Famous First Words: For a Labor Party: ...a statement by the Workers Party of America 1922 https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/eam/flp/farmerlaborparty.html
Happy National Mechanic's Day! Mechanic: When were your tires last rotated? --On the way home, silly. ĦĦ To be a good mechanic you need really fine motor skills.
..........Don't see the time flashin' by.........Linda Ronstadt …..Tumblin' Dice ~~All of today's songs and/or artists performed at the Freeze Nuclear Weapons Rally in Central Park (NYC) on June 12, 1982. The list of artists is incredible and I only have 10 in the ePistle.
Undoubtedly, the right of suffrage is a fundamental matter in a free and democratic society. Especially since the right to exercise the franchise in a free and unimpaired manner is preservative of other basic civil and political rights, any alleged infringement of the right of citizens to vote must be carefully and meticulously. --Justice Earl Warren
It is a beautiful Friday morning. The sun is shining and the sky is blue. I have been to my doctor appointment and had very good numbers and had lost a few more pounds. So I bought myself a rare brownie/cookie on the way home and I've sat down to write to you. What a lovely day so far.
Hope your weekend runs smoothly, gentle readers
First Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Although Jesus was known as a Carpenter, he never actually sang on any of their albums. --Submitted by Wittenburg Door
The mechanic asked the librarian for a book on repairing automatic gearboxes, but she only had manuals. ĦĦ When I asked the mechanic why my car was humming she suggested it didn't know the words.
..........Imagine all the people living life in peace.........Joan Baez …..Imagine
Trivia Questions: Happy National Jerky Day!
How long has jerky been around?
Why is jerky such a favorite with astronauts?
Where does the name “jerky” come from, anyway?
How much raw meat does it take to make an ounce of jerky?
Who thought up Jerky Day?
Big Hello: Ciao - Venetian https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Second Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I'm not procrastinating. I'm recalibrating the trajectory of my timeline. --Submitted by Club42
Image of the Week: One of my 3 hollyhock plants that survived the hard freeze after an early spring. This week it was destroyed by straight line winds.
All You Fascists of the Week: From the Piedmont Raging Grannies: All You Fascists Bound To Lose
A guy walked into the garage and said, “I'd like a gas cap for my KIA.” The mechanic thought for a moment and said, “Yeah, that's a fair trade.” ĦĦ My local garage put in a giant aquarium, right out in the garage. When I asked about it, the mechanic said, “Yep, we've got tunerfish.
..........Lookin' out at the road rushin' under my wheels.........Jackson Browne & Bruce Springsteen …..Running On Empty
Moonbeam: Let us enjoy the beautiful things we can see, my dear, and not think about those we cannot. --Johanna Spyri
Blasphemy of the Week: Satan! Because without a scapegoat you might have to take personal responsibility for your own actions. https://www.facebook.com/groups/469333204536042/
Coffee Joke of the Week: I don't want a coffee that “hints of cherry and cocoa.” I want a coffee that walks into my brain, flips a table over, and says, “Get up. We have responsibilities.” https://www.facebook.com/maythecoffeebewithyou
Next Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The “narcoleptic Narcissist” is such a funny chap... Unless his ass is being kissed, he simply takes a nap.https://www.facebook.com/groups/1172103474568542/
Overall, I like the new uniforms for the garage. ĦĦ I watched a mechanic fixing the tailpipe of a rusty old car. It looked exhausting.
..........To brighten up even your darkest night.........James Taylor …..You've Got A Friend
1) Ancient cultures discovered that they could make meat last longer by drying and salting it, which made it much easier to store it for future consumption. The first known instances of drying meat into jerky have been traced back to the Incas in the 1500s, but it is assumed that jerky may date as far back as Ancient Egypt.
Almanac: It is Friday, June 12, 2026. Today is Crowded Nest Awareness Day, International Cachaça Day, International Falafel Day, Loving Day, Mechanics Day aka National Automotive Service, Professionals Day, National Jerky Day, National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, Superman Day, Women Veterans Recognition Day, and World Day Against Child Labor. Because it is the second Friday it is also National Movie Night. And because it is the first weekend it is Poultry Days.
Among those born on this day were Cosmos de Medici (1519), Johanna Spyri (1829), David Rockefeller (1915), George H W Bush (1924), Vic Damone (1928), Anne Frank (1929), Jim Nabors (1932), Dave Nelson (1943), and Barry Bailey (1948).
