Sunday, October 31, 2021

SUNDAY FUNNIES: HAPPY HALLOWEEN 2021

I'm not lion. ๐Ÿ˜‰
 HELLO EVERYBODY!
Neither am I. ๐Ÿ˜‰

 Today you have both Autumn the Puppy AND
Piper D. Katt here as we celebrate HALLOWEEN!๐ŸŽƒ

That's right Autumn. I've been looking forward to this for quite awhile now, although it would have been great last year if not for that {censored} pandemic because not only was Halloween on a Saturday night, but we had a full moon๐ŸŒ• as well!

Sigh. I know Piper. But there's no use crying over a spilt water dish.
We're here now and it's joke time!
Ready?

For Halloween, I am going as a “former gifted child.”
The whole costume is gonna be people asking me “What are you supposed to be?” and me saying “I was supposed to be many things.” 

What is the best cheese to serve at Halloween?
Muenster!

A vampire’s๐Ÿง› favorite ice cream flavor is veinilla.

Doctor Frankenstein entered a body building competition and discovered he had seriously misunderstood the objective.๐Ÿ˜‰

Ghosts'๐Ÿ‘ป favorite California city is Maliboo.

 A man tells his therapist, “I’ve conquered my fear of ghosts.” 
The therapist replies, “That’s the spirit.”
"What? Where?" the guy asks, as he dives under couch.

After the marriage ceremony, the spiders๐Ÿ•ท๐Ÿ•ท were newly webs.๐Ÿ•ธ๐Ÿ•ธ

A well dressed lupine is a wear wolf.๐Ÿบ

What is a mathematician's favorite Halloween treat?
Pumpkin Pi!๐›‘

On that note♫ take care!
STAY SAFE! ๐Ÿ˜ท
Please Trick or Treat Carefully!
Have a great week!
And don't forget to return next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!AtP & PDK.

Saturday, October 30, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 24-30, 2021

GET VACCINATED & BEWARE ANY VERSION

OCTOBER 31 IS HALLOWEEN.๐ŸŽƒ
NOVEMBER 1 IS ALL SAINTS DAY.
NOVEMBER 2 IS ALL SOULS DAY.
NOVEMBER 5 IS GUY FAWKES NIGHT IN GREAT BRITAIN.
THE UNITED STATES ENDS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME 2021 ON NOVEMBER 7.

AM๐Ÿ˜ทNGST EVENTS AROUND THE W๐ŸŒRLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*COVID and its variants continue to be a global problem. (There are 5/FIVE separate links in this item.)
*Yet the vaccination battle against it continues. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of October 30, 2021.
*Opinion: Facebook (now Meta Inc.)’s objective is…??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)


THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ˜ขPASSING PARADE…
*Actress Joanna Cameron (The Secrets of Isis, other works) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Actor James Michael Tyler (Friends, other works) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Blues singer/song writer Willie Cobbs (♫You Don’t Love Me♫, more) is no longer with us.
*Former professional football๐Ÿˆ player Mike Lucci (Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*Former “President” Trump declared a “national emergency” to build his border wall, separating families upon apprehension. President Joseph Biden nullified the emergency, but other matters pertaining to these issues still have to be dealt with.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to fully discuss the health and safety of all the “detainees” as well as the various costs under Donald Trump of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR “detainees” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
POLITICALLY…
*“Let’s get this done!”—President Biden to Congress.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE
*WTF???
*More book banning, in Texas and elsewhere. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Is this right??? The stores ARE legal.
๐Ÿ˜ทTHE US VERSUS COVID-19…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*Congressional Republican Adam Kinzinger, who voted to both impeach and investigate Trump, has announced he will not seek re-election in 2022.
ELSEWHERE…
*Opinion: Trump thinks America is a “laughing stock”, his wall should be finished, and is acting like he will run again in 2024. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*Opinion: Facebook (now Meta Inc.)’s objective is…??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
๐Ÿ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*This is The Free Choice E-zine’s 2600th Blogger Post!

