Famous First Words: Tyger, Tyger burning bright... William Blake The Tyger
My sister took her dog through a training course. As she told me about it, I turned to her terrier and said “Play dead”. And little Fido whipped out a guitar and started singing, “Riding that train, high...” Ϟ Bob came to interview for a job as senior product manager. But he had a gap in his resume from 1966 to 1995; he claimed he was on tour with the Grateful Dead.
..........Come with me where moonbeams paint the sky.........Randy Newman …..My Little Buttercup
Some laws of the state aimed at curbing crime are even more criminal. --Friedrich Engels
It is a cold (28°F) and gray Friday morning. The sky is colorless with only a light wind to swish the willow branches slowly. But a bright red cardinal is walking the perimeter of the shed roof making sure no cat is hiding in the dead grass before swooping down on the sunflower seeds. And the chirps I hear come from unseen blue jays. The cute little squirrels never make sounds. Somewhere nearby are quacking sounds but no duck has ever visited my patio. The cat and the dog have already been out. Puck is sleeping on his number 2 pillow and Veronica has disappeared into the house somewhere. Both are sleeping off feast day (pork roast, gourmet mac and cheese and asparagus. With pie and cheesecake too. And delightful company. Now, I get to write to you. Another thing for me to be thankful for.
Hope your weekend makes you happy to be alive, ePistleheads.
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: My mother said, “Thanksgiving is over, stop with the pumpkin jokes.” So I went cold turkey.
Our tribute band, The Grapeful Red, has been fired as the official band for the local soccer team. They said that 47 minute half-times weren't working. Ϟ I can't believe he asked me who Jerry Garcia is. I unfriended him.
..........Flew 'cross the country back to Buffalo.........Randy Newman …..Red Bandana
Trivia Questions: Happy Flossing Day!
What percentage of total cleaning does flossing account for?
How long should your string of floss be for the best clean?
Floss comes in many flavors to encourage use. What is your favorite flavor?
What are the two main types of floss?
How much dental floss was sold in the US in 2023?
Big Hello: vanakkam – Tamil {Ancient Dravidian language spoken in India} https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: If you don't get why soft and slow is harder to play than loud and fast, then it's probably safe to say you need to work on your kissing as well. --The 13th Chair
Image of the Week: Veronica and her new tv
Advise of the Week: Cutting your tennis balls in half allows you to store 2 more balls in each can.
I can remember every word Jerry sang at my first Dead concert. But I can't remember why I came into the kitchen. Ϟ How many Grateful Dead fans does it take to change a light bulb? None. They just let it burn out and follow it around for a few decades.
..........Sleep all day, dance all night..........Randy Newman …..That's The Life
Moonbeam: If we have not quiet in our minds, outward comfort will do no more for us than a golden slipper on a gouty foot. --John Bunyan
Blasphemy of the Week: It's a good day to be reminded that God's pronouns are They/Them. --Submitted by MMS
Coffee Joke of the Week: You know if you keep drinking the same kind of coffee day after day you'll get deja-brew.
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The Affordable Care Act is 15 years old, which explains why Republicans want to f*ck it.
The next song is a 25 minute improvisational instrumental. Feel free to sing along if you're high enough, Ϟ After two hours of Dead music, my friends said “put on something else” so I dug out some classic JGB (Jerry Garcia's Band)
..........Feels like I'm all the way back where I belong.........Randy Newman …..Feels Like Home
1) Brushing alone cleans only about 70% of your teeth, and dental floss is what's needed to clean out those hard to reach spaces between teeth.
Almanac: It is Friday, November 28, 2025. The moon reaches its first quarter today and is in Pisces. Today is Black Friday, Buy Nothing Day, Flossing Day, Maize Day, National Day of Listening, National Field Hockey Days, National Native American Heritage Day, Random Acts of Kindness Friday, Sinkie Day aka Dine Over Your Kitchen Sink Day aka Sink Day, Red Planet Day, and You're Welcomegiving Day.
