Famous First Words: Hey, what's up, kiddo? --Madeline Kahn as Trixie Delight in Paper Moon
Happy International Coffee Day!! It's a Brew-tiful day. / Sometimes I wake up and think “Maybe, I won't have coffee today.” And then I laugh and laugh because it's good to tell yourself funny jokes in the morning. / It's not procrastinating if you're drinking coffee, it's procaffinating”.
..........They've got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil..........Frank Sinatra …..The Coffee Song
UN Peacekeeping helps countries navigate the difficult path from conflict to peace.
It is a gorgeous Friday morning. The 72°F is pleasant, neither hot nor cold; the light wind from the southeast keeps the willow branches in dancing mode and keeps the mulberry its stiff, stately wave. A sparrow lands on the utility wire right outside my window, but doesn't stay until I finish the sentence about her. Bird song is cheerful but the sunflower has lost all but one smidgen of its yellow. Ironically, I sip my decaf. Also ironically, this day is getting warmer very quickly even though the morning world is awash with signs of autumn – drifting leaves, thinning branches, deep earthy colors and the smell of wood smoke and warming soil. Anyway, you might as well pour a cup (or another cup) of coffee and read the rest.
Hope your weekend is like your coffee, rich and strong, ePistliers.
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I can't believe complain-about-bugs-and-humidity season is almost over. --Steinberg
That racing snail that Dr Doolittle rode got that way because he drank coffee every time he felt sluggish. / This just in...Bench Press is stronger than French Press.
..........Good mornin', baby, how you doin' this mornin'?........Mississippi John Hurt …..Coffee Blues
Trivia Questions: Save the Koala Day!
- ^ Why do the Koalas need to be saved?
- ^^ How many Koalas are in the wild today, more or less?
- ^^^ Would you adopt a Koala?
- ^^^^ How many Koalas are there in zoos in the US?
- ^^^^^ How can you find out about Koala scat and poop?
Big Hello: Sveiki – Latvian https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: We need to talk about the elephant in the womb. https://www.facebook.com/PatheticHilarious
Image of the Week: The 2023 Tom and Anne Moore Peace and Justice Award
Fake Library Statistics of the Week: If you really want a librarian to open up, don't ask them about their favorite book, ask them about the book they hate the most. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
I love the smell of socially acceptable chemical dependence in the morning. / Instant coffee is rude because it has no filter.
..........maple syrup and jam.........Prince …..Starfish And Coffee
Moonbeam: No matter what hyenas sound like, they are not actually laughing. --Bob Newhart
Question of the Week: Could Tokyo have prevented King Kong's rampage with a giant cup of coffee?
Puzzle of the Week: The Roman numeral for 38 is XXXVIII. What is special or unusual about this Roman numeral that sets it apart from every other Roman numeral that can be written? --PBS Sunday Puzzle 8/25/13
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I thought getting old would take longer.
As a coffee cup, I find it hard to find a Halloween costume that doesn't offend somebody...French Roast...Italian Blend...Irish Cream? / The difference between coffee and your opinion is that I asked for coffee.
..........And only want a little company.........Kate Bush …..Coffee Homeground
^ Koalas are one of Australia’s most iconic and beloved animals, but they face threats from habitat loss, climate change, disease, and human activity, contributing to population declines.
Almanac: It is Friday, September 29, 2023. The moon is full (Corn) today and is in Aries. It is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste Reduction, International Coffee Day, National Biscotti Day, National Attend Your Grandchild's Birth Day, Save the Koala Day, Urban National Wildlife Refuge Day, VFW Day, World Heart Day, and Silent Movie Night. Because it is the last Friday of September it is also Hug a Vegetarian Day, Save The Koala Day, Support Purple for Platelets Day, Vegan Baking Day. Finally, because it is the last school day of the month it is Ask A Stupid Question Day.
Among those born on this day were Horatio Nelson (1758), Enrico Fermi (1901), Gene Autry (1907), Greer Garson (1908), Michaelangelo Antonioni (1912), Trevor Howard (1916), Bob Newhart (1929), Anita Ekberg (1931), Jean-Luc Ponty (Mothers of Invention, 1942), Madeline Kahn (1942), Lech Wakesa (1943), and Bryant Gumbel (1948).
