeast. I cannot see what kind of bird it is. The call, twee- twee, twee-twee, that I hear does not come from the high flier. I have no coffee this morning but I take a long swig of water tasting pretty much like nothing. And there is an aroma of bacon coming from the kitchen, so everything's gonna be alright!
May your weekend grow great fun, ePistliers
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If the broom fits, ride it. --Submitted by Stirring the Cauldron
I learned to garden by trowel and error. / I was terrified of gardening until I finally grew a pear.
..........Tau sei bella, bella, bella, bella, bella.........Rudy Vallee …..Vieni, Vieni
Trivia Questions: This is the weekend of the Garlic Festival in Gilroy, CA
- ^ How much garlic does the average person consume per year?
- ^^ Where does all this garlic come from?
- ^^^ Can garlic really ward off blood suckers?
- ^^^^ Can you really use garlic for glue?
- ^^^^^ How many kinds of garlic are there?
Big Hello: Haawka – Kumeyaay ({Diegueño} Baja California) https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: It is no advantage to be near the light if the eyes are closed. --Augustine of Hippo
Image of the Week: In honor of the opening of Oppenheimer
Fake Library Statistics of the Week: For best results, all communication with the reference librarians should be in the form of a question. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
My daughter is a professional baker so she has a flour garden. / I finally had to dig up all my cantaloupe plants. They were making my dog melon collie.
..........We just seem to synchronize........Rudy Vallee …..My Time Is Your Time
Moonbeam: If I have done anything, even a little, to help small children enjoy honest, simple pleasures, I have done a bit of good --Beatrix Potter
Question of the Week: How do we know global warming isn't just Mother Nature having a hot flash? --John Wagner
Puzzle of the Week: From listener James Matthews, of Little Rock, Ark. Think of a six-letter word for something you might wear. Insert an "O" in the exact middle, and you'll get a phrase meaning "Not aware." What is it? NPR Sunday Puzzle 7/26/20
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Netflix condemns WGA strike for putting future show cancellations behind schedule. --The Onion
Last night I heard music and laughter from my herb garden. It turns out it was Party Thyme. / As a fundraiser the local gardening club is selling potting soil dirt cheap.
..........Once I built a railroad; I made it run........Rudy Vallee …..Brother, Can You Spare A Dime
^ Obviously, some people eat way more garlic than others, but overall, the average person eats about 2 lbs of garlic each year. That’s actually a lot of garlic! With the average clove weighing about 3 grams, 2 lbs of garlic are over 300 cloves.
Almanac: It is Friday, July 28, 2023. The moon was in the first quarter last Wednesday (7/26) and is in Sagittarius. The United Nations has declared this World Hepatitis Day (World Health Organization). Today is Buffalo Soldiers Day, National Milk Chocolate Day, and Volunteers of America Founders Day (1859), Because it is the last Friday in July it is also the Garlic Festival, National Talk in An Elevator Day, and Lumberjack Day.
Among those born on this day were Ibn al-'Arabi (1165), Thomas Heyward (1746), Philippe Fabre d'eglantine (1750), Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844), Beatrix Potter (1866), Marcel Duchamp (1887), Joe E Brown (1892), Rudy Vallee (1901), Earl S Tupper (1907), Vivian Vance (1907), Darryl Hickman (1930), Jacques D'Amboise (1934), Jim Davis (1945), Richard Wright (1945), and Sally Struthers (1947).
On July twenty-eighth Peru declared independence from Spain (1821), a total solar eclipse was first captured on a daguerreotype (1851), Parsifal was first produced (Bayreuth, 1882), the City of Miami was incorporated (1896), the foxtrot was introduced (NYC, 1914), Hoover evicted the bonus marchers camped in DC (1932), the first singing telegram was delivered (1933), Mussolini resigned (1943), the senate ratified the UN charter (89-2, 1945),Richard Nixon became the Republican candidate (1960), and Summer Jam rock festival featured the Grateful Dead, TheAllman Brothers Band and The Band (1973).
Night Sky, 7/28: Now the Moon shines just a few degrees left of Antares through the evening. But, of course, they're not the slightest bit close together. The Moon is 1.3 light-seconds from us. Antares, at a distance of about 550 light-years, is some 13 billion times farther away. Moreover, Antares is estimated to be almost 200,000 times larger in diameter. Nowhere in human experience but astronomy are things so different than they appear. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Fraternal Picture of the Week: How happy can three people be?
This Week: Saturday, July 29 – Global Tiger Day & Rain Day & National Get Gnarly Day,
Sunday, July 30 – Friendship Day & National Share A Hug Day & World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
Night Sky, 7/30: The Moon hangs just off the handle of the Sagittarius Teapot this evening. Binoculars may help you pick out the Teapot stars through the moonlight. Remember that the Teapot is about twice as wide as a typical binocular's field of view, so expect to sweep around a bit to get it all
Monday, July 31 – National Avocado Day & National Mutt Day & National Orgasm Day
Tuesday, August 1 – Girlfriend's Day & Lammas aka Loafmas & National night Out
Wednesday, August 2 – National Coloring Book Day & Take a Penny/Leave a Penny Day
Night Sky, 8/2: Saturn (magnitude +0.7, in dim Aquarius) rises in late twilight. It's highest in the south, and sharpest and steadiest in a telescope, before the first glimmers of dawn.
Thursday, August 3 – IPA Beer Day & National Hair Gloss Day & Watermelon Day
Greta spends so much time in her garden she's taken to wearing garden hose. / Little gnome fact, almost all garden gnomes have red hats.
