Ridley's Believe It Or Not—September 22. 2014: Trust
your weekend went and the batteries are recharged and that you enjoy the
holidays and factoids and quote from three centenarians with a smile on your
sunscreened face, with an ice cream cone and/or a piece of white chocolate in
your hand, blessed with a positive attitude, and secure in the knowledge that
if you want to find a gift for a memorable event, you know that the Alaskanpoet
can provide you with a unique customized poem tailored to the event and the
recipient.
1. Autumnal Equinox—celebrating the passage of the Sun over the
equator and the beginning of fall.
2. One Web Day---promoting since 2006
awareness of the importance of the internet to our daily lives.
3. Hobbit
Day – celebrating the birthdays of two Hobbits—Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.
4. National
Centenarians Day—celebrating those increasing number of humans who live
to be 100 years or more—for the Alaskanpoet only 33 more years to go.
5. National
Ice Cream Cone/National White Chocolate Day—a great bookend of food holidays to
splurge on; enjoy!
On this day in
a. 1789 the office of snail mail was established in the United States; still
in existence but losing money like you cannot believe.
b. 1888 the first issue of the National Geographic was published.
c. 1975 Sara Jane Moore attempted
to assassinate President Gerald Ford, but was foiled by George Sipple; she
was sentenced to life and was released on parole in 2007 after Ford’s death.
d. 1991 the Dead Sea Scrolls
were made available to public viewing for the first time by the Huntington
Library.
Some
words of wisdom that those of us younger than 100 should pay heed to:
“Don’t
smoke, don’t drink, and don’t retire.” Ebby Halliday, 101
“I
try not to make a big fuss over things. I always said, ‘This too shall pass.’”
Barbara Brody,102
“You
must keep active, or you will just wither away. Always be involved in some
activity.” Miriam Henson, 105
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enjoy the 140 character poems on events of interest on my twitter account
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and please follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and
entertaining poems on my blogs--click on links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day In History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and
enjoy and poems on breaking news items of importance. Go to Rhymes
On The Newsworthy Times for comments on important and
breaking news events that should be of interest.
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22, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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