Famous First Words: Alexa! Say grace.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I can't cook a Thanksgiving dinner. All I can make is cold cereal and maybe toast. --Charlie Brown / Thanksgiving Day, man – not a good day to be my pants. --Kevin James
….......Traveled down the road and back again.........Andrew Gold …..Thank You For Being A Friend
Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could. --William F Buckley Jr
It is a breezy Friday morning and I am waiting... I am waiting for a visit from Max and Ollie and their mom (my granddaughter) and dad and maybe David, my grandson, and his wife. I'm too excited to care about the wind in the willow or the lack of leaves on the mulberry. I am waiting until I find and remove child hazards that only exist in an all adult house. I am still concerned about hazards. I am waiting to proof this ePistle because I spent my editing day cooking turkey and eating. I am apologizing in advance for the typos and mistakes. I am waiting for Ferlinghetti to come and haunt me for using his poetry this way. Love you all...
Hope your weekend gives you reason to be thankful, ePistliers
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: You can't just leave those who created the problem in charge of the solution. --Tyree Scott
The turkey. The sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we all can agree so vehemently about? I don't think so. --Nora Ephron / Thanksgiving: bringing out the best in family dysfunction since 1836. ==Unknown
..........Dance to the music all night long.........Sly & the Family Stone …..Thank You
Trivia Questions: The National Rifle Association turns 152 today.
- ^ What was the reason for founding the NRA?
- ^^ Who chartered the NRA?
- ^^^ What was the reaction of the NRA to the first gun control bill, National Firearms Act of 1934?
- ^^^^ When did the NRA become a political organization?
- ^^^^^ Do you know who currently runs the NRA?
Big Hello: Mlumeleng - Lozi (Zimbabwe, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, & Namibia) https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: We don't have to go to war every time the CEO of Raytheon needs to buy a new house for his mistress.
Fake Library Statistics of the Week: 72% of librarians just want to hear that someone enjoyed their book recommendation. https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
Thanksgiving is so called because we are all so thankful that it only comes once a year. --R P O'Rourke / Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover that once a year is way too often. --Johnny Carson
….......I could sing these songs, as I often do.........Brandon Lake …..Gratitude
Moonbeam: In all disputes between conflicting governments, it is our interest not less than our duty to remain strictly neutral. --Zachary Taylor
Question of the Week: Why does it take so long for quicksand to work? https://liveboldandbloom.com/04/self-improvement/funny-philosophical
Puzzle of the Week: Name a certain country. Change one letter in its name to a new letter and rearrange the result to name another country's capital. Then change one letter in that and rearrange the result to name another country. What geographical names are these?
Next Good Thing I Read of the Week: Grief hits hard around this time of year. Remember to BE KIND. -- mby cf of ks
A new survey found that 80 percent of men claim they help cook Thanksgiving dinner. Which makes sense, when you hear them consider saying, “that smells good” to be helping. --Jimmy Fallon / You can tell you ate too much for Thanksgiving when you have to let your bathrobe out. --Jay Leno
..........And everything you do.........Otis Redding …..I Want To Thank You
^ The National Rifle Association of America (NRA) was founded in New York state in 1871 as a governing body for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols.
Almanac: It is Friday, November 24, 2023. The moon will be full (Beaver) on Monday and is in Aries. It is Brownielocks Day, Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, D.B. Cooper Day, Random Acts of Kindness Friday, and in Massachusetts it is John F Kennedy Day (1963).
Among those born on this day were Spinoza (1632), Laurence Sterne (1713), Zachary Taylor (1784), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864), Scott Joplin (1868), Dale Carnegie (1888), John Lindsay (1921), William F Buckley, Jr. (1925), Ted Bundy (1946), and Denise Crosby (1957).
On November twenty-eighth the Era of Maccabees began (166 BC), Tasman "discovered" Tasmania (1642), Vesuvius erupted (1759), Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" (1859), the National Rifle Association was organized (NYC, 1871), barbed wire was patented (1874), The Mousetrap opened in London (1952), Ruby shot Oswald (1963), Apollo 12 returned to Earth (1969), and the Communist Party in Czechoslovakia resigned (1989).
