Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—October 29, 2014:
Trust your Wednesday is proving to be a
great one and as always hope you enjoy the holidays and observances, factoids
and quote from the Dan Quayle, with a smile on your sunscreened face, enjoying
a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, blessed with a positive attitude even though
you know you will have to wade through tons of spam in your inbox, 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. International Internet Day—observed since 2005 to
commemorate the first transmission of an electronic message from one computer
to another in 1969. Where would we be without the internet today?
2. World Psoriasis Day—creating awareness and the
need for research for a disease that affects over 125 million people around the
world leaving huge flakes of skin and in some cases painful arthritis.
3. National Cat Day—honoring those independent
felines whose unclean litter box or the sound of them chewing on bird or mouse
caught outside at night but brought into your bedroom will drive most people
into the street.
4. National Oatmeal Day—celebrating whether instant
or slow cooked that great breakfast dish especially honey and raisins to warm
the insides of your belly on a cold fall morning.
5. Truth or Consequences Day—bemoaning
the birthday on this day in 1897 of Joseph Goebbels the Nazi Propaganda
Minister who along with his wife after killing all of his children beat the
hangman in the Fuhrer Bunker in the closing days of WWII by committing suicide.
On this day in
a. 1863 18 countries meet in Geneva, Switzerland to form the International Red Cross.
b. 1956 the Suez Crisis begins as Israel pushes Egyptian forces out of the
Sinai enroute to the Suez Canal which according to the Constantinople Convention
guaranteed free maritime passage in time of war and peace.
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c. 1994 Francisco Martin Duran fired 29 shots from an assault
rifle at the White House and was convicted of attempting to murder President
Clinton and sentenced to 40 years in federal prison and is projected to be
released in 2029.
Reflections on the International Internet Day: “If Al Gore
invented the internet, I invented Spell Check” Dan Quayle former vice
president of the United States and an atrocious speller and grammarian, here
with a sense of humor.
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