Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For October 3, 2016 Only 37 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 and if he has any chance of winning closes down his
Twitter account for the duration; Trump is facing a media feeding frenzy over using
a tax loss carry forward to avoid or reduce his taxes, a right every American
has under our tax code which is not lost because he or she is running for
president (much to do about nothing); both candidates are on the campaign trail
and the VP candidates debate tomorrow night; in yet another example of the “reset
button” gone awry, Russia has suspended its agreement to destroy tons of
surplus weapons grade plutonium as the U.S. suspended further talks with Russia
over Syria while the citizens in Aleppo continue to be barrel bombed; WikiLeak
delayed its release of potentially devastating material on Hillary due to
security concerns and will release such material in Berlin (can hardly wait to
see what will be released); in yet another what was he thinking moment, thanks
to Obama, the U.S. through ICANN no longer controls domain registrations and regulations
on the internet; in another example of what a pathetic deal we were bamboozled
into with Iran, Iranian backed Houthi rebels launched rockets at a U.A.E. naval
ship and almost sank it (wonder if the rockets were purchased with the $1.8
billion in cash we provided Iran as part of the ransom) prompting us to send
three warships to the area; thanks to our misguided immigration policies of
sending unaccompanied minors to places like Suffolk instead of deporting them,
violent gangs like M-13 are flourishing and most likely responsible for the
deaths of 4 teenagers; Hurricane Matthew is going to be bringing a lot of rain
(40+ inches to Haiti) and may make landfall in Florida toward end of the week;
on the sports front, while he may be the best player in professional
basketball, Lebron James endorsement of Hillary shows he is out of his league
when it comes to politics. 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 the Jimmie
Rodgers, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote
from Andrew Vachss, while looking
forward to enjoying some caramel custard, 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. German Unity Day—commemorating and celebrating big time (after all Oktoberfest is
still in full force today) the reunification of Germany in 1990 following the
collapse of the Soviet Union.
2. National Blue Shirt Day—celebrating not the blue collar worker or the
symbolic color of the Democratic Party but rather to commemorate Anti-Bullying
Month; whether by physical, emotional or cyber means no one should ever be bullied
by another human being. Kudos to Monica Lewinsky for her being in the forefront
of anti-bullying efforts.
3. 1957 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1957 on a run of 2 weeks in
that position “Honeycomb” by Jimmie Rodgers. Here is a recording of Jimmie
Rodgers performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1ubG2f1-to
4. National Caramel Custard
Day—celebrating another great way to end a meal especially if you
have a sweet tooth
5. No More Noble Cause—celebrating the birth on this day in 1938 of Eddie Cochran,
pioneer singer of rock and roll with such songs as “Summertime Blues” who died
while riding in a taxi in England when it blew a tire and crashed into a
lamppost; he died because he threw himself over his finance Sharon Shelly to
protect her and was ejected from the car.
On this day
in:
a. 1778 James Cook trying to find the Northwest Passage anchored
in Alaska, most likely in Cook Inlet which bears his name; he failed and was
blocked by sea ice in the Bering Sea.
b. 1863 President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday in the
month of November would be celebrated as Thanksgiving Day.
c. 1957 the California Supreme Court ruled that Alan Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems was not obscene.
d. 1981 the hunger strike at Maze Prison in Northern Ireland by
members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Irish Liberation Army
ended after seven months with ten deaths.
e. 2008 the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 after
Congress had reversed its earlier failure to enact it and watched the Dow
experience its highest point loss in history, was signed into law by President
George Bush.
Reflections on bullying: “Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you
can't. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn't want to fight somebody.”
Andrew Vachss, noted crime fiction writer and child protection consultant. 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.
© October3, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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