Night Sky, 11/24: Does the Sun already seem to be setting about as early as it ever will? Correct. We're still a month from the winter solstice — but the Sun sets its earliest around December 7th if you're near latitude 40° north, and already the Sun sets within only about 2 minutes of that time. A surprising result of this: The Sun actually sets a trace earlier on Thanksgiving than on Christmas — even though Christmas is famously close to solstice time! This offset of the earliest sunset from the solstice date is balanced out by the opposite happening at sunrise: The Sun doesn't rise its latest until January 4th. Blame the tilt of Earth's axis and the eccentricity of Earth's orbit . http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Fraternal Picture of the Week: The fireman and the lizard boy...The ghostbuster and the dragon...The policeman and the Kermit...Indiana Jones and Sir Gawain the Green Knight...The First Responder and the Dinosaur
This Week: Saturday, November 25 – Blase' Day & International Hat Day & Small Business Saturday
Sunday, November 26 – National Milk Day & Artist's Sunday & World Olive Tree Day
Night Sky, 11/26 : The Moon is full both this evening and tomorrow evening (because it's exactly full at 4:16 am. Monday morning EST). This evening, the glary Moon is just 1° or 2° from the Pleiades for North America. Bring binoculars.
Monday, November 27 – Slinky Day
Tuesday, November 28 – Giving Tuesday & Red Planet Day
Wednesday, November 29 – Square Dancing Day & Electronic Greetings Day & Catterntide
Night Sky, 11/29: Saturn (magnitude +0.8, in dim Aquarius) glows yellowish high in the south at nightfall. It moves lower toward the southwest as evening grows late. Fomalhaut, similarly bright, twinkles almost two fists at arm's length to Saturn's lower left.
Thursday, November 30 – Cities For Life Day & Native Women's Equal Pay Day & Stay Home Because You're Well Day
For those of you who cannot be with family this Thanksgiving, please resist the urge to grang. --Andy Borowitz / Cooking tip: Wrap turkey leftovers in aluminum foil and throw them out. --Nicole Hollander
..........Me has bendecido con tu gracia..........Ozuna …..Gracias
^^ The National Rifle Association of America was chartered in the State of New York on November 17, 1871 by Army and Navy Journal editor William Conant Church and Captain George Wood Wingate. On November 25, 1871, the group voted to elect its first corporate officers. Union Army Civil War General Ambrose Burnside, who had worked as a Rhode Island gunsmith, was elected president
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The longer I live, the more convinced I am that this planet is used by other planets as a l lunatic asylum. --Submitted by cf of ks
Moonbeam: Only the brave know how to forgive...a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. --Laurence Sterne
Video of the Week: Dan Rather reporting on Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald https://www.britannica.com/video/166057/Dan-Rather-shooting-Lee-Harvey-Oswald-Jack-September-1964 (1:11)
The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry. --William F Buckley Jr
Thanksgiving dinners take 18 hours to prepare. They are consumed in12 minutes. Half-times take 12 minutes. This is not a coincidence. --Erma Bombeck / Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings, one by one, as each relative goes home. --Melanie White
..........E sei viva, sei viva.........Gino Paoli …..Grazie
^^^ Karl Frederick, NRA president in 1934, during congressional NFA hearings testified "I have never believed in the general practice of carrying weapons. I seldom carry one. I have when I felt it was desirable to do so for my own protection. I know that applies in most of the instances where guns are used effectively in self-defense or in places of business and in the home. I do not believe in the general promiscuous toting of guns. I think it should be sharply restricted and only under licenses." Four years later, the NRA backed the Federal Firearms Act of 1938.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: This house marked safe from the WKRP Turkey drop.