..........Stand and drink a toast once again........Rudy Vallee …..The Stein Song
^^ Garlic is common in cooking in a wide range of cuisines, from Italian to African and many others, and it is cultivated and grown in nearly every country. As of 2012, however, 2/3 of the garlic grown in the world, nearly 46 billion pounds per year, comes from China. Garlic is originally native to Central Asia, so this makes sense.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: God loves you even when Christians don't. Sign in front of the Church of the Covenant. --Submitted by 98%
Saying of the Jewish Buddha of the Week: If there is no self, whose arthritis is this? --The Sayings of the Jewish Buddha --Submitted by jm of ks
Moonbeam: Even the smallest one can change the world. --Beatrix Potter
Video of the Week: Vivian Vance with Lucille Ball in the Candy Factory Scene (3:06) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnHiAWlrYQc
Not So Late Night Snacks of the Week: Barbie-hemier Day - savior of multiplexes. Not to be confused with Oppenhemier Barbie who comes with a Fedora and a little pink atom bomb. --Peter Sagal Wait Wait Don't Tell Me 7/22/23
My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. --Bryan Stevenson
I garden in the nude. It's a lot cheaper than a scarecrow. / Grace ran for president of the Garden Club on the Lawn and Order agenda.
..........She's happy with a fellow on each arm........Rudy Vallee …..Betty Coed
^^^ No, not vampires, though that particular piece of lore likely comes from garlic’s true ability. Garlic is a natural mosquito repellent. What a great reason to eat more this summer!
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The past tense of William Shakespeare would be Wouldiwas Shookspeared. --Submitted by sh or bc
Weird Word of the Week: Absquatulate (ab-SKWAGH-ə-late): Leave abruptly https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absquatulate ~~I like this because it thinks we can pronounce SKWACH.
Dragon of the Week: Garden Dragon
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Store Asparagus. Trim the ends of the stalks slightly, wet a sheet of Bounty Paper Towel, and wrap paper towel around the cut ends of the asparagus. Refrigerate, but do not store for more than a day or two. https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/bounty2.html
Remember: when you bury a body, cover the area with endangered plants so it's illegal to dig it up. / My garden always looked sad. So I started watering it with root beer.
..........wondering what the future will reveal.........Rudy Vallee …..I'm Just A Vagabond Lover
^^^^ If you’ve ever cut garlic, you’ve probably noticed the sticky residue the juice leaves on your hands. This actually works quite well as a bonding agent for small and delicate projects, like glass.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: My emotional support dog ate my comfort food. --Speedbump.com
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: GalaxyCon (27-30, Raleigh, NC) a 4-Day FESTIVAL OF FANDOM with celebrities, artists, writers, voice actors, cosplayers, entertainers, creators, wrestlers, fan groups, panelists, and PEOPLE LIKE YOU https://galaxycon.com/pages/galaxycon-raleigh?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiIOmBhDjARIsAP6YhSU4TzHPajHomHKTjiRryvlky0ol3Ori1bC6jBqRbGbGaUOiZ0Segs0aAt48EALw_wcB
Actual Science Conference of the Week: ChinaJoy X Game Connection (28-30. Shanghai) an ideal stage for the world’s best developers to showcase their works and to find an efficient bridge for business & investment. https://www.game-connection.com/about-game-connection-x-chinajoy/
Answer to Puzzle of the Week: Outfit → out Of it
My dog helped me plant daisies along the fence; but what came up was collie flowers. / When I told my mom that I'd planted chili peppers, she knitted them little sweaters.
..........Don't take it serious, it's too mysterious.........Rudy Vallee …..Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
^^^^^ When you walk into a grocery store, you might see a few different kinds of garlic. Some are white, some are purple, and some are huge. However, there are actually more than 450 types of garlic in the world, and not all of them are used in food.
Quote of the Week: You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea, Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding. --Neil Gaiman
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: What if my dog only brings this stick back because he thinks I like to throw it?
Today's Peace of History, July 28, 1982: San Francisco became the first U.S. city to ban the sale and possession of handguns. The law was struck down by state courts, which ruled the local law to be in violation of the California constitution which gives the state the sole power to regulate firearms.
I thought I planted a bed of lettuce and a few sweet peas. Turns out it was an all-you-can-eat buffet for the rabbits that live under the shed. / Geraldine started a business the replants fields by using crop dusting techniques. It's a reseeding airline.
..........the fundamental things apply.........Rudy Vallee …..As Time Goes By
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle July 28, 2023, Cold Frame ePistle. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS.
Moonbeam: There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you. --Beatrix Potter
Cost of War:
- As of 07/27/23 State Department War Costs since 2001: $212,791,285,233.
- As of 07/20/23 State Department War Costs since 2001: $212.237,316,368.
- As of 07/27/23 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,153,451,723,374.
- As of 07/20/23 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,151,904,414,751.
- As of 07/27/23 Homeland Security since 2001: $1,142,842,394,546.
- As of 07/20/23 Homeland Security since 2001: $1,142,240,673,167.
- As of 07/27/23 Veterans Care since 2001: $3,168,722,374,905.
- As of 07/20/23 Veterans Care since 2001:$3,156,994,650,047.
- As of 07/27/23 Military Costs since 2001: $3,035,545,381,593.
- As of 07/20/23 Military Costs since 2001: $3,034,279,693,112.
- As of 07/27/23 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $8,713,265,093,871.
- As of 07/20/23 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $8,697,660,179,757.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Where you live should not determine whether you live or whether you die. --Bono
Famous Last Words: Our Redeemer redeemed --Richard Wagner Parsifal
..........Adieu, adieu, kind friends, yes, adieu.........Rudy Vallee …..The Drunkard Song
I thought you were going to spend the day gardening? I did. I planted myself on this couch. / To distinguish herbs from weeds – pull them all up. The ones that come up again are weeds.
May Peace seed your flowerbed
And Joy water your plants
prairie mama
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