Saturday, June 10, 2023

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JUNE 10, 2023

 😎FUN FACT
The Beatles song ♫Martha, My Dear♫ was written (in part?) about Paul McCartney’s pet sheep dog.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common. Do you know what it is?
01. {Safes, Jumps}
02. {Auditor, Monitor}

TRIVIA TIME⌚
In the Harry Potter series, which Hogwarts House never had anyone follow Lord Voldemort?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the June 3, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question except there are only two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE or FALSE: The White House has only been used for United States Government business.
FALSE. Grover Cleveland got married at the White House while President of the United States.

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?
An ice cream topping’s preferred source?
Fresh Fruit Sauce. Fruit Sauce made from Fresh Fruit.
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Sunday, June 4, 2023

SUNDAY FUNNIES: MERRY MUSICAL MUSINGS

 Hello Everybody! Koda Canine here!
It's not great weather wise outside at the moment, so all of my people are in various parts of the house doing indoor things.
No one is petting the dog at the moment, but at least I know everyone is safe and sound because I just heard a loud rumble of thunder a moment ago.
There was a smaller one earlier, but I'm not worried about the baby boomers.
ANYWAY...
There's a radio playing somewhere in the distance, so let's have some music jokes maestro.
Ready? And a-one and a-two...

How do you make a bandstand?
Take away their chairs.

Is it true you can tune a piano but not a fish?

What did the bank teller sing at work?
♫Dough, Re, Mi.♫

What note do all the drones sing in at the hive?
Bee Flat.🐝🐝🐝

Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Little Old Lady.
Little Old Lady who?
I didn't know you could yodel.

Is it true Mozart hated chickens🐔🐤🐥 because they always went "Bach. Bach. Bach."

What type of music are balloons🎈🎈 afraid of?
Pop.

What kind of songs do you hear the planets of our solar system sing?
Neptunes.

Do singers need ladders to reach the high notes?
Not sure, but I do know there's a singer available if you need to do some sewing.😉

What rock band has four guys that don't sing?
Mount Rushmore.

And if you don’t like music puns, you have my symphony so on that note♫, take care.
STAY SAFE! 😷
Have a great week and please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—KC.

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Saturday, June 3, 2023

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 28-JUNE 3, 2023

 
WE NEED
MORE GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!

THE VIRUSES ARE STILL ONGOING.
WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH. 🌈
JUNE MARKS THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF
SUPERMAN DEBUTING IN ACTION COMICS’ FIRST ISSUE.
JUNE 5 IS WORLD ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS DAY.
JUNE 5 IS DONUT🍩 DAY, AT LEAST IN THE US.
JUNE 6 IS SWEDEN’S NATIONAL DAY.
JUNE 6 IS THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY IN WORLD WAR 2.
JUNE 8 IS WORLD OCEANS DAY.
JUNE 11 IS KING KAMEHAMEHA DAY IN HAWAI’I.
2023 IS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARIES FOR THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
& THE COLORADO ROCKIES OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL.⚾

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
*The COVID state of the world, as of June 3, 2023.
*The global M(onkey) Pox status, as of June 3, 2023.
*Is trouble brewing between Japan and North Korea???
*Author Georgi Gospodinov and his translator Angela Rodel have won the 2023 International Booker Prize for Time Shelter.

*Is it becoming the War of the Drones??? (There are 3/THREE 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…
*June 5 is World Environment Awareness Day.
*June 8 is World Oceans Day.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*The innocent lives lost during the Russian invasion of the Ukraine.
*2008 Nobel winning virologist Harald zur Hausen has passed away.
*Former professional Major League Baseball⚾ player Mike Young is no longer with us.
*Theater scenic designer Robin Wagner (numerous stage credits between Broadway and London) has passed away.
*Actor Michel Cote (multiple credits over a long career) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Song writer Cynthia Weil (♫You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling♫, ♫Somewhere Out There♫, much more) is no longer with us.