Weird Word of the Week: kibibytes: kibi-a prefix for multiples of 1,024. byte-measure of memory size. https://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-kib1.htm
Dragon of the Week:
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Protect plastic, wood, and fiberglass planters left outside during the winter months. Wrap the planter with Bubble Wrap and secure in place with Scotch Packaging Tape. The extra insulation helps protect both the plant and the planter. Or before planting, out a piece of Bubble Wrap to fit around the inside of a trera-cotta pot before filing with oil to insulate plant roots and prevent constant freezing and thawing. (Do not line the bottom of the planter to allow for drainage.) https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/bubblewrap2.html
Thanksgiving is America's national chow-down feast, the one occasion each year when gluttony becomes a patriotic duty. --Michael Dresser / I like football. I find it's an exciting strategic game. It's a great way to void conversation with your family at Thanksgiving. -Craig Ferguson
...........For shining your light on me.........Alicia Myers …..I Want To Thank You
^^^^ Until the 1970s, the NRA was nonpartisan. Previously, the NRA mainly focused on sportsmen, hunters, and target shooters, and downplayed gun control issues. During the 1970s, it became increasingly aligned with the Republican Party. After 1977, the organization expanded its membership by focusing heavily on political issues and forming coalitions with conservative politicians. Most of these are Republicans.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Is the Keebler Elf Cookie Monster's candyman?
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Collectorabilia Con (25th, Green Bay, WI) ...TV/Movie Memorabilia, antiques and much much more!! https://comic-cons.xyz/event/collectorabilia-green-bay-wisconsin/
Actual Science Conference of the Week: 27th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry (15-30, Online event out of Seattle, WA) Bioorganic, Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry... https://www.clocate.com/the-international-electronic-conference-on-synthetic-organic-chemistry/100245/
Answer to Puzzle of the Week: Spain --> Paris --> Syria
I'm looking forward to seeing pie this Thanksgiving more than members of my own family. --Damien Fahey / Overeating at Thanksgiving is a case in point. It''s a national tradition. --Eric Samuel Timm
.........it's so free this kind of feeling.........Beastie Boys …..Gratitude
^^^^^ The incumbent president of the NFA of America is Charles L Cotton (born November 28, 1949). He is an American attorney and gun rights advocate who has served as president of the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) since 2021. Cotton is also the moderator of TexasCHLForum.com, an online discussion forum about gun ownership.
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Every night around 10 pm, I realize it's only 5:30.
Today's Peace of History, November 24, 1869: Women and men from 21 states met in Cleveland to organize the American Women Suffrage Association, led by Lucy Stone, Henry Blackwell, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and Julia Ward Howe. The group’s approach to enfranchisement for women was through acquiring the right to vote state-by-state.
I suppose I will die never knowing what pumpkin pie tastes like when you have room for it. -Robert Brault / It wouldn't be Thanksgiving without a little emotional scarring. --Friends
..........you never turned away.........Boys II Men …..Thank You
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle, 2023, gRateful ePistle. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS.
Moonbeam: Hang in there. It is astonishing how short a time it can take for very wonderful things to happen. --Frances Hodgson Burnett
Cost of War:
- As of 11/24/23 State Department War Costs since 2001: $222, 324,929,987.
- As of 11/16/23 State Department War Costs since 2001: $221,694,850,216.
- As of 11/24/23 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,180,080,058,153.
- As of 11/16/23 Interest on War Debt since 2001: $1,178,320,284.859.
- As of 11/24/23 Homeland Security since 2001: $1,153,197,831,389.
- As of 11/16/23 Homeland Security since 2001: $1,152,513,482,262.
- As of 11/24/23 Veterans Care since 2001:$3,370,570,897,351.
- As of 11/16/23 Veterans Care since 2001: $3,357,231,711,941.
- As of 11/24/23 Military Costs since 2001: $3,055,672,054,470.
- As of 11/16/23 Military Costs since 2001: $3,054,335,974,510.
- As of 11/24/23 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $,8,981,847,505,421.
- As of 11/16/23 Total Cost of Wars since 2001: $8,964,098,427,547.
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
I profoundly believe it takes a lot of practice to become a moral slob. --William F Buckley Jr
Famous Last Words: Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
..........In my life I've loved them all.........The Beatles …..In My Life
The Thankstini: A Fun and delicious new novelty drink I invented. Cranberry juice, potato vodka, and a bouillon cube. Tastes just like a turkey dinner. --Barney Stinson / There's always something to be thankful for on Thanksgiving. Even if it's just not being a turkey. --Unknown
May Peace be your entree
And Joy be your dessert
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