On June twelfth New Amsterdam was renamed New York (1665), the Territory of Iowa was organized 1838), the first baseball game was played (1839), the gas mask was patented (1849), the Comstock Silver lode was discovered (1959), Niagara Falls, Onatrio was incorporated (1903), Secret Service extended its protection to include the president's family (1917), the Farmer Labor Party organized (1920), the Baseball Hall of Fame opened (1939), SCOTUS ended laws against interracial marriages (1967), and 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators ralled in Central Park (1982).
Night Sky, 6/12: Mini planetary lineup: 30-60 minutes after sunset in the west northwestern sky: Venus – brightest of the trio Plus Jupiter - slightly above and to the left of Venus Plus Mercury – Visible just below Venus (may need binoculars for Mercury).
Fraternal Picture of the Week: Pirates of Bremerton
Extra Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The Strait of Hormuz is being renamed the Strait of Schrödinger because it is both open and closed at the same time. --Andri Ana
This Week: Saturday, June 13 – Dragon Fly Day & National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day & Random Acts of Light
Sunday, June 14 – Flag Day & Children's Sunday & Race Unity Day & Family History Day
Night Sky, 6/14: The moon is nearly new and dark so Milky Way watching is at its best. The Moon passes Jupiter by less than 2°.
Monday, June 15 – Native American Citizenship Day & National Lobster Day & Worldwide Day of Giving
Tuesday, June 16 – Bloomsday & Fudge Day & World Sea Turtle Day
Wednesday, June 17 – World Crocodile Day & Islamic New Year & World Tessellation Day
Night Sky, 6/17: Sunrise: 5:26 am Sunset: 8:40 pm 14 Hours and 48 minutes of daylight. Moonrise: 12:18 am Moonset: 12:25 pm
Thursday, June 18 – Autistic Pride Day & Clark Kent's Birthday & World Tapas Day
Did you hear about the mechanic who had to push her car five miles on its hubcaps? She was tireless. ĦĦ I just finished reading a novel about aircraft mechanics. It was mostly riveting.
..........May the winds of change caress us.........Holly Near …..I Am Willing
2) Astronauts need food that is lightweight yet nutritionally dense, and that food needs to be able to be stored in zero gravity for years while taking up as little space as possible. Jerky fits the bill because it is full of nutrients like protein and iron and can be stored for a very long time. That’s why NASA began sending astronauts into space with beef jerky in 1996.
Preantepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: Why are less and less people using fewer? --Submitted by LanguageNerds
Moonbeam: Golllly! --Jim Nabors aka Gomer Pyle
Fun Fact of the Week: Happy International Falafel Day! The first instance of frying dough made from dried beans was recorded as a meal in Medieval Egypt, where it was enjoyed by Copts, a Christian ethnic group who at times rejected meat and adhered to a vegan diet.
Video of the Week: Opening sequence Superman (tv show in the 1950s with George Reeves) (:58)
Wesberry v. Sanders, (1964): "No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined --Justice Hugo Black
I ran into my mechanic at the pub and we got to chatting. I asked him if he enjoyed being a mechanic. He said, “Yes and no. Sometimes at the end of the day I feel like I've been through the engine.” ĦĦ A jumper cable goes into a bar...and the bartender says, “I'll serve you, but don't start anything.”
..........I'll pass as your comrade and we march along.........Peter, Paul & Mary …..The Cruel War
3) As we mentioned before, the first known records of jerky were traced back to the Incas in South America. These tribes spoke the language Quechua, and their name for dried, salted meat was ch’arki, which literally meant “dried meat” or “burned meat.” When the Spanish colonizers arrived, they discovered the native dish and adopted the name, which then evolved into charqui. As the delicious and convenient meal became more popular among Europeans, the name eventually evolved into jerky.
Antepenultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: There's a thin line between “I should post that to Facebook” and “I should talk to a therapist about that.”
Weird Word of the Week: Nubivagant: wandering in the clouds, often used to describe a dreamer or someone lost in thought. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nubivagant
Dragon of the Week:
Wacky Uses for Common Products: Clean grease and grime off car engine parts. Soak the parts in Coca-cola for 30 minutes and then rinse clean. https://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/cocacola2.html
If you cross a Chrysler and a Fiat you get a big car that doesn't start. ĦĦ They made an Oscar winning film about mechanics and called it Lord of the Springs.
...........I've been pushed and I've been knocked down.........Gary US Bonds …..Hold On
4) It takes about 2.5 to 3.5 ounces of meat to make 1 ounce of finished jerky. Raw meat is 70-75% water. So a pound of meat makes roughly 4 ounces once it is fully dried.