THE PUZZLE CORNER: OCTOBER 30, 2021

๐Ÿ˜ŽFUN FACT
This is #2599. The way things worked out this time, The Week In Review for October 24-30 is our actual 2600th Blogger Post!

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate items share at least one word, and so can be combined to create something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what the new thing is?
McQ sings ♫Danke Schoen♫

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
Considering what tomorrow is, how many new words can you form out of the letters in HALLOWEEN?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX๐Ÿ“ฆ and discover the results from the October 23, 2021 Puzzle Corner.

NEXT?
What is the next item(s) in the sequence below?
DJ, MD, MN, ??
PT, to alphabetically complete The Monkees: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {bean, horse} = pinto.
02. {kangaroo, caveman} = Famous Captains.

Sunday, October 24, 2021

SUNDAY FUNNIES: ODDS AND ENDS

Hello Everybody! Autumn the Puppy here!
It's been a ruff time here at The Free Choice E-Zine while we waited for our esteemed Editor-In-Chief to return from the hospital.
For one thing, he's the only who had a key to the office, let alone knew the computer password!
But Lee's back and in time things will hopefully return to normal around here.
Which would be a vast improvement from how they were before Lee went to the hospital! ๐Ÿ˜‰
In any event myself, Piper D. Katt and the usual Free Choice Staff (Lee, himself, and him) are all happy he's home and on the road to recovery.
Unfortunately I wasn't sure exactly when that would happen, so my presentation this week is just some jokes I've dug up in the past and haven't had a chance to use yet.
But without further adieu...

If humans complain when there is a fly in their soup, do frogs๐Ÿธ complain when there isn't one?

If you boil a funny bone, does it becomes laughing stock?
If so, is it humerus?

I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.

Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

A red house is made of Red Bricks. A white house is made of White bricks
What is a green house made of?
Glass.  

I don’t always whoop, but when I do, there it is.

And on that note♫, next weekend Piper D. Katt and I will be teaming up for our annual HALLOWEEN HUMOR, which should be especially fun since October 31๐ŸŽƒ is actually a Sunday this year!
So until then have a great week.
Take care.
STAY SAFE!๐Ÿ˜ท
WELCOME BACK LEE!๐Ÿ˜€
And please be here next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP.

Saturday, October 23, 2021

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 17-23, 2021


GET VACCINATED & BEWARE ANY VERSION

OCTOBER 23 MARKS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE UNITED NATIONS’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
OCTOBER 28 IS MOTHER IN LAW DAY.
OCTOBER 29 IS REPUBLIC DAY IN TURKEY.
OCTOBER 31 IS HALLOWEEN.๐ŸŽƒ

AM๐Ÿ˜ทNGST EVENTS AROUND THE W๐ŸŒRLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*Yet the battle continues. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of October 23, 2021.

THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…๐ŸŒ
*Japan still intends to start dumping contaminated water from the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean!

๐Ÿ˜ขPASSING PARADE…
*General Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, is no longer with us.
*Famed stuntman Bob Herron (over a 60 year career) has passed away.
*Composer/songwriter Leslie Bricusse (numerous credits over a long career) is no longer with us.
*Voice Actor Christopher Ayres (Dragon Ball, One Piece, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Voice Actor Jack Angel (Hanna Barbera, Disney, Pixar, and more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins (numerous credits) is no longer with us.
*Actor Peter Scolari (Bosom Buddies, Newhart, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*Former “President” Trump declared a “national emergency” to build his border wall, separating families upon apprehension. President Joseph Biden nullified the emergency, but other matters pertaining to these issues still have to be dealt with.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to fully discuss the health and safety of all the “detainees” as well as the various costs under Donald Trump of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR “detainees” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
*So what WAS Steve Bannon's involvement??? He is definitely now in contempt. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
POLITICALLY…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE
๐Ÿ˜ทTHE US VERSUS COVID-19…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

*“When WE’RE back in power…” Republican Madison Cawthorn.
*Opinion: The “Trump Effect” on the Republican Party. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Is "Senator" Kyrsten Sinema for the rich??? Will she ever listen to her constituents??? She is definitely losing supporters. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Is “Senator” Ted Cruz trying to pick a fight with Australia??? And what about Delta Airlines??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*Lawsuits, more lawsuits, and investigations aplenty! (There are 4/FOUR separate links in this item.)
*October 23 marks the 25th anniversary of the infamous O. J. Simpson murder trial beginning.
๐Ÿ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…

THE PUZZLE CORNER: OCTOBER 23, 2021

๐Ÿ˜ŽFUN FACT
July 2021 was the hottest month recorded in human history, to date.