On September twenty-ninth the first marriage bureau opened in England (1650), Scotland Yard was established (1829), Belasco opened his first Broadway theater (1902), the Steinhart Aquarium opened in Golden Gate Park (1923), radio was first used in a presidential campaign (1936), the US Merchant Ship, Booker T Washington, commanded by a black captain was launched (Hugh Mulzac, 1940), television aired the first football game in color (1951), the Milton Berle Show premiered (1953), Canadian launched its first satellite, Alouette 1, (1962), the Rolling Stones began their first tour as an opening act for Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers (1963), Florence Griffith Joyner set the women's 200m record (21.34, 1988) and the UN Peacekeeping forces won the Nobel Peace Prize (1988).
Night Sky, 9/29: Even as the stars come out in late twilight, Cassiopeia is already higher in the northeast than the sinking Big Dipper is in the northwest. Later in the evening, Cassiopeia's broad W pattern wheels higher and stands on end (its fainter end). Also in the early evening, look above the bright Moon to see if you can make out the Great Square of Pegasus through the moonlight. It's balancing on one corner, making it the Great Diamond of Pegasus? The line from its top corner through its bottom corner points down at the Moon. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Fraternal Picture of the Week: Oh No! Too late ...
This Week: Saturday, September 30 – National Ghost Hunting Day & International Lace Day & National Love People Day
Sunday, October 1 – National Black Dog Day & Willy Wonka Day
Night Sky, 10/1: Cygnus the Swan floats nearly straight overhead these evenings. Its brightest stars form the big Northern Cross. When you face southwest and crane your head up, the cross appears to stand upright. It's about two fists at arm's length tall, with Deneb as its top. Or to put it another way, when you face that direction the Swan appears to be diving straight down. Migrating away for fall?
Monday, October 2 – Name Your Car Day & Peanuts (the cartoon) Day & World Farm Animals Day
Tuesday, October 3 – Techies Day & National Fruit At Work Day
Wednesday, October 4 – National Taco Day & Walk & Roll To School Day
Night Sky, 10/4: Jupiter (magnitude –2.8) rises in the east-northeast around the end of twilight. Watch for it to come up under the brightest stars of Aries. Jupiter dominates the eastern sky through late evening and shines highest in the south during the early-morning hours.
Thursday, October 5 – World Teachers Day & Get Funky Day & Victims of Marijuana Prohibition Day
I don't rise and shine. I caffeinate and hope for the best. / When I said to the Barista, “Just hand me a coup. It'll be easier if I draw it out for you.” the whole Starbuck's laughed and laughed. It was a real Brewhaha.
..........I'm mournin' all the mornin'..........Ella Fitzgerald …..Black Coffee
^^ There are less than 60,000 Koalas left in the wild.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm so old, I was a waitress at the Last Supper.
Moonbeam: All I can say about life is, “Oh, God, enjoy it.” --Bob Newhart
Video of the Week: Steinhart Aquarium video (:50) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-66JWb7Zf8
Not So Late Night Snacks of the Week: The bad news, they lost a 100 million dollar stealth fighter jet. The good news is the stealth thing really works...and the saddest part was watching the poor pilot walking around the airbase parking lot clicking his keys. --Peter Sagal Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me 9/23/23
We have unique strengths, including legitimacy, burden sharing, and an ability to deploy troops and police from around the world, integrating them with civilian peacekeepers to address a range of mandates set by the UN Security Council and General Assembly.
Coffee: my survival juice. / Coffee is how the magic happens: *the magic of saying words in the right order *the magic of finding my car keys *the magic of remembering what day of the week it is.
..........Tell the kids I came last night and kissed them while they slept.........Bob Marley …..One Cup Of Coffee
^^^ Adopting a koala is one way you can help protect this iconic animal. Your symbolic adoption could go towards protecting koalas against the deadly koala Chlamydia disease, up scaling the capacity of wildlife hospitals, and protecting and restoring their forest homes. https://wwf.org.au/adopt/adopt-a-koala/
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: First Presbyterian Church Sign: A friendly reminder Jesus wasn't White, Christian, or American. --Submitted by MMS
Weird Word of the Week: Catoptromancy – The art of divination by mirrors. http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-cat2.htm
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Make a protective collar for strawberry plants. To prevent strawberries from touch the soil, cut a large doughnut shape from a piece of Bubble Wrap and put it around the plant as a collar. https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/bubblewrap.html
I run on caffeine, chaos and cuss words. / If you were ground coffee, you'd be espresso because you are so fine.