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 FIVE detainees (known to date), let alone if anyone might actually be making a profit from this situation.
THE PAPERS CAPER…
POLITICALLY…
*The Budget Battle is over, for now. See below for more details.
💲THE BUDGET BATTLE…
*A deal to avoid default was made, but still needed Congressional approval. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*As the Deal Debate began… (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
*President Biden’s thoughts on its passage as he signs it into law. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
*Opinion: The objective???
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
😷THE US VERSUS M(ONKEY) POX…
*The state of your state, M(onkey) Pox wise.
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…

ELSEWHERE…
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…


THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ITS LOYAL READERSHIP FOR GRANTING US 4,438 PAGE VIEWS IN MAY 2023.
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THE PUZZLE CORNER: JUNE 3, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question except there are only two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE or FALSE: The White House has only been used for United States Government business.

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?
An ice cream topping’s preferred source?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 27, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME⌚
Who created Superman?
Writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster.
But besides Superman, Action Comics #1 was also the debuts for Chuck Dawson (a western), Zatara the Magician, Pep Morgan, reporter Scoop Scanlon, detective Tex Thompson and the serialization of Marco Polo’s adventures, among other features. Only Zatara, father of Zatanna the Magician, had any kind of a long career besides Superman.

WHO ARE WE?
Can you identify the people (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?
We completed the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953; making 2023 the 70th anniversary of that historic event.
(Sir, knighted later) Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tensing Norgay of Nepal.
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Monday, May 29, 2023

MEMORIAL DAY 2023

 THE FOLLOWING IS AN EDITORIAL.

Please remember the fallen.

Today is Memorial Day here in the United States of America, a time when we pause to honor the fallen who died defending this country against its enemies to preserve our democracy, freedom, and all the other inalienable rights we are supposed to have.

Other countries have similar celebrations at different times to honor their heroes.

It would be so easy to point out all the bigotry and hatred, especially just within the last decade or so, directed towards those who are different; regardless of how slight or major those differences might be.

However there is one group that has become a growing concern over this past decade that a lot of people talk about, but not that many follow through and address the issues afterwards.

I'm referring to the innocents that have lost their lives in battles that they were unaware of, since no declarations were made until the trigger was pulled by an armed assailant on a shooting spree.

The current statistics as I post this are alarming!


WHEN WILL THIS MADNESS END?

While there has been some action taken by individual states, Congress on a Federal/National level has apparently yet to do anything significant.

WHEN WILL WE STOP SACRIFICING INNOCENT CHILDREN AND OTHER HUMAN BEINGS TO PROTECT THE "RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS"?

While it might be the basic concept of the Second Amendment to the United States' Constitution, the FULL text is “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
The fledgling country that America was back then needed such groups to protect our freedoms of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
We now have police departments and the various branches of the United States military to protect us.

PLEASE DO NOT MISUNDERSTAND OUR POSITION.
THE FREE CHOICE E-ZINE IS NOT ANTI-GUN.
WE ARE PRO GUN RESPONSIBILITY!

Even after last year's Memorial Day editorial addressing this issue, there are still too many empty beds and broken hearts in this country as it is.

THE ABOVE WAS AN EDITORIAL.

Lee Houston, Junior
Editor-In-Chief: The Free Choice E-zine
All links were active at the time of posting.
*Denotes 2/TWO links within that sentence.

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Sunday, May 28, 2023

SUNDAY FUNNIES: SIGNS OF SUMMER?

Please remember the fallen.

 Hello Everybody!
The Free Choice E-zine's Editor-In-Chief Lee Houston, Junior here. Piper D. Katt and Koda Canine are off today because it's the Memorial Day weekend here in the United States.

Now I'll be discussing Memorial Day in greater detail tomorrow, but one aspect of the holiday that most people get wrong is that it's the start of Summer.

In the past, that might have been right to a point because most schools used to let out for the Summer the Friday before the holiday at the latest, although seasonally Summer doesn't officially start until sometime in June.

But anyway, although we are not officially at Summer yet, we can still have some Summer fun.
Ready?

Have you ever gone to the park to enjoy yourself, only to discover that you can't?

