Famous First Words: Dell'invito … (You were invited...) Verdi's La traviata
How do you keep a Baptist from drinking all your beer on a fishing trip? Invite two of them. >< If you want children to behave on a road trip, take a bag of candy. Anytime they misbehave, throw a piece of candy out the window.
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. --Coretta Scott King
..........Heaven opens its portals to me.........Ben Vereen …..With A Song In My Heart
If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them. --Adlai Stevenson I
It is a beautiful Friday morning. The sky is filled with huge fluffy white clouds lit from above and from the sides. With no wind the trees stand stately and still against the billowing white. A lovely view altogether. 64°F temperature gives the air a very slight hint of cool autumn hiding right behind the corner. Puck and Veronica have been out and returned. Puck is sleeping under my desk, Veronica is who knows where doing who knows what. I am sipping doctored coffee and watching the sun spread its light down from the clouds to the green willow branches and into the tree whose name I do not know but which has a few yellow leaves sprinkled on its limbs. And all motionless like a ghost yard or “the living art” on Mars. (Reference to Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein) May the beauty that surrounds us seep into our lives and into our souls to make the world even more beautiful.
Hope your weekend takes you down the road to happiness, travelers.
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm not sure which I've lived through more: raptures or government shutdowns. --Submitted by Wittenburg Door
General Update of the Week: Recovery from my fall is nearly complete. This morning I had no pain when I woke up. But I ended up taking a pain pill. Think I'll skip my night one and see how that goes. Jeff's celebration of life was small but fun with lots of donuts and some coffee. His case worker stopped by and told some great stories about how he used to look up resources and copy them and hand them out to the Bert Nash workers. And how very charming he could be – which is very true. So it was a good time, but we are still planning on spreading his ashes on his great grandmother's grave which is where we spread his mother's ashes.
We visited a street where the house numbers were 64K, 128K,513K, and 1MB. It was a trip down Memory Lane. >< Jane took her kittens on a field trip to the Meowseum.
We must become bigger than we have been: more courageous, greater in spirit, larger in outlook. We must become members of a new race, overcoming petty prejudice, owing our ultimate allegiance not to nations but to our neighbors within the human community. --Haile Selassie
..........Stop me when I'm passing by.........Van Halen with David Lee Roth …..Ice Cream Man
Trivia Questions: Happy World Egg Day!
Guess how many people can have breakfast on an ostrich egg?
What determines the color of chicken eggs?
How many eggs do Americans consume annually?
What is the easiest test for egg freshness?
What is the white stuff that you see floating in an egg now and then?
Big Hello: God dag – Swedish https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Tattoos: Because adulting is hard and I deserve stickers
Image of the Week: Portland, Oregon's response to the ICE invasion.
Excess of the Week: The world's most expensive car is the 2024 Lamborghini Revuelto at $604,363. 2: 2025 Aston Martin Vanquish at $427,700 3: 2025 Rolls-Royce Cullinan at $405,000)
Sammy Snail invited Sally Snail to go on a road trip with him. When she found out he was going all the way to the end of the leaf, she agreed. >< It doesn't matter how old you are, buying snacks for a road trip should always look like an unsupervised 9 year-old was given $100.
What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and it's grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible. --John Lewis
..........Going places I've never been.........Willie Nelson …..On The Road Again
Moonbeam: The throne is not a gift; it is a responsibility. --Isabella II
Blasphemy of the Week: In reality, there are as many religions as there are individuals. --Mahatma Gandhi
Coffee Joke of the Week: 2 astronauts are chilling on the space station when one turns to the other and says, “I can't find any milk for my coffee.” The second replies. “In space no one can, here use cream”.
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Why does it feel like the only thing genuinely safe in America is the damn Epstein files?
If you take acid at a track meet, is it a field trip? >< The best part of a road trip isn't arriving at your destination; it's fast food along the way.
A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm. --Henrik Ibsen
..........I sing, trailers for sale or rent..........Roger Miller …..King Of The Road
1) An ostrich egg can serve about 24 for breakfast. The yolk of any egg is a single cell. The yolk of the ostrich egg is probably the largest cell nature manufactures (currently, that is).