Among those born on this day were John Bunyan (1628), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), William Blake (1757), Friedrich Engels (1820), Anton Rubinstein (1829), Brooks Atkinson (1894), Claude Levi-Strauss (1908), Berry Gordy, Jr. (1929), Hope Lange (1931), Gary Hart (1926), Randy Newman (1943), Alexander Godunov (1949), Paul Shaffer (1949), Ed Harris (1950), and Judd Nelson (1959).
On November twenty-eighth Olympia established as capital of the Washington Territory (1853), the first skywriting exhibition spelled out "Hello..." (1922), Adm Richard E. Byrd made the first South Pole flight (1929), FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Tehran (1943), Hopalong Cassidy premiered on TV (1948), Chad gained independence (1958), Mauritania gained independence (1960), and Mariner 4 flew by Mars (1964).
Night Sky, 11/18: First Quarter Moon occurs this morning at 12:59 am CST. At this phase, the Moon is not visible in the morning, but rises in the afternoon and remains in the sky all evening, setting around local midnight. Saturn comes to a stationary point in our sky tonight at 8 pm in the constellation Aquarius. The ringed planet will be some 40° high in the south, shining at magnitude 0.9. You can’t miss it, as it’s the brightest point of light in this region of the sky, hanging below the Circlet asterism of Pisces the Fish. https://www.astronomy.com/the-sky-this-week/the-sky-this-week-from-november-21-to-28-2025/
Fraternal Picture of the Week: Drink One and Drink Two
This Week: Saturday, November 29 – International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People & Square Dancing Day & International Jaguar Day
Sunday, November 30 – Artist's Sunday & Cities For Life Day & Native Women's Equal Pay Day
Night Sky, 11/30: Today, the planet Mars reaches apogee. Apogee is the furthest point in a planet’s orbit from the Sun. Mars will next return to perigee – its closest point to the Sun – in February 2027.
Monday, December 1 – Antarctica Day & Basketball Day & Rosa Parks Day & World Aids Day
Tuesday, December 2 – Giving Tuesday & National Mutt Day & Special Education Day & World Trick Shot Day
Night Sky, 12/2: Saturn is nearly halfway from the south-southeast horizon to overhead. It gently moves eastward in front of Pisces’ dim stars. Now and for the next few hours, Saturn is in a prime location for telescopic inspection, even in this moonlight.
Wednesday, December 3 – Be A Blessing Day & International Baboon Day
Thursday, December 4 – International Cheetah Day & National Cookie Day & National Sock Day
Night Sky, 12/4: Before sunrise, Mercury nears its largest separation from the sun, known as greatest elongation, in a few mornings. The planet seems to hug the sun, appearing low in the sky during morning twilight.
..........Keep on listening for that quiet voice.........Randy Newman …..Heaven Is My Home
2) To get a good grasp on your floss, you'll need about 18-20 inches of string to comfortably wrap around your fingers and pull through your teeth.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Welcome to The Afterlife, input enlightenment code. What? Code not recognized. Code recovery? Sure Reincarnation initiating.
Moonbeam: Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go. --Brooks Atkinson
Fun Fact of the Week: The 2025 National Day of Listening is on Friday, November 28, 2025. It is an unofficial day to encourage people to listen to and record the stories of friends, family, and community members, often observed the day after Thanksgiving as an alternative to Black Friday. The event was launched by the oral history project StoryCorps in 2008.
Video of the Week: Hopalong Cassady opening sequence (:23) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oje2utECNsY
From the first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization. --Friedrich Engels
When the doctor listened to my heart she claimed that the last time she heard a beat like that was at a Grateful Dead concert, Ϟ You can always tell if deadheads have been staying with you, because they're still there.
..........There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you.........Randy Newman …..You Got A Friend In Me
3) Most often purchased floss flavor is mint. Cinnamon, bacon, watermelon, coconut, and banana daiquiri are also available. In fact if you google floss and a flavor, you can find a great many flavored flosses. ~~For instance, I found apple, grape, and bubble gum, but didn't find beer.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: My favorite thing about humans may be our ability to drench potatoes in mayonnaise and call it a salad with a straight face. --Submitted by INRITH
Weird Word of the Week: Gardyloo – a warning cry https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gardyloo
Dragon of the Week:
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Disinfect planters. Mix three-quarters of a cup of Clorox Bleach per gallon of water in a bucket and use this solution to disinfect recycled plastic and clay pots, planters, and seed-starter-trays. Let soak for an hour, then rinse and dry. https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/clorox3.html
My 8 year old assumed that The Grateful Dead was a band for ghosts. Ϟ Your know how deadheads swirl their arms around when they dance , it's to keep the music out of their eyes.