What about the beach?
Of course you can always substitute the word Hurricane for Tidal Wave, but if either was coming, I'd skip Rule # 2 and worry about the debt later.

Hotels are nice to stay at, if you can afford the luxury. But not all of them were carefully designed.

Whenever you do get to wherever you're headed on vacation, this is the last thing you want to see.

Then again, you have to admire the hopefulness of whoever posted this sign...
I can understand keeping off the grass if you're trying to rebuild the sand dunes, but what grass is the sign referring to here?

Of course, not everyone either obeys the signs or can read them.

If you use the hotel pool, is this sign really important?

If you get bored at the beach, there's always this activity...

But unfortunately all good things come to an end, and there's all the stuff waiting for you to face at home...

So on that note♫, have a great week!
Take care.
STAY SAFE! 😷
And someone other than me will be back next weekend with more Sunday Funnies!—lh,jr.
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Saturday, May 27, 2023

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: MAY 21-27, 2023: NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

 
WE NEED MORE
GUN RESPONSIBILITY
NOW!

BULLYING HAS TO STOP!

BAN BOOK BANS AND BURNINGS!
THE VIRUSES ARE STILL ONGOING.
PLEASE GET VACCINATED,
WEAR YOUR MASK😷 WHEN NECESSARY
& BEWARE ANY VERSION OF

MAY IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.🎗
MAY IS ALSO ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH.
MAY 28 IS REPUBLIC DAY IN ARMENIA.
MAY 28 IS ALSO INDEPENDENCE DAY FOR AZERBAIJAN.
MAY 29 IS MEMORIAL DAY FOR SOME PARTS OF THE WORLD.
MAY 29 IS THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL ASCENT OF MOUNT EVEREST.
MAY 31 IS WORLD PARROT🦜 DAY.
JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH.
JUNE MARKS THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF
SUPERMAN DEBUTING IN ACTION COMICS’ FIRST ISSUE.
JUNE 1 IS WORLD REEF DAY.
JUNE 2 WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF
QUEEN ELIZABETH II’s CORONATION CEREMONY.

AM😷NGST EVENTS AROUND THE W🌍RLD THIS PAST WEEK…
Please remember the fallen.
*The COVID state of the world, as of May 27, 2023.
*The global M(onkey) Pox status, as of May 27, 2023.

*Japan plans to help the Ukraine, whose counter offensive is pending. (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…
*May 31 is World Parrot🦜 Day.
*June 1 is World Reef Day.

😢PASSING PARADE…
*Actor Ray Stevenson (the Thor franchise, Rome, Punisher: War Zone, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.
*Singer/actress Tina Turner (way too many credits to mention!) has taken her last bow on life’s stage.
*Jazz musician/film music composer Bill Lee (numerous credits) is no longer with us.
*Actor/stuntman Gary Kent (Battle Flame, Bubba Ho-Tep, more) has taken his last bow on life’s stage.

WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…
CAPITAL CHAOS: JANUARY 6, 2021>AFTERMATH
POLITICALLY…
*Ron DeSantis has officially launched his bid to become President, after signing a bill that allows him to remain active as Florida’s Governor while on the campaign trail. Usually that state's Lieutenant Governor takes over when the Governor is on the Presidential campaign trail. (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
💲THE BUDGET BATTLE…
*With the default deadline looming, will the May 23 Budget meeting yield results??? Nope.
*Negotiations continue, but is someone leaking meeting details??? (There are 2/TWO separate links in this item.)
⚖THE SUPREME COURT REPORT…
SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE…
😷THE US VERSUS COVID-19…
😷THE US VERSUS M(ONKEY) POX…
*The state of your state, M(onkey) Pox wise.
✅IT’S FACT CHECK TIME!
MEANWHILE, IN CONGRESS…
TRUMP’S TRIAL(S)…
ELSEWHERE…
*Opinion: THIS from a PASTOR???😲
😀AND FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS…
*May 29 is the 175th anniversary of Wisconsin joining the United States.
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