Famous First Words: In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity... First Treaty of Paris 1814
It is the International Day of the Potato. Polly Potato was always reluctant to participate with the other potatoes; she's known as a hesi-tater. Ō I am too in shape. It's the shape of a potato.
Today is Heat Awareness Day. It's so hot my cigarette just lit itself.
Hippie Love: Make Love Not War
..........The rain will bring the violets of May.........Benny Goodman …..Don't Be That Way
Where there is no justice, there is no liberty. --Marcus Tullius Cicero
It is a gorgeous Friday morning. There is not a cloud in the sky which is as blue as sapphire. The 56°F temperature is cool and refreshing like the morning dew with no hint of cold or rain. A bird choir is singing in the backyard trees. I think I hear three different species' songs, but I could be wrong. The world still smells of yesterday's rain and of growth and spring. The rabbit that lives under the shed skitters back home when Puck comes out to do his morning business. Puck doesn't notice her, but I am pleased that she did not need to hide from me. I check on the sunflowers (they're growing apace) and notice that the hollyhocks are nearly ready to open their tight little buds. I toss my dizzy free head around and return to my room for creamy, sweet decaf and a Dillons donut. What a morning, and it's not even 8 yet.
Have a meat and potatoes weekend, Tater Tots.
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Entropy is the natural state of the Universe. Order is temporary and must be coerced. All things yearn to return to Chaos. So no, I'm not going to put my laundry away.
Health Update of the Week: I took my last antibiotic pill on Tuesday and on Wednesday I had NO dizziness. I'm back.
Peter Potato was sent to the Psych Ward because he was starch raving mad. Ō My mother is an Idaho potato; talk about eyes in the back of your head.
It's so hot I saw a bee take off its yellow jacket.
Hippie Love: Love Makes Your Soul Crawl Out Of Its Hiding Place. --Zora Neale Hurston
..........That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray.........Vanessa Redgrave …..The Lusty Month of May
Trivia Questions: Happy 136th Birthday to the Modern Brassiere!
Which civilization made the very first known women's breast support garments?
Where did the name brassiere come from?
When did brassieres acquire cup sizes?
When did the sports bra appear?
What was the brassiere industry in the US worth in 2024?
Big Hello: Lumela – Serrano (Uto-Aztecan, Southern California) https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Balloons are so weird. Happy Birthday, here's a plastic sack of my breath. --Submitted by INRITH
Image of the Week: Sorry, I couldn't resist.
Insult of the Week: Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have. --J K Rowling Order of the Phoenix
Paula Potato just introduced a line of potato pajamas called Yammies. Ō Potatoes give us chips, fries, and vodka. And I planted carrots. Ō The difference between a baby and a baked potato is about 140 calories.
It's so hot Global Warming was like “Damn, it's hot out there”.
Hippie Love: Life is the flower for which love is the honey. --Victor Hugo
..........Some days in a daze.........Michael Bublé …..End of May
Moonbeam: Destiny may ride with us today, but there is no reason for it to interfere with lunch. --Tsar Peter (the great)
Blasphemy of the Week: It is easier for a removable bra cup to be inserted through the tiny hole and placed in the correct shape than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. --Submitted by MMS
Coffee Joke of the Week: Coffee: Because a good day never starts with a kale smoothie.
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Do UK websites use biscuits instead of cookies?
If by crunches you mean the sound potato chips make when you eat them, then yes, I do crunches. Ō I bought a bag of Irish potatoes. When I got up in the night to get a drink of water I found them all doing Kerry sets.
It's so hot Superman took a cab.
Hippie Love: We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end. --Benjamin Disraeli
..........Oh, sweet surrender, now.........Robert Plant …..The May Queen
1) Crete is accredited with not only the first corset, but also the first bra. In fact, they were wearing bras hundreds of years before the rest of us. Funny thing is that Grecian women wore bras and corsets that supported yet exposed their breasts.
Almanac: It is Friday, May 30, 2025. The moon was new last Tuesday (5/27) and is in Cancer. Today is Heat Awareness Day, International Day of the Potato, Loomis Day, National Creativity Day, World Multiple Sclerosis Day, and Traditional Memorial Day.