...........It's our turn to sit in the comfy chairs.........Randy Newman …..Putin
4) There are two kinds of floss: monofilament and multifilament. Monofilament is made of a combination of plastics and rubber, while multifilament uses a composition of nylon and silk.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Whether you're offended by me saying “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas”, take comfort in knowing I don't really mean either. --Submitted by MMS
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Starbase Indy 2025 (28-30, Indianapolis, IN) Celebrating Star Trek's vision of the future through humanitarianism and STEM education. https://www.starbaseindy.org/
Spark of Joy of the Week: “Advoiding politics” at Thanksgiving is how we got [The Orange Orge]. Put on juggalo war paint and politicize everything. Redistribute the bread rolls. Nationalize the Monopoly game. Unionize the flag football league. Incite a kids' table uprising... --Zeddy --Submitted by TPWJS
I can't help thinking that this would be a better world if everyone would listen to The Grateful Dead. --Lucy Van Pelt Ϟ Sherry and her friends avoided buying tickets to Dead concerts by parachuting into the middle of the venue. They called themselves Acid Rain.
..........There's rivers and forests and mountains high.........Randy Newman …..Relax, Enjoy Yourself
5) In 2023 the US dental floss market sold approximately $557.68 million worth. No number of rolls was specified for 2023, but 2019 estimated 42 million rolls were sold annually.
Protest Sign of the Week: You Can't Legislate Us Out Of Existence
Quote of the Week: Evil cannot permanently organize. Eventually, it will turn on itself. --Bernice A King
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I tried to join a dating site, but the only one that would have me was Carbon Dating.
Today's Peace of History: , November 28, 1991: The U.S. Congress passed the Comprehensive Threat Reduction Act (the Nunn-Lugar legislation), which provided up to $400 million to assist with the destruction of Soviet nuclear and chemical warheads. The legislation was initiated by Senator Sam Nunn (D-Georgia) and Senator Richard Lugar (R-Indiana).
In music news: The Grateful Dead is putting out an 80 disc live set. No word yet on which song it will be. Ϟ What does a deadhead say when he runs out of weed? “What is this crappy music?”
..........Your better run for daylight.........Randy Newman …..Better Off Dead
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle, November 28, 2025: Deadly ePistle0. Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS.
Moonbeam: The wise man doesn't give the right answers, he poses the right questions. --Claude Levi-Strauss
Cost of War:
As of 11/27/25 State Department Costs: $280,656,067,730
As of 11/21/25 State Department Costs: $280,096,083,208
As of 11/27/25 Homeland Security: $1,216,557,630,841
As of 11/21/25 Homeland Security: $1,215,949,237,415
As of 11/27/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,343,005,455,857
As of 11/21/25 Interest on War Debt: $1,341,440,008,223
As of 11/27/25 Military Costs: $3,179,374,234,424
As of 11/21/25 Military Costs: $3,178,186,753,179
As of 11/27/25 Veterans Care: $4,605,586,484,229
As of 11/21/25 Veterans Care: $4,593,726,094,367
As of 11/27/25 Total Cost of Wars: $10,625,185,351,746
As of 11/21/25 Total Cost of Wars: $10,609,401,387,481
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/
Freedom is the recognition of necessity. --Friedrich Engels
Famous Last Words: The merry, unspoilt fascination of laughing lovers... Enid Blyton who died 11/28/1968
..........This ain't the way to have fun.........Randy Newman …..Mama Told Me Not To Come
Well, we're here with Bob Weir where the band is playing their last show...again. Ϟ Two deadheads were discussing a recent show. “It was terrible, the mix was bad, Jerry forgot lines, the playing was uninspired, it was torture to listen to.” said the first. The second added, “I agree, and it was too short, too.”
May Peace encompass you
And Joy hold you close
prairie mama
christine
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