Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not—December 17, 2015, 400 days to go
in President Obama’s pathetic lame duck term. Trust your Thursday is off
to a great start; as always, I hope you enjoy Thursday’s holidays and observances, a music link to Peter, Paul and Mary, factoids of interest, a relevant quote
from William McKinley, looking forward to enjoying anything covered with maple syrup, 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. National
Regifting Day—celebrating the observations that many office parties are held
on this day and 40% of the gifts given at office parties are regifted unused
suggesting that a better idea would be to donate to charity and give a card
indicating that a gift to that charity in that recipient’s name.
2.Wright
Brothers’ Day—celebrating the first four flights of a heavy than air aircraft in
1903 on December 17th at Kittyhawk, North Carolina by Orville and Wilbur Wright with the first
flight covering 120 feet and the final flight increasing that distance to 852
feet.
3. 1969 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1969 on a brief run of one week in that position Leaving On A Jet Plane by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Here is a link
to Peter, Paul and Mary performing Leaving On A Jet Plane:
4.
National Maple Syrup Day—celebrating
what has to be one of the greatest topping for pancakes and one of the best
uses for maple trees which after harvesting the sap are still standing ready to
produce more.
5. Let’s
Play Softball Unless Against Reds—celebrating the birthday on this day
in 1945 of Chris Matthews, host of Hardball on MSNBC, who, name of show notwithstanding,
pitches nothing but biased softball questions if questioning Blue guest.
On
this day in:
a.
1862 in a not good moment for tolerance, General Ulysses S. Grant issued General
Order 11 requiring Jews to be expelled from parts of Mississippi, Kentucky, and
Tennessee due to Grant’s belief that Jews were involved in the black market of
Southern cotton. Fortunately, another stain on our tolerance history under
pressure from Lincoln was wiped clean and the Order rescinded on January 17,
1863.
b.
1892 the first issue of Vogue was
issued.
c. 1935 a DC-3, one of the most iconic
transport planes still in operation today, made its maiden flight.
d. 1969 the United States Air Force
closed Operation Blue Book, its study on the existence of UFOs.
e. 2014 the United States and Cuba
restored diplomatic relations after 55 years.
Reflections on an observation true when made and true over a hundred years later:“Cuba ought to be free
and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.”
William McKinley, former president during the Spanish American War. He was then
speaking about Spain, but the comment has great validity when applied to the
dictatorial communist regime of the Castros which has ruled with an iron
repressive fist for almost 55 years.
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December 17, 2015, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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