Famous
First Words: Throw me something, mista...
Merry
Mardi Gras!!!
What do you call a hamburger covered in beads? A French Quarter
Pounder. / Today is Fat Tuesday but it's also National Pancake
Day...coincidence? I think not.
..........and
we got something to say..........Monkees …..Theme Song
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Ways to Promote Peace #32: Talk to kids about peaceful virtues early
on.
Ready?
Catch!!
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It
is a bright, beautiful Tuesday morning. The clouds and jet trails
are stretched into lumpy lines like giant bead strands across the sky
from north to south. The breeze and the 31°F temperature promise
warmth and cheer. The sound of distant motors is soften by birdsong
and, of course, Puck yapping at squirrels. Both the birds and the
squirrels remain unseen. The tufts of decorative grass wave their
pompoms in the wind to celebrate the day and add to the festive feel
of Mardi Gras. The air does not move the bare tree limbs; they
stand still in the morning, pillars of no-nonsense nature. But Puck
and I take in a few more deep breaths and return to our rooms, to the
smell of brewing coffee and stale incense. He settles onto my pillow
for a morning nap and I take a long sip of sweetened bitterness. Now
I get to sit here and throw virtual beads to you, what a day!!
Hope
your Mardi Gras is fat and textured, ePistliers.
New
Orleans just published a new JK Rowling book; it called Fantastic
Beads and Where to Find Them. / Fat
Tuesday? I'm dealing with Fat February.
..........I'm
so hungry all the time.........Peter Gabriel …..No Self Control
Trivia
Questions: Happy International Condom Day!
^
What, if any, are the medical reasons someone would be unable to use
a condom?
^^
More or less, what is the date of the earliest known illustration of
a man using a condom?
^^^
What is the ballpark figure for the percentage of sex in the US that
is condom-protected?
^^^^
About how many condoms are used in the US each year?
^^^^^
Considering HIV, how much safer is sex with a condom?
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Funniest
Thing I Read of the Week: I don't understand “getting ready
for bed”. I'm always ready for bed.
NOTICE:
No ePistle this coming Friday...see you again on the 23rd
Mardi
Gras Cams:
Watch the action live:
https://neworleanswebsites.com/cat/tr/mg/mgc/mgc.html
Fake
Library Statistic of the Week:
67% of librarians passive aggressively use a coworker's passive
aggressively labelled office supplies
https://www.facebook.com/FakeLibStats/?fref=ts
The
biggest problem with jogging during Mardi Gras is ice falling out of
your drink. / Around here we don't hide crazy; we parade it in the
street and hang beads on it.
..........Here
in status symbol land.........Monkees …..Pleasant Valley Sunday
Moonbeam:
The rich, by unfair combinations, contribute frequently to prolong a
season of distress among the poor. --Thomas Malthus
Something
to Think About of the Week:
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Big
Hello: Namaskar –
Marahi (Western India)
https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/hello.htm
Week
of the Week: National Marriage Week
(February 7-14) --A
woman inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: "Husband wanted."
Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same
thing: "You can have mine."
I
found a joke that said Mardi Gras is the only acceptable time to wear
body glitter and not be mistaken for a stripper. But it's obvious to
me this person has never been to an anime convention. / "It
has been said that a Scotchman has not seen the world until he has
seen Edinburgh; and I think that I may say that an American has not
seen the United States until he has seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans."
— Mark Twain
..........another
day older and deeper in debt..........Tennessee Ernie Ford …..16
Tons
^
There is no
medical reason why someone can’t use a condom. Even people with
latex allergies can use them — there are latex-free condoms made of
polyurethane and polyisoprene.
Almanac:
It is Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The moon will be new tomorrow and
is in Aquarius. It is Mardi Gras aka Fat Tuesday aka Paczki Day aka
Shrove Tuesday, World Radio Day (UNESCO), Desperation
Day, Employee Legal Awareness Day, Get A Different Name Day,
Galentine's Day, International Condom Day, and Madly in Love With Me
Day. Because it is Mardi Gras it is also International Pancake Day
and Pancake Day.
Among
those born on this day were Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682),
Thomas Malthus (1766), William Strang (1859), Bess Truman (1885),
Grant Wood (1892), Tennessee Earie Ford (1919), Chuck Yeager (1923),
Dorothy McGuire (1930), George Segal (1934), Carol Lynley (1942),
Peter Tork (Thorkelson, Monkees, 1942), Stockard Channing (1944),
Peter Gabriel (1950), and Penelope Ann Miller (1963).
On
February thirteenth St. Augustine, FL was founded (1566), Tycho Brahe
sketched the Tychonic Solar System Model (1678), the Marquis de Sade
was arrested without charge (1777), the University of Georgia opened
(1st US state university, 1795), there were flour riots in New York
City (1837), Strauss' Blue
Danube
premiered (1867), the moving picture projector was patented (1895),
King Tut's tomb was opened (1924), and the Woman's Marine Corps was
created (1943).