NEXT?
What is the next item(s) in the sequence below?
DJ, MD, MN, ??

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {bean, horse}
02. {kangaroo, caveman}

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX๐Ÿ“ฆ and discover the results from the October 9, 2021 Puzzle Corner while I was gone having heart surgery.

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate items share at least one word, and so can be combined to create something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what the new thing is?
Popular fast food franchise selection in New Orleans?
French Quarter Pounder (with cheese optional).

NUMBER PLEASE
Get ready! We ask the question, but the answer is just a number.
How many dimples are on a regulation golf ball?๐ŸŒ
336.

Friday, October 22, 2021

THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE RESUMES OPERATIONS

Dear Free Choice E-zine Readers:

Am home from the local hospital and on the (long) road to recovery.
Despite the odds being much more in my favor for the recently experienced artificial heart valve replacement procedure, compared to the aortic aneurysm back in 2007 that (among other things) implanted the valve that now needed replacing, I won't deny being scared.

This is the third time (besides the two operations above, Congestive Heart Failure back in 2003) that I have come directly face to face with my own mortality.
I will spare you all the personal details, suffice to say that while all three were not events I would have willingly experienced nor looked forward to, they all needed to be faced and dealt with so I am VERY happy to still be among the living!

But while it takes me time to get up and functioning in the morning, as well as dealing with the still consistent post-operation pain from having my chest cut open and my ribs spread apart wide enough for the cardiac surgeon to operate, The Free Choice E-Zine is preparing to resume operations.

October 23 will see the return of both The Puzzle Corner (including the answers to the October 9 edition, the last one published before my hospitalization) and The Week In Review, covering the news of October 17-23, 2021.
Then The Sunday Funnies will resume the next day with the October 24 edition.

This E-zine is basically a one man operation, so I thank everyone for their kindness, understanding, patience and concerns while I was away.

Lee Houston, Junior
Editor-In-Chief: The Free Choice E-Zine
October 22, 2021


Tuesday, October 12, 2021

ON MEDICAL LEAVE

Dear Free Choice E-zine Readers:

Afraid I will be away from my computer and this E-zine for awhile as I enter the hospital for another heart operation.

Back in early 2007 I was rushed into the Emergency Room and stayed for almost a month because of an aortic aneurysm.

Part of the procedure was receiving a new heart valve. I've gotten 14 good years out of it but for some reason the part is starting to develop calcium deposits and needs to be replaced with a new and better model before the problem becomes a life threatening situation.

I will be gone roughly a week to ten days.

Then I will be back home on personal recovery for at least 4-6 weeks afterwards in between Doctor's appointments.

Once the pain killers are out of my system and I can sit and think coherently again, I WILL be back at my computer taking care of this E-zine!


Until then...

Take care and STAY SAFE!๐Ÿ˜ท

Lee Houston, Junior

Editor-In-Chief, The Free Choice E-zine

October 12, 2021

Sunday, October 10, 2021

SUNDAY FUNNIES: THINGS I'VE LEARNED WATCHING HUMANS

Hello Everybody! Piper D. Katt here!
Once again, I'm back with another in depth look at you humans from the feline perspective.
You say us cats are inquisitive by nature, and that's certainly true.
Especially in regards to the people we love.
And I've learned a lot watching people, so without further adieu...

Money can't buy happiness, but—
It sure makes misery easier to live with.
It's much nicer to cry in a Maserati than in a VW Bug.

When a human claims it wasn't another person's fault, why do they still blame that person anyway?
And to think I'm always told "Don't play with your food!"

