Ridley's Believe It Or Not—December
3, 2014: Trust your hump day is proving to be a great
one. As always I hope you enjoy the
holidays and observances, factoids and a quote from an incredible woman, Helen
Keller, with a smile on your sunscreened face, wondering if this is the day you
will enjoy a slice of apple pie, 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. You need only
contact me for details.
1. International
Day for Persons with Disability—observing since 1992 a UN observance to
promote awareness of those among us who are emotionally or physically
challenged; if you are not a time to be very grateful.
2. Rockefeller
Center Christmas Tree Lighting Day—observed
since 1933 involving a Christmas tree up to 100 feet high and festooned with
enough lights to make even the most Scrooge among us wonder with awe at the
beauty.
3. Special
Kids Day—celebrated since 1990 as a holiday event for kids with
disabilities and their families to visit with Santa Claus and for those of us
not to recognize and appreciate how precious life and good health is.
4. 1969
Number One Song—celebrating the number one song on this day in 1969 Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam.
5. National Apple
Pie Day—celebrating a great way to end a meal; a slice of apple pie with
ice cream or some cheddar cheese---as American as a meal can be.
On this day in
a. 1910 in a precursor to Las Vegas moment, neon
lighting was demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.
b. 1964 during the Free Speech
Movement at UC Berkeley police arrested over 800 protestors who had occupied University
buildings.
c. 1992 to the dismay of
parents of future generations, a test engineer at the Sema Group using his
personal computer sent the first text message via the Vodafone network to a
colleague.
d. 1994 Sony released the
Playstation in Japan.
Reflections on disability: “It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and
sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human
experience have been withheld from me…if much has been denied me, much, very
much, has been given me…” Helen Keler, The Open Door Amazing women and a
shining example of what we as humans can do to overcome obstacles that face us
in our lives.Please enjoy the 140 character poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and join almost 150 growing followers and please follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the 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. www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com Ridley's Believe It Or Not Rhymes On The Newsworthy Times
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