Among those born on this day were Tsar Alexander I (1220), Tsar Peter (the great, 1672), Alfred Austin (1835), Louis Varney (1844), Cornelia Otis Skinner (1901), Stepin Fetchit (Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, 1902), Mel Blanc (1908), Benny Goodman (1909), Gale Sayers (1943), and Wynonna Judd (1964).
On May thirtieth the first Treaty of Paris was signed (1814), Memorial Day was first observed (1868), the modern brassiere was invented (1889), the National Conference on the Negro was held (1909), Albania was formed (1913), and the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated (1922).
Night Sky, 5/30: The Big Dipper floats high in the northwest these evenings. The middle star of its bent handle is Mizar, with tiny Alcor right next to it. On which side of Mizar should you look for Alcor? As always, on the side toward Vega. Which is now the brightest star in the east. Titan casts its shadow on Saturn tonight! Only every 15 years does Titan, Saturn's largest moon, cross Saturn's face from Earth's viewpoint and, more visibly, cast its tiny black shadow onto Saturn. The latest series of these events has begun. They will happen every 16 days from now to October. Tonight Titan's shadow crosses Saturn's face from 9:05 UT to 14:53 UT May 31st; that's from 5:05 a.m. to 10:53 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time May 31st; 2:05 to 7:53 a.m. http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
Fraternal Picture of the Week: Max as a 30s guy at a Decades party and Ollie in a dragon hat.
This Week: Saturday, May 31 – National Smile Day & World No-Tobacco Day & World Parrot Day
Sunday, June 1 – National Game Show Day & National Olive Day & Say Something Nice Day & Milk Day
Night Sky 6/1: Now the Moon leaves Mars behind to get chummier with Regulus, shining only about 1° from it (depending on your location). But at a distance of 79 light-years, Regulus is 1.9 billion times farther from us than the Moon is. A scale model: If the Moon was just a foot from your eye like on a screen, Regulus would be 360,000 miles in the background — a nuclear fireball at about the Moon's actual distance from us!
Monday, June 2 – Leave The Office Early Day & National Thank God It's MonDay & National Gun Violence Awareness Day
Extra Funniest Bit of the Week: You're the she to my nanigans. https://www.facebook.com/our.YoreMomm
Tuesday, June 3 – Bike Travel Day & National Egg Day & Wonder Woman Day
Wednesday, June 4 – Audacity To Hope Day & Hug Your Cat Day & Old Maid's Day
Night Sky, 6/4: Jupiter (magnitude –1.9) is on the way out. As twilight fades, look for it very low in the northwest, lower every day.
Thursday, June 5 – Festival of Popular Delusions Day & Hot Air Balloon Day & World Environment Day
Peter Potato had to get glasses. Now he's a spectator. Ō Lazy joeys are called pouch potatoes. Ō Patsy grows potato cubes; She calls them square roots. Ō The most powerful potato in the universe is Darth Tater.
It's so hot every time I try to speak, all that comes out is a Tennessee Williams monologue.
Hippie Love: The first duty of love is to listen. --Paul tillich
..........Made all the stars around them shine...........Blue Rodeo …..Five Days In May
2) The term “brassiere” was first used in Vogue in 1907. This means “support” which is what a bra is used for – to support our breasts. From there, it was shortened to the “bra” as we know it today. Early bras were also known as “bust bodices” or “Bbs” in the early 1900s.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Accept the good in your life. Like me. I'm a f*cking delight.
Moonbeam: I don't care to be remembered as the man who scored six touchdowns in a game. I want to be remembered as a winner in life. --Gale Sayers
Fun Facts of the Week: Gale Sayers had a career total of 4,956 rushing yards, 39 rushing touchdowns, and 112 receptions for 1,307 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns. He also recorded 3,172 return yards and 8 return touchdowns during his time in the NFL. He played for KU during his college years.
Video of the Week: Stepin Fetchit in Miracle in Harlem (1948) (:40) https://youtu.be/KnTb-kJVDww
Equal justice under law is not just a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court Building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal of our society. --Warren E Burger
Hippie Love: To turn all the treasures we possess into the channel of universal love becomes the business of our lives. --John Woolman
It's so hot I realized Dune was a training manual.
Parker Potato was a famous labor union organizer. He was a member of the IWW and was a great agi-tater. Ō Christy Crisp was always making fun of her friends. She was a tater-taunt.