Almanac: It is Friday, October 10, 2025. The moon enters its first quarter on Monday (10/13) and is in Gemini. Today is International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction, International Newspaper Carrier Day, National Handbag Day, Naval Academy Day, World Day Against the Death Penalty, World Egg Day, World Homeless Day, World Mental Health Day, and World Porridge Day.
Among those born on this day were Henry Cavendish (1731), Giuseppe Verdi (1813), Isabella II (1830), Helen Hayes (1900), Thelonious Monk (1918), James Clavell (1924), Adlai Stevenson III (1930), Harold Pinter (1930), Ben Vereen (1946), David Lee Roth (1955), and Mario Lopez (1973).
On October tenth the first European community settled in Oklahoma (1802), the US Naval Academy opened (1845), Neptune's moon, Triton, was discovered (1846), the American Chess Association formed (1857), the billiard ball was patented (1865), the Tuxedo was born (1886), the first home synthetic detergent went on sale (1933), Chiang Kai-shek became president of China (1943), Liz Taylor re-married Richard Burton (1975), and Panama assumed control of the Canal (1979).
Night Sky, 10/10: The Draconid Meteor Shower https://spaceandtelescope.com/draconid-meteor-shower-2025/
Fraternal Picture of the Week: The boys, various cousins and the other Grandma (or maybe great grandmother) at the beach.
Worst Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Jalapeńo skipped archery today because he didn't habanero.
This Week: Saturday, October 11 – Costume Swap Day & International African Penguin Awareness Day
Sunday, October 12 – Clergy Appreciation Day & National Farmer's Day & Free Thought Day
Night Sky, 10/12: The Swan Comet (R2) swings into view in the northern evening sky and will remain visible until the end of October. https://www.planetary.org/articles/how-to-spot-comet-swan
Monday, October 13 – English Language Day & National Chess Day & Read For The Record Day
Night Sky,10/13: The moon in Cancer enters its last quarter at 1:13 pm CDT. It forms a conjunction with Jupiter.
Tuesday, October 14 – Be Bald And Be Free Day & Spider-Man Day & World Standards Day
Wednesday, October 15 – Global Handwashing Day & National Fossil Day & National Grouch Day
Night Sky, 10/15: Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, lower in the sky but still bright.
Thursday, October 16 – Dictionary Day & National Feral Cat Day & Global Cat Day & Spirit Day
It's not a real road trip unless you get lost at least once.>< The devil took a road trip with Gabriel. They took Route 666 all the way from Chicago to Oklahoma.
In the deaf community, there is exactly that – a community. It's like nothing I see in the hearing world. It's old fashioned, I guess, and beautiful. --Rachel Shenton
..........Those windshield wipers slappin' out a tempo.........Eddie Rabbitt …..Drivin' My Life Away
2) Egg color is strictly a function of breed. You can tell what color egg a chicken will lay by looking at the color of her earlobe. Hens with white ears produce white eggs, hens with red ears produce brown eggs, and hens with bluish-green ears produce bluish-green eggs.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: New evidence suggests that ancient Egyptians only ever visited the pyramids when friends were in from out of town. --Submitted by ScienceHumor
Moonbeam: I believe in the power of diplomacy over conflict. --Isavella II (Maria Isabel Luisa de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias)
Fun Fact of the Week: It is National Handbag Day. The most expensive bag in the world is worth $34.5 million. The name is “1001 Diamond Purse” and was made by the House of Mouawad's. Image
Video of the Week: Ben Vereen singing and dancing “Bye Bye Blackbird” with Bob Fosse's choreography. https://youtu.be/ed9zQQO5BAs
The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. --Adlai Stevenson I
In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it. --Marianne Williamson
An easy way to add 45 minutes to your road trip is to let the children choose the snacks when you stop for gas. >< One of my tests for true love is what snacks you buy for a road trip.
..........Your typical city involved in a typical daydream.........Grateful Dead …..Truckin'
3) Americans consume an average of 281 eggs each year which keeps about 285 million hens busy day and night.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm not saying I'm old, but in banana years, I'm bread.
Weird Word of the Week: Limerence: the state of being infatuated or obsessed with someone or something. https://word-lists.com/word-lists/100-rare-words-with-beautiful-meanings/ ~~Why isn't a group of jellyfish called a jam?