Exactly what IS Cauliflower?
It's not a flower nor a flour?

KNOWLEDGE is knowing a tomato is a fruit.
WISDOM is not putting a tomato in a fruit salad.

When filling out any job application, where it says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' , the correct answer is "DOCTOR!"
Or VET in my case.๐Ÿ˜‰

Why does every anchor begin the evening news with 'Good Evening,' then proceed to tell you why it isn't?

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism.
To steal from many is research.

War does not determine who is right, only who is left.

Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Then again, us cats never speak unless we have something important to say, but we're still waiting for a lot of you to finally listen to us.

On that note♫ take care.
STAY SAFE!๐Ÿ˜ท
And please be back again next time for more Sunday Funnies!PDK.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: OCTOBER 3-9, 2021

GET VACCINATED & BEWARE ANY VERSION

OCTOBER 9 IS THE 320TH ANNIVERSARY OF YALE UNIVERSITY.
OCTOBER 9 IS LEIF ERIKSON DAY.
OCTOBER 11 IS COLUMBUS/NATIVE AMERICANS DAY IN THE UNITED STATES.
OCTOBER 12 IS WORLD EGG๐Ÿฅš DAY. (Koo-koo-koo-choo!๐Ÿ˜‰)
OCTOBER 13 IS THE US NAVY’S BIRTHDAY.
OCTOBER 15 IS BOSS’ DAY.
OCTOBER 16 IS SWEETEST DAY.
IT’S THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF
ANYTHING THAT DEBUTED IN 2001, LIKE SMALLVILLE.

AM๐Ÿ˜ทNGST EVENTS AROUND THE W๐ŸŒRLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*COVID and its variants continue to be a global problem. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*Yet the vaccination battle against it continues. (There are 3/THREE separate links in this item.)
*The state of the world, as of October 9, 2021.
*“Don’t question our missile tests.”—North Korea to the United Nations’ Security Council.
*What happened to Facebook and related apps October 4??? (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)


THE TERRORIST REPORT…
*The Free Choice E-zine does not support terrorism, no matter what the “cause” or alleged “justification”. Thus we will only be posting news items in this section whenever terrorists are brought to justice.

THE 2021 NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS ARE…
*Physiology/Medicine: David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for discovering the receptors of touch and temperature.
*Physics: Climatologists Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann with Theoretical Physicist Giorgio Parisi for comprehending physical systems through climate models.
*Chemistry: Benjamin List and David MacMillan for advances in molecular engineering.
*Literature: Novelist Abdulrazak Gumah.
*Peace: Reporters Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for preserving freedom of expression.

THE CLIMATE CHANGE CHRONICLES…๐ŸŒ
*A totally green tractor, and we don't mean the John Deere coloring.

๐Ÿ˜ขPASSING PARADE…
*Announcer Alan Kalter (The Late Show with David Letterman) has passed away.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
THE BORDER WALL-KIDS-IMMIGRATION ISSUES…
*Former “President” Trump declared a “national emergency” to build his border wall, separating families upon apprehension. President Joseph Biden nullified the emergency, but other matters pertaining to these issues still have to be dealt with.
NOTE: While we are doing our best to provide coverage, the above is a serious, ongoing issue. Especially since no one has yet to fully discuss the health and safety of all the “detainees” as well as the various costs under Donald Trump of separating families and who is truly responsible for the deaths of FOUR “detainees” (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
POLITICALLY…
*President Joseph Biden plans to undo “President” Trump’s weakening of the National Environmental Policy Act.
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE
๐Ÿ˜ทTHE US VERSUS COVID-19…
IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
*Is Wyoming Senator John Barrasso a prime example of current Republicans??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*McConnell versus the Debt Ceiling. The wrong move could equal another government shutdown and/or bankruptcy! (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
ELSEWHERE…
*The state of Georgia is investigating Trump. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*For better or worse, “Pillow Man” is still at it.
*On the Supreme Court’s opening docket… (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*What happened to Facebook and related apps October 4??? (There are 6/SIX separate links in this item.)
๐Ÿ˜€AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…