May 27, 2016 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Sunscreen Protection Day

Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For May 27, 2016 Fortunately less than 238 days to go in President Obama’s   pathetic lame duck term; political theater in high gear as the Libertarian Party holds its convention this weekend with its likely nominee Gary Johnson polling at 11 percent and raising great speculation whether he will siphon more votes from Trump or Clinton (assuming she wins the nomination which given the IG’s report and the continuing FBI investigation is looking less and less likely; HRC is still in denial that she has done anything wrong but look for her unfavorability numbers to increase; on a non political theater note this weekend in Orange County is the annual Highland Games and Scottish Festival at the Orange County Fairgrounds. As always, I hope your Friday is off to a great start and that  you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Elvis, factoids of interest, a  relevant quote from Olivia Wilde, while looking forward to enjoying a grape popsicle, blessed with a positive attitude and plenty of sunscreen 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. Sunscreen Protection Day—as summer officially begins with the Memorial Day Week, a reminder of the need to use sunscreen to protect one’s skin from the harmful effects of UV radiation.  

2. Heat Awareness Day—in addition to the need for sunscreen, the onset of summer the need to be aware that excessive heat is deadly and to be aware of the need to stay hydrated and to know the symptoms of excessive heat.

3. 1956 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1956 on a run of eight weeks in that position Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley. Here’s a link to Elvis performing Heartbreak Hotel:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9BLw4W5KU8

4. National Grape Popsicle Day—celebrating a great way to stay cool on a hot summer day.

5. Raising Caine—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1915 Herman Wouk, noted Pulitzer Prize winning author of the Caine Mutiny and Winds of War who celebrated his 101^st birthday today. 

On this day in:

a. 1907 an epidemic of the Bubonic plague broke out in San Francisco.

b. 1927 Ford ceased manufacturing the Model T and began tooling up to manufacture the Model A. 

c. 1933 to the joys of lawyers present and in the future the Securities Act of 1933 was signed into law.                                                

d. 1965 the U.S. Navy began bombarding Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam.

e. 1997 in a portent of the embarrassment this nation may face if Bill Clinton occupies the White House as the First Man, SCOTUS ruled that Paula Jones could pursue her sexual harassment suit against President Clinton while he was still in office.

Reflections tanning: “In a thousand years, archaeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.” -Olivia Wilde, noted American actress and activist.

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