Penultimate Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: The Fascists don't want immigrants to take your jobs; they want AI to take your jobs.
Christine Update of the Week: Early in May I went to the dermatologist about a thing on my face. They took it off and sent it to the lab. A week later I got a phone call that it was squamous cell carcinoma. I also got an email that said I could get a copy of the diagnosis at some website. When I went to the site it claimed to have never heard of me. I thought it was fine they would send it to my regular doctor and he would be able to explain it. But when I went in to give blood for lab work the nurse said they did not, in fact, have the diagnosis. They had other reports and pictures, etc. but not the diagnosis. So I stopped by the office and they printed off a copy. It said I had “well differentiated” squamous cell carcinoma. I looked up all the bits on the internet. “Well differentiated means it was easy to tell the cancer cells from the skin cells. Which means it is a low-grade, slow growing cancer. Whew! I kind of feel like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy just changed my entry from Almost harmless to Harmless.
Science Fiction Convention of the Week: Trek Long Island 2026 (12-14, Hauppauge, NY) ...Together we can make a difference. https://treklongisland.com/
Whatever This Is of the Week: Being bilingual means double the sad songs you can cry to. --Submitted by LanguageNerds
Spark of Joy of the Week: It's so #!*%#+# crazy to me that almost all of society's problems could be dealt with by taxing the grotesquely wealthy until they were only obscenely wealthy. --Jason Barfnett -_Submitted by gr of oh
Mechanic: They auto know better. ĦĦ My partner wrote their thesis on differences between propeller mechanics and human anatomy. I've gotta say...I'm not a fan.
..........I can feel it bubbling up.........Chaka Khan …..Sharing The Love
5) Since 2012, June 12th has been officially known as National Jerky Day in the United States. This holiday was created by the Wisconsin Beef Council to build awareness about jerky. The best way to celebrate National Jerky Day is by buying your favorite jerky and eating as much as you can throughout the day on June 12th.
Protest Sign of the Week: Trump Is The Insurrection
Second Protest Sign of the Week: Midterms: Make It Too Big To Rig
Quote of the Week: Many people hear voices when no-one is there. Some of them are called “mad” and are shut up in rooms where they stare at the walls all day. Others are called “writers” and they do pretty much the same thing. --Ray Bradbury
Final Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: I get that the new world is struggling to be born but can't we get an epidural or something? --Mary Beth Janssen
Today's Peace of History: June 12, 1967: The Supreme Court struck down state miscegenation laws prohibiting interracial marriages as violations of the 14th amendment which guarantees equal protection under the law. In June of 1958, Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter had married in Washington D.C. Upon return to their home state of Virginia, the couple was arrested, convicted of a felony, and sentenced to a year in jail. Their appeal led to the decision.
I had one of those Swiss made cars, but I didn't keep it long. It kept getting stuck in neutral. ĦĦ That body shop mechanic is kind of creepy. It's like she has an auto body experience every time she works on a car.
..........Close the wound, hide the scar.........Carly Simon …..That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
Masthead of the Week: Friday ePistle, June 12, 2026: Mechanized ePistle . Online at: http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/ Exclusive editor: Christine Smith. Lawrence, KS.
Moonbeam: I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them. --George Herbert Walker Bush
Cost of War:
Pentagon Spending as of 6/11/26: $707,819,308,268 That's 18 billion 745 million 226 thousand 328 dollars spent in just one week**
**With $18 billion we could fully fund the Global Fund's plan to save 23 million lives and prevent 400 million infections from AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
Pentagon Spending as of 6/04/26: $689,074,081,940
Pentagon Spending in May 2026: $87,601,145,719
Pentagon Spending in April 2026: $81,264,897,194
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/category/military/
The right to vote too easily suffers abrasion if a fee is imposed, or a poll tax is enacted. The political franchise of voting should be completely unencumbered. --Justice William O Douglas
Famous Last Words: Turn me loose. --Medgar Evers Died 6/12/1963 by assassination
..........My life, my joy, my fear, my anger.........Sweet Honey In The Rock …..Tomorrow
You can make a mechanical frog; but you can't use bolts, you have to use rivets. ĦĦ I complained to my mechanic that the front passenger's wheel always seems to run a little flat. So he bought it a tuning fork.
May Peace tighten your bolts
And Joy loosen your screws
prairie mama
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