Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not—October 22, 2015, 456 days to go in President
Obama’s term. Trust your Thursday is proving to be a great one; as always
I hope you enjoy Thursday’s holidays and observances, factoids of
interest, a music video by Chuck Berry,
a relevant quote from James Earl Jones, looking forward to enjoying a bowl
of your favorite nuts, blessed with a positive attitude and secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable event like
birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, 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. Wombat Day (Australia)—celebrated in Australia since 2007 to create awareness of those tiny marsupials that live in burrows that are native to Australia but sadly are endangered.
1. Wombat Day (Australia)—celebrated in Australia since 2007 to create awareness of those tiny marsupials that live in burrows that are native to Australia but sadly are endangered.
2.
International Stuttering Awareness Day—creating
awareness of a speech impediment that affects millions of people around the
globe—stuttering which is also known as stammering.
3. 1972 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1972 on a
run of 2 weeks in that position My Ding-A-Ling by Chuck Berry.
Here is a link to Chuck Berry performing My Ding-A-Ling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEC-lWSlmI
4.
National Nut Day—celebrating
that tasty and healthy snack whether it consists of almonds, pistachios,
walnuts, cashews, macadamias or lowly peanuts.
5. The Mouseketeer That
Roared Day—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1942 of Annette
Funicello, one of the leading Mouseketeers discovered by Walt Disney at the age
of 12 who evolved from an innocent Mouseketeer into a pop singer and beach babe
who starred in such movies as Beach Blanket Bingo.
On this day
in:
a. 1784 Russia founded a colony on the island of Kodiak, Alaska.
b. 1797
Andres-Jacques Gardiner made the first world’s parachute jump from his balloon floating
over Paris from a height of 1000 meters.
c. 1924
Toastmasters International was founded.
d. 1966 The Supremes became the first all female
group to have a Number 1 album (The Supremes
A Go-Go).
e. 1976 the FDA bans the use of Red Dye No.4
after discovering it causes cancer in the bladders of dogs.
Reflections that
stuttering does not have to be permanent: “Stuttering
is painful. In Sunday school, I'd try to read my lessons, and the children
behind me were falling on the floor with laughter.” James Earl Jones, one of
the great American actors of all time who overcame his childhood stuttering
through poetry and acting
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22, 2015, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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