Ridley’s Believe
It Or Not For September 30, 2016 Only 40 waning but increasingly vitriolic days to go until
the only polls that matter close for Trump to continue his pivot before we
elect a new president; Trump and Clinton are both on the campaign trail trading
sexist barbs at each other (time to
focus on the issues and record which Hillary will lose badly); the man shot in
El Cajon was a criminal that the U.S. tried to deport twice but his home nation
Uganda refused to take him back; in yet another example of how polarized this
nation has become, Blues in Florida are outraged that voter registration drives
are taking place at Chick-fil-A outlets; on the addiction front a new drug
ABT-436 is showing promising results in helping alcoholics to stop drinking by regulating vasopressin (affects
stress and anxiety); in Arkansas a federal District Court Judge has blocked the
state’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood; the news out of Syria is pretty
grim and getting grimmer as casualty
figures from Aleppo (the place that Gary Johnson had a complete mental loss
moment on) soar; the AGs from four states have sued in federal court to block Obama
from transferring domain registration from ICANN to an international body (why
doesn’t Obama adhere to the basic rule that if it works don’t try to fix it?);
on the sports front, Stanford plays Washington tonight in Seattle—Go Cardinal!
As
Trump is trying to become more presidential, going to www.lyingcrookedhillary.com is a great way to start your
day along of course with www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com and
reading Clinton Cash would be a great read to understand the quid
pro quo mentality of the Clintons.
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and
observances, a music link to Rosemary Clooney, factoids of interest for
this day in history, a relevant quote from Rob Lowe, while looking
forward to sipping a hot mulled cider, 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
Blasphemy Day—celebrated
in the U.S. and Canada since 2009 to encourage the criticism of organized
religion in ways that by such religions would be considered blasphemous; a safe
bet would be that it is not observed in Muslim countries where blasphemy would
likely result in execution.
2. Recovery Day
(Canada)—first observed in 2012 to celebrate the achievement of addicts
and alcoholics who have achieved long term sobriety and are able to live normal
and productive lives.
3. 1954 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1954 on a run of 6 weeks in
that position “Hey There” by Rosemary Clooney. Here is a recording of Rosemary
Clooney performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0KESKN5b2M
4. National Mulled
Cider Day—celebrating
a beverage to take the chill off as the days start to get colder and shorter. Here
is a killer recipe: http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/main/cocktails/mulled-wine-cider-glogg-recipes.asp#cider
5. When Your Number Is Called, No Place To Hide—celebrating the birth on this day in 1947 of noted glam rocker and founder of the English band T.Rex who never learned to drive due to fears of a premature death only to die as a passenger a fortnight away from his 30th birthday after a night on the town.
5. When Your Number Is Called, No Place To Hide—celebrating the birth on this day in 1947 of noted glam rocker and founder of the English band T.Rex who never learned to drive due to fears of a premature death only to die as a passenger a fortnight away from his 30th birthday after a night on the town.
On this day
in:
a. 1882 Thomas
Edison’s first hydroelectric plant located at Appleton, Wisconsin commenced
operations.
b. 1938 in a what
would prove to be a no one will listen moment, the League of Nations passed a
resolution banning the bombing of citizens on the same day Britain, France,
Italy and Germany in an appeasement moment signed an agreement in Munich
granting the Sudetenland to Germany.
c. 1955 James Dean
at the age of 24 was killed in an automobile accident enroute to a race in
Salinas he was going to enter.
d. 1968 Boeing
rolled out its 747 which is still in service today.
e. 2005 the
Danish weekly Jyllands Posten published
12 cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad and Islam in an unfavorable light
prompting outrage in the Muslim world.
Reflections on sobriety on Recovery Day (why this day is
celebrated in Canada but not here where AA was founded is a complete mystery): “Sobriety was the
greatest gift I ever gave myself. I don't put it on a platform. I don't
campaign about it. It's just something that works for me. It enabled me to
really connect with another human being - my wife, Sheryl - which I was never
able to do before.” Rob Lowe, noted American actor Please enjoy the
poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them,
retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and
entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day In
History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on
breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just This Day
in History.
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September 30, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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