Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—October 19, 2014: Trust your Sunday is proving
to be a great one and that you enjoy the holidays and observances, factoids and
quote from Mother Teresa, with a smile on your sunscreened face, looking
forward to a bowl of seafood bisque, blessed with a positive attitude, and
secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for a memorable event
or the coming Christmas, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a
unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the
recipient.
1. Mother Teresa Day (Albania)—celebrating in
the land of her birth in 1910 of Mother Teresa who lived most of her life in
India administering to the poor and sick.
2. Rainforest Day—observed to create awareness of the importance of
rainforests to our ecosystems; sadly, rainforests are being reduced at an
alarming rate due to human activity such as logging and farming.
3. Fisher Day—celebrating the birthday on
this day in 1489 of John Fisher, a catholic bishop and tutor to Henry VIII who
was beheaded in 1522 on orders of King Henry VIII for refusing to recognize his
marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
4. Seafood Bisque Day—celebrating a really
great soup especially when the days start getting colder.
On this day
in
a. 1950 Iran became the first country to participate in Truman’s Point Four Program,
a program designed to bring American technology and know-how to developing
countries in agriculture, industry and health to aid in their development—It is
a safe bet that the mullahs in Iran have long since forgotten
the aid given to that country under the program.
b. 1960 to the dismay of cigar lovers in the U.S., the U.S. imposed a total
embargo on the island of Cuba, which embargo still exists today.
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c. 2003 Mother Teresa was
beatified by Pope John Paul II.
d. 2005 Saddam Hussein went on trial
in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
Reflections as the baby boomers start nearing their life
expectancy: “I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?”
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