Dragon of the Week:
Wacky uses for common products: Repel insects. Before going outside, fill a bathtub with warm water, add two capfuls of clorox bleach, and soak in the solution for fifteen minutes (without getting the chlorinated water in your eyes.) https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/clorox3.html
Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role. --Yehuda Berg
I thought I might get rid of my depression with a road trip. Turns out I was just weeping the nation. >< Annie from Australia took a road trip through Great Britain. She called it,”returning to the scene of the crime”.
...........And don't ya come back no more, no more.........Ray Charles …..Hit The Road Jack
4) Drop a whole uncooked egg into a salt solution (two tablespoons salt in two cups of water). If very fresh, the egg will be full and heavy and it will sink with the tip to one side. If moderately fresh, it will remain suspended in the middle of the water upright. If it bobs up to the top, it is stale.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I don't have a fabric stash. I have a textile investment portfolio.
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: ICON: 49.5 – The Half Season (10-11, Iowa City, IA) ...Joe Haldeman and John Scalzi https://tabletop.events/conventions/icon-49.5
Seasonal Quote of the Week: You don't waste October sunshine. Soon the old autumn sun would bed down in cloud blankets, and there would be weeks of gray rain before it finally decided to snow. --Katherine Arden Small Spaces
Spark of Joy of the Week: Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense dancing. --William James
The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to do. --Shane Claiborne
I didn't realize how bad my driving was until my navigation system told me, “In 400 feet, do a slight right, stop, and let me out. >< A guy on a long road trip walks into a bar with a roll of tarmac under his arm. He orders two beers, “One for me and one for the road”.
..........That rode us all the way to New Orleans.........Janis Joplin …..Me And Bobby McGee
5) The whitish, twisted material seen near the raw egg yolk is thick albumen. It is part of a layer of dense egg white surrounding the egg yolk. It helps keep the yolk centered in the egg. It is especially prominent in fresh, high-quality eggs.
Protest Sign of the Week: You Can't Sharpie Over The Constitution
Better Protest Sign of the Week: Portland Isn't A War Zone. It's A Bookstore With A City Around It.
Quote of the Week: You don't have to be something to do something. --Gavin Newsom
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Yo mama's so old, she pre-ordered the Bible. --Submitted by Wittenburg Door
Today's Peace of History: October 10, 1963: The Limited Test Ban Treaty—banning nuclear tests in the oceans, in the atmosphere, and in outer space—went into effect. The nuclear powers of the time—the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union—had signed the treaty earlier in the year.
The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. --Aristotle
Bennie Bee always planned road trips by the gas stations along the highway. He could only use the BP stations. >< I peed on a bush in Texas during a road trip. Now the secret service is looking for me.
..........When I jumped out on that road..........Van Halen with David Lee Roth …..Runnin' With The Devil
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle, October 10, 2025: ePistle on the go. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS.
Moonbeam: Education is the foundation of a prosperous society. --Isabella II
Cost of War:
As of 10/09/25 State Department Costs: $276,776,111,298
As of 10/02/25 State Department Costs: $275,201,629,518
As of 10/09/25 Homeland Security: $1,212,343,099,184
As of 10/02/25 Homeland Security: $1,211,719,049,337
As of 10/09/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,332,168,145,348
As of 10/02/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,330,563,388,123
As of 10/09/25 Military Costs: $3,171,146,304,371
As of 10/02/25 Military Costs: $3,169,927,861,773
As of 10/09/25 Veterans Care: $4,523,437,604,602
As of 10/02/25 Veterans Care: $4,511,273,625,607
As of 10/09/25 Total Cost of Wars: $10,515,873,819,315
As of 10/02/25 Total Cost of Wars:$10,499,687,508,762
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. --Adlai Stevenson I
Famous Last Words: Oh, joy! (Oh gioia!) Verdi La traviata
..........Till love and mercy are spread throughout the land.........Ben Vereen …..I'll Keep My Light In My Window
I am not a hoodlum. I'm a community organizer. --Bobby Seale
What did Endive say to Iceberg as they started on their road trip? Lettuce travel. >< I heard “Hotel California” 6 times during my cross country road trip. You can change the station any time you like, but the song just never leaves. >< On our road trip to Portland, my car dropped acid and had an auto body experience.
May Peace navigate
And Joy provide the music
prairie mama
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