..........He's an on and off friend of mine.........Liz Phair …..May Queen
3) It was not until the 1920’s that a husband and wife team began changing the way bras were and actually started giving them cup sizes.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If I was meant to be controlled, I'd have come with a remote.
Weird Word of the Week: Dicktim: When someone acts like a dick, then acts like a victim about it. https://www.facebook.com/PsychoBtchLou
Dragon of the Week: Epcot Dragon --Submitted by ml of ks
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Clean grease from your hands. A dab of Clairol Herbal Essences Shampoo cuts through the grime on your hands. https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/clairol.html
Hippie Love: Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new. --Ursula K Le Guin
It's so hot my crayons are now watercolors.
Yosef Yam was a janitor at the local McDonalds. He was a really good sweep potato. Ō All potato puns are pomme de terrible.
...........Careless sunlight in her eyes and petals in her hair..........Heather Dale …..May Queen
4) In the 70’s, the first sports bra was invented out of (get this!) two jock straps! It’s a bit disgusting to think about that part of it, but at the same time, sports bras are our lifesaver when it comes to running, jumping and working out!
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: US accepts flying gilded brothel from Qatar. --Submitted by sd of ks ~~Which, apparently, he asked for.
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: ConQuesT 54 (2-4, KCMO) KC's original Science Fiction Convention... https://conquestkc.org/
Awesomeness of the Week: Bonnie Raitt & Sheryl Crow singing Dylan's Everything Is Broken
Spark of Joy of the Week: The only person Donny Nappleseed* ever hired who was actually qualified to do their job was Stormy Daniels. *One of Jimmy Kimmel's 78 Nicknames
Hippie Love: Where There Is Great Love There Are Always Miracles. --Willa Cather
It's so hot Jesus turned the wine back into water.
I have a large potato patch and a special bag for carrying them. It's my tater tote. Ō When a potato is angry it's best not to say anything; just butter 'em up.
..........I need that heart to breathe............Secrets …...Maybe Next May
5) The bra market reached USD 31.93 billion in 2024 and is expected to attain a value of USD 54.54 billion by 2034.
Protest Sign of the Week: Dump The Turd Reich
Better Protest Sign of the Week: Tiny Hands – Giant Bribes
Quote of the Week: Disbelief in magic can force a soul into believing in government and business. --Tom Robbins
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm not a 10. I'm like two 5s held together by mashed potatoes. --Submitted by FNOG
Today's Peace of History: May 30, 1990 - Midnight Oil closed down 6th Avenue in New York City as they played a protest concert in front of Exxon's offices. The protest was in reaction to the Exxon Valdez disaster.
Hippie Love: I'd rather wear flowers around my neck than diamonds. --Oscar Wilde
It's so hot my iceberg lettuce melted.
The other day it rained potatoes. There were spuddles everywhere. Ō Penny is a good looking french fry, a real hot potato.
..........While nature wantons in her prime.........William Byrd …..The Sweet and Merry Month of May
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle, May 30, 2025, rUsset ePistle. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS.
Moonbeam: Women's virtue is man's greatest invention. --Cornelia Otis Skinner
Cost of War:
As of 02/29/25 State Department Costs: $266,199,158,547
As of 05/22/25 State Department Costs: $265,623,483,660
As of 02/29/25 Homeland Security: $1,200,854,327,358
As of 05/22/25 Homeland Security: $1,200,229,066,138
As of 02/29/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,302,625,557,615
As of 05/22/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,301,017,774,002
As of 02/29/25 Military Costs: $3,148,715,787,186
As of 05/22/25 Military Costs: $3,147,495,183,839
As of 02/29/25 Veterans Care: $4,299,496,598,892
As of 05/22/25 Veterans Care: $4,287,310,901,403
As of 02/29/25 Total Cost of Wars: $10,217,893,899,157
As of 05/22/25 Total Cost of Wars: $10,201,580,117,054
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical. --Blaise Pascal
Famous Last Words: That's all, folks. --Mel Blanc
..........And pluck the wildflowers.........Dolores Keane …..May Morning Dew
Hippie Love: Imagine All The People Sharing All The World. --John Lennon
It's so hot the devil is out front sunbathing in a thong.
Veggie town just got it's first emergency vehicle. It's a yambulance. Ō I won the potato hiding contest because my carbo-hide-rate was so high.
May Peace ease your mind
And Joy comfort your soul
prairie mama
christine
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