Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 5, 2016. Unfortunately,
still 321 days to go in President Obama’s pathetic lame duck term but
fortunately thanks to trainloads of snow from the the Fairbanks area, the
Iditarod, the Last Great Race on Earth, kicks off today in Anchorage for its
ceremonial start, albeit abbreviated to only three miles. I trust your weekend
is off to a great start and as always, I hope you enjoy today’s
holidays and observances, a music link to Celine Dion, factoids of interest, a
relevant quote by Robert Gottlieb looking forward to enjoying a glass of
absinthe, blessed with a positive attitude and secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable
events 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. Multiple
Personalities Day—why be a boring personality when you can have multiple roles
fulfilling Shakespeare’s adage that all the world is a stage.
2. Start
of the Iditarod, the Last Great Race on Earth—held on the first
Saturday in March since 1973 to
commemorate the Serum Run of 1925 that saved the town of Nome, Alaska from a
diphtheria epidemic.
3. 1994
Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1994 on a run of four weeks
in that position The Power of Love by Celine Dion. Here
is a link to Celine Dion performing The Power of Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8HOfcYWZoo
4. National
Absinthe Day—celebrating another great after dinner drink.
5. “L”
Is For Luxury—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1949 of entrepreneur and
CEO of LVMH, the largest luxury brand manufacturer of consumer products like
Luis Vuitton, Christian Dior and Fendi.
On
this day
in:
a.
1770 British troops killed 5 unarmed Americans in what would later be known as
the “Boston Massacre” which started this nation on the path toward the
Revolutionary War.
b.
1933 President Roosevelt declared a bank holiday and temporarily closed all
banks as the Great Depression gathered steam.
c.
1948 Winston Churchill in a speech at Westminster College in Missouri used the
phrase “Iron Curtain” to describe the Soviet Union’s actions in Eastern Europe.
d.
1975 the first meeting of the Home Brewing Club occurred at Sunnyvale, CA.
e. 2012 invisible Children released the movie Stop Kony 2012 to
pressure the international community to arrest Joseph Kony, an Ugandan guerrilla leader notorious for using children as warrior in terrorist acts.
Reflections on Russia and the Iron Curtain: “The Iron Curtain may be
gone, but Mother Russia is as mysterious as always.” Robert Gottlieb, noted
American writer and editor of the New Yorker.
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