Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not—December 19, 2015, 398 days to go
in President Obama’s pathetic lame duck term. Trust your Saturday is off
to a great start and your weekend plans are set; as always, I hope you enjoy
Saturday’s holidays and observances, a music link to Melanie, factoids of interest, a relevant quote from Johann de Kalb, looking
forward to enjoying a few oatmeal muffins, 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. Super
Saturday or Panic Saturday—observed by most
retailers to snare last minute shoppers with one day only sales as it is the
last Saturday before Christmas.
2.
Holly Day—honoring
that essential plant to deck the halls with, the 400 members of the Aquifoliaceae family but
keep holly away from pets as the leaves and berries are lethal.
3. 1971 Number One S ong—celebrating
the number one song in 1971 on a run of three weeks in that position Brand New Key by Melanie. Here is a link
to Melanie performing Brand New Key:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FPn5noN_qs
4.
National Oatmeal Muffin Day—celebrating what has to be one of the tastier ways to get
one’s fiber in a diet.
5. Final
Blocks—celebrating
the birthday on this day in 1961 of one of the best pass rushers and sackers in
NFL history, Reggie White whose rush to life was blocked by a heart attack at
the age of 43.
On
this day in:
a.
1977 George Washington led his 12,000 man Continental Army into the agony of
winter quarters at Valley Forge, losing over 2,500 due to disease, malnutrition
and freezing temperatures.
b.
1924 in London the last Rolls Royce Silver Ghost produced was sold.
c. 1974 Nelson Rockefeller was sworn
in to become the Vice President of the United States to fill the vacancy created
by Vice President Gerald Ford becoming President due to the resignation of
Richard Nixon.
d. 1998 President Bill Clinton was
impeached by the House of Representatives but due to the Blues voting against
impeachment, President Clinton was not convicted and remained in office.
e. 2012 UBS bank was fined $1.5
billion for its role in manipulating the Libor rate.
Reflections on how bad it was in Valley Forge for the troops of the
Continental Army: “…it is very
certain that half the army is almost naked, in a great measure bare-footed.”
Letter from Johann de Kalb to Comte de Broglie, Valley Forge, Christmas Day 1777
Tough to be barefooted in the snow and cold.
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December 19, 2015, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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