Night
Sky, 2/13: Mercury
& Neptune are extremely difficult to see while Uranus is merely
difficult to see.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/
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This
Week: Wednesday,
February 14 – International Book Giving Day & League of
Women Voters Day &, oh, yeah, St Valentine's Day
Thursday,
February 15 –
Lupercalia
& Susan B Anthony Day & National Cum Drop Day
Night
Sky, 2/15: Partial
Solar Eclipse visible in the southern hemisphere.
Friday,
February 16 – Kyoto Protocol Day & National Caregivers
Day & World Information Architecture Day
Saturday,
February 17 – Random Acts of Kindness Day & World Human
Spirit Day & World Whale Day
Night
Sky, 2/17: Venus is slightly difficult
to see rising at nearly 8 am and setting around 7 pm.
Sunday,
February 18 – Battery Day & Best Friends Day &
**Pluto Day
Night
Sky, 2/18: Mars is easy to see rising
around 2:30 am and setting around noon.
**Discovered on this date in 1930
Monday,
February 19 – Best Friends Day & Chocolate Mint Day &
Presidents Day
Night
Sky, 2/19: Jupiter is perfectly visible
rising at around 1 am and setting around 11 am
Tuesday,
February
20 – Love Your
Pet Day & Northern
Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day & World Day for Social Justice
Night
Sky, 2/20: Saturn is visible rising
around 1 am and setting at 1:30 pm.
Wednesday,
February 21 – International Mother Language Day
Thursday,
February 22 - Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day &
Discover Girl Day & National Chili Day
Emma
Watson made a Mardi Gras movie, it's called Beauty and the Beads.
/ "It's
Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Everybody has Mardi Gras fever. I was
watching the 'Today' show earlier and Tom Cruise was lecturing Matt
Lauer about jambalaya." — David Letterman
..........Oh,
and our good times start and end.........Monkees …..Daydream
Believer
^^
Condoms have been around a long, long time. The
earliest known illustration of a man using a condom is a
12,000–15,000-year-old painting on the wall of a cave in France
Next
Funniest thing I read of the Week: Any parade of Donald Trump
that doesn't include tar, feathers, and a rail is a waste of
marching.
Moonbeam:
I
deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to
express itself because of prejudice against race origin.
--Bess Truman
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Late
Night Snacks: President Drumpf's legal team is
now reportedly trying to put the brakes on a looming interview with
special counsel Robert Mueller. According to the failing New York
Times, Drumpf's lawyers are worried he could be lying too much to
investigators, and they base this concern on... everything he's ever
said and done over the course of his life. --Jimmy Kimmel / In San
Diego, a Girl Scout is in trouble for selling cookies outside a legal
weed dispensary. However, the girl isn’t worried, because she is
now worth $200 million. --Conan O'Brien / Some more news out of
Washington. The government is spending $24 million to replace two
refrigerators on Air Force One. Until then, they’re keeping
perishables cold by putting them between Donald and Melania. --Jimmy
Fallon / If Drumpf refuses the interview, Robert Mueller could
subpoena him to testify before a grand jury. Which would be OK with
Drumpf, provided it was the grandest jury, the most luxurious jury of
all the juries. --James Corden / Doritos is reportedly looking into
launching a so-called lady-friendly chip that doesn’t crunch as
loudly. Because there’s no more appropriate snack for the #MeToo
era than a chip that tells women to be quiet. --Seth Meyers / We're
still dealing with the fallout of the infamous Republican memo
written by House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes.
Republicans hyped this dud for weeks, and the central argument of the
memo is that the FBI was biased when they got a warrant to wiretap
former Drumpf adviser Carter Page. Nunes says the FBI relied
exclusively on the Steele dossier and never disclosed to the judge
that the dossier was paid for by Drumpf's political opponents. Now,
if true, that's a pretty damning charge. Spoiler alert: Not true.
Turns out, the partisan nature of the dossier was mentioned in a
footnote. Nunes should learn how footnotes work. He's about to become
one in history. --Stephen Colbert
Not
So Late Night Snacks: Now, I personally I am
all for the power to imprison people if they do not clap for you.
But when you think about it maybe it is not in Donald Trump's best
interest to set the bar for treason so low. --Peter Sagal Wait,
Wait, Don't Tell Me
50
Ways to Promote Peace #31: Research influential peace promoters in
history. http://uncustomary.org/50-ways-promote-peace/
Be
sure to enjoy the trademark beverage of New Orleans named for the
deadly storm surges that frequently decimate the city. / No one knows
what's in the FEMA-tini but
it doesn't catch up with you until sometime next month.
..........The
land here is strong.........Peter Gabriel …..The Rhythm of the
Heat
^^^
One in four
acts of vaginal intercourse is condom-protected in the US. It is one
in three among single people.
