Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For November 19, 2016 In the fleeting days of his administration, Obama must be
in delusional fits as he issues executive orders banning drilling in the Arctic
and huge swaths of the Atlantic which Trump will be quick to repeal; further
evidence of a complete lack of any sort of honeymoon facing Trump and Pence
when he takes office on January 20 when Pence is booed and lectured while
attending the musical Hamilton; Blue
ruled and failed sanctuary cities like San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los
Angeles, Philadelphia, and Providence are facing a world of potential fiscal
hurt for their defiance of ICE detainer requests as the Trump administration
will seek to cut federal funding to those cities (only in America which is
supposed to be a nation of laws can cities believe they are above the law); if
you thought the theater of the absurd would be taking a curtain call, think
again as “noted” fashion designer who has designed for Michelle Obama, Sophie
Theallet is refusing to design for the most attractive First Lady we probably
have ever had because of her husband’s “sexist, racist and xenophobic” stands
(what a crock to disguise the fact that this woman is seething because the pant
suit line she was looking to unveil after Hillary’s coronation will never see
the light of day); chilling news out of Europe that ISIS has planted 80
terrorist operatives there plotting to maim and kill; in yet another example of
the idiocy on university campuses students at City, University of London have
passed resolutions banning several of England’s top newspapers, indicating
freedom of speech is not to be protected; on the sports front Stanford travels
to Cal for the Big Game and SC and UCLA meet at the Rose Bowl.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Santana,
factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote from Melinda Gates, while looking forward to enjoying a caffeinated beverage like Coke,
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 Men’s Day—observed by 70 nations to celebrate the contribution of men and
boys to community, family, marriage and childcare.
2. Women’s Entrepreneurship Day—founded
by Wendy Diamond in 2014 and observed by 144 nations to honor the
accomplishments of women entrepreneurs.
3. 1999 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1999 on a long run of 12 weeks in that position “Smooth”
by Santana. Here is a recording of Santana performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Whgn_iE5uc
4. National Carbonated
Beverages with Caffeine Day—celebrating a great way to boost
the absorption of caffeine into one’s system.
5. I’ll Have What She’s Having—celebrating
the birth on this day in 1961 of Margaret Hyra, better known to her fans as Meg
Ryan who will be forever known for her simulated orgasim in a restaurant in “When
Harry Met Sally.”
On this day
in:
a. 1863 at Gettysburg, PA President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
b. 1944 President Roosevelt announced the 6th War Bond
Drive a targeted raise of $14 billion.
c. 1959 Ford announced it was terminating production of its much
maligned Edsel.
d. 1985 Pennzoil won a $10.3 billion judgment against Texaco for
Texaco’s entering into a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had already
entered into a binding contract to buy Getty Oil (would not want to have been
the lawyer advising Texaco that in was okay to enter into the agreement).
e. 1998 the House began impeachment proceedings against
President Bill Clinton (he became only the second president to be impeached but
was saved from conviction by a partisan vote of fellow Democrats.
Reflections on payback by entrepreneurs who are successful: “If you
are successful, it is because somehere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an
idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are
indebted to life until you can help some less fortunate person, just as you
were helped.” Melinda Gates, cofounder of the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation. 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.
© November 19, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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