...........Or you can stay with me for now.........Ed Sheeran …..Cold Coffee
^^^^ Only nine zoos in the United States house koalas. Why so few? Well, koalas are unique animals with special needs, so most zoos in the U.S. lack the resources to care for them properly. To house a koala, the zoo must be accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA). In addition, the zoo must follow rules set by the Australian government so that the koalas can get the best possible treatment.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Never eat Mexican food East of the Mississippi or North of Dallas. --Lyle Lovett
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Capeclave 2023 (29-1), Rockville, MD) Where reading is NOT extinct https://www.capclave.org/capclave/capclave23/
Actual Science Conference of the Week: Brain Space Initiative Talk Series: Quantifying the Idiosyncrasy of Brain Activation (29, Atlanta, GA) Research in neuroscience often assumes universal neural mechanisms, but increasing evidence points towards sizable individual differences in brain activation Long Address
Answer to Puzzle of the Week: If every possible Roman numeral were listed in alphabetical order, XXXVIII would be last.
I just need to finish this cup of coffee...then I'll be ready for another cup. / Coffee: Break Fluid
..........Instead I'll make our favorite spot, that's what I think I'll do.........Lefty Frizzell …..Cigarettes And Coffee
^^^^^ Tune in to the podcast Scat Chat with WWF-Australia to get to the bottom of all the things that animal scat - or poop - can teach us about the animals that made it and how you can help. https://wwf.org.au/get-involved/scat-chat-with-wwf/
Saying of the Jewish Buddha of the Week: Let your mind be as a floating cloud. Let your stillness be as a wooded glen. And sit up straight. You'll never meet the Buddha with such rounded shoulders. https://www.tikkun.org/sayings-of-the-jewish-buddhist/
Quote of the Week: I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want. --Andy Warhol.
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Dumplings imply the existence of a large dumple.--Submitted by INRITH
Today's Peace of History: September 29, 2002: A London crowd - estimated between 200,000 and 500,000 - protested British and US plans for a "preemptive" (that is, without provocation) invasion of Iraq.
A yawn is a silent scream for coffee. / My body is like a filter; coffee goes in, sarcasm comes out.
..........And let's have another piece of pie.........Fred Waring Orchestra …..Let's Have Another Cup Of Coffee
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle September 29, 2022, jIttery ePistle. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith, Lawrence, KS
Moonbeam: I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means put down. --Bob Newhart
- Cost of War:
- As of 09/28/23 State Department War Costs since 2001: $217,807,136,029.
- As of 09/21/23 State Department War Costs since 2001: $217,254,497,440.
- As of 09/28/23 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,167,461,444,632.
- As of 09/21/23 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,165,917,848,346.
- As of 09/28/23 Homeland Security since 2001: $1,148,290,607,793.
- As of 09/21/23 Homeland Security since 2001: $1,147,690,304,980.
- As of 09/28/23 Veterans Care since 2001:$3,2747,920,363,384.
- As of 09/21/23 Veterans Care since 2001: $3,263,217,853,548.
- As of 09/28/23 Military Costs since 2001: $3,046,091,450,219.
- As of 09/21/23 Military Costs since 2001: $3,044,919,268,869.
- As of 09/28/23 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $8,854,573,085,174.
- As of 09/21/23 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $8,839,001,639,680.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Over the past 75 years, more than 2 million women and men from 125 countries have served in 71 peacekeeping missions.
Famous Last Words: ...a denial, a denial. --Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit ~~debuted on MTV on 9/29/91
..........Your daddy, he's an outlaw and a wanderer by trade.........Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris …..One More Cup Of Coffee
Coffee tastes better on Fridays. / How do I take my coffee? Seriously, very seriously.
May Peace guard your sleep
And Joy enlighten your days
prairie mama
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