Worthless
Fact of the Week: The Tychonic Solar System Model has the sun,
moon, and stars circle a central Earth while the 5 planets orbit the
sun. (1678)
Weird
Word of the Week:
Wittol – somebody who knew he was a cuckold, especially somebody
who was untroubled by the situation. 1400s.
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-wit1.htm
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Wacky
Uses for Common Products:
Prevent large sausages from splitting. Place large sausages inside
Trojan Condoms to prevent them from splitting open when cooking.
Just make sure the pot does not boil dry.
http://www.wackyuses.com/wacky/trojan.html
Not
sure if it's Mardi Gras or just a day in the Senate. / Don't worry,
the Ash Wednesday ashes will cover up that tattoo you don't remember
getting on your forehead.
...........Tentatively
you put up the signs.........Monkees …..Counting on You
^^^^
450,000,000 condoms are sold in the US each year.
Word
Shakespeare Made Up of the Week: Summit – the highest point
of a hill or mountain Hamlet
Act 1, Scene IV Horatio: or to the dreadful summit of the cliff that
beetles o'er his base into the sea,
Science
Fiction Convention of the Week:
Planet Comicon – Kansas City (February 16-18)...Guests include
everyone from Zach Callison (Steven Universe) to Alice Cooper (yes,
the Alice Cooper). http://planetcomicon.com/celebrity/
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Actual
Science Convention of the Week:
BC-MIT Number Theory Seminar ...parabolic induction of
representations of the general linear group... (M.I.T. February 13,
2018)
http://calendar.mit.edu/event/bc-mit_number_theory_seminar_7191#.WnoEjJ3wapo
Puck
the Brave
Episode of the Week:
Here's our fearless Puck flirting for beads in the case of the Cajun
Cavalier
Beware:
A Cajun hot tub usually contains lobster. / In honor of Fat Tuesday,
I'm wearing this shirt that makes me look fat.
..........Shutters
on the windows, no light at all.........Peter Gabriel …..Wallflower
^^^^^
When it comes to HIV,using a condom makes sex 10,000
times safer than not using a condom.
Month
of the Week: February is Haiku Writing
Month –
help
me, I am trapped
in
a haiku factory
save
me, before they
Most
Beautiful Thing in the State:
UFO Welcome Center, Bowman, South Carolina. The
center, designed to attract and accommodate extraterrestrial
visitors, consists of two stacked, saucer-shaped structures made of
scrap wood and metal.
http://www.slate.com/culture/2018/02/an-interview-with-amanda-palmer-about-her-judy-blume-video.html
~~Sorry, South Carolina, you brought it on yourself. Besides I
couldn't find any websites with wonderful pictures of Hilton Head
Island.
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Final
Funniest Thing I Read of the Week: First
remove Trump, then throw a parade. --submitted by rhb of ks
Today's
Peace of History, February
13, 1920: Andrew
"Rube" Foster, who is hailed as the “Father of Black
Baseball” organized the first baseball league for
African-Americans, the Negro National League in Kansas City,
Missouri. The NNL operated successfully until 1931.
Things
to avoid while at Mardi Gras – Tattoos that say Beignets Rule,
anti-Saints remarks and fake Cajun accents / You know, it's also
National Pancake Day and I intend to spend it hopping from one IHOP
to the next.
..........You
guys are crazy.........Peter Gabriel …..Down the Dolce Vita
Masthead
of the Week:
fRiday ePistle February 13, 2018, ePistle eTouffee 2018. Online at:
http://fridayepistle.blogspot.com/
Peace, Love, and virtual Beads. Exclusive editor: Christine Smith.
1800 Goodell Ct. Lawrence, KS 66046
Moonbeam:
You do what
you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do
the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up.
--Chuck Yeager
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Cost
of War: Tax dollars spent in Afghanistan: as
of 2/12/17: $797,963,235,911.
Tax
dollars spent in Afghanistan: as of 2/8/17: $797,612,518,097.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 2/12/17:
$821,253,525,681.
Tax
dollars spent on the Iraq war since 2001 as of 2/8/17:
$821,243,275,577.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 2/12/17:
$1,816,219,195,003.
Tax
dollars spent on all wars since 2001 as of 2/8/17:
$1,815,486,798,706.
50
Ways to Promote Peace #30: Try hard not to judge others.
..........Not
a trace of doubt in my mind.........Monkees …..I'm a Believer
Pi
Day is like Fat Tuesday without the beads./ My friend came home from
Mardi Gras with 100 strings of beads. I came home with 4 and all of
them are rosaries.
Famous
Last Words: on cha
frec na na na na. Blue Danube Waltz
May
Peace compose your music
And
Joy write your lyrics
prairie
mama
christine
Last
Laugh:
