Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not For May 15, 2016 Unfortunately
still 250 days to go in President Obama’s pathetic lame duck term. Very exciting political theater for once not here
as Venezuela appears to be on the verge of economic meltdown while rumors of
coups circulate against leftist President Maduro (take note Sanders of what socialism
brings); Newt Gingrich’s name is being circulated as a potential Trump running
mate; more speculation that the Republican Party is still getting closer to self
destruction as more and more talk of a third party continues to surface which
would guarantee the election to Sanders or Clinton. As always, I hope your Sunday
is proving to be a great one and that you enjoy today’s holidays and
observances, a music link as we have fled rap to Nat King Cole, factoids
of interest, a relevant poem from Police Lt, Dan Marcou, while
looking forward to enjoying a few chocolate chip cookies, 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. International Day of the Families—another UN observance since 1993 promoting
awareness of the economic, social and
cultural issues facing families as the basic building block of our society.
2. Police
Officers Memorial Day—honoring since 1962 the memory of local, state, and federal law
enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in trying to protect
this nation. If you see a police officer today might not be a bad idea to thank
them for their service.
3. 1948 Number One Song—celebrating the number
one song in 1948 on a long run of seven weeks
in that position Nature Boy by Nat
King Cole. Here’s a link to Nat King Cole performing Nature
Boy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq0XJCJ1Srw
4. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day—celebrating
the perennial all time cookie favorite.
5. How To Really Botch a Rollout Day—bemoaning
the birthday of Kathleen Sebelius, a career politician who had the misfortune
to be appointed to head the Department of Human Health Services and oversee the
roll out of the Affordable Care Act which was an unmitigated costly disaster
costing almost a billion dollars to
create a flawed enrollment website proving once again the ineptness of the
federal government and its inability to control waste.
On this day in:
a. 1718 James Puckle, an English inventor and writer, received a
patent for his “Defense Gun” capable of firing 9 shots a minute; unfortunately
for Puckle the machine was never a commercial success.
b. 1783 Diego Marin
Aquilera flew a glider for a distance of almost 400 meters at a height of 5-6 meters
off the ground in one of the first demonstration of manned flight.
c. 1862
President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill creating the Federal Bureau of
Agriculture, later to be renamed the Department of Agriculture, proving that
even the most deadly war we have ever participated in cannot deter the growth
of the bureaucracies in the federal government.
d. 1911 SCOTUS in Standard Oil of New
Jersey v. U.S. ruled that Standard Oil was a monopoly under the Sherman
Antitrust Act and ordered the company to be broken up.
e. 2013 in a surge of three days of
violence in Iraq over 389 civilians were killed by IEDs and suicide bombings.
Reflections on police
killed in the line of duty: They always knew they could be
They never thought they would be
God knows none ever should be
Killed in the line of duty
They never thought they would be
God knows none ever should be
Killed in the line of duty
Some
made their final stand
Their profession’s last demand
They fell with gun in hand Killed in the line of duty
Their profession’s last demand
They fell with gun in hand Killed in the line of duty
A routine to many a cop
Some made one final stop
Someone’s Mom or Pop
Killed in the line of duty
Some made one final stop
Someone’s Mom or Pop
Killed in the line of duty
Others answered one last call
To a robbery, theft, or brawl
They arrived only to fall Killed in the line of duty
To a robbery, theft, or brawl
They arrived only to fall Killed in the line of duty
Some were dressed in brown, some blue
Some in gray, and plain clothes too
Some were dressed like me and you
Some in gray, and plain clothes too
Some were dressed like me and you
Killed in the line of duty
May their souls be forever blessed
For they who are now at rest
Died doing what they loved best
Killed in the line of duty
Forgotten they never could
be
Forgotten they never should be
Thought they never would be
Killed in the line of duty
Forgotten they never should be
Thought they never would be
Killed in the line of duty
God bless all those who fell
They are missed and loved so well
Let us pray and toll the bell
Those killed in the line of duty
They are missed and loved so well
Let us pray and toll the bell
Those killed in the line of duty
Police Lt. Dan Marcou
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