Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For November 27, 2016 The world has a chance of being a better place as one more
brutal repressive dictator, Fidel Castro (who to the amazement of people who
fled his repressive failed regime is being praised by many of mainstream media
and the left like Stein who tweeted Fidel was a symbol for the struggle for justice in the
shadow of an empire-U.S.), bites the
bullet and dies at age 90 (unfortunately his policies live on to the
disappointment of the Cuban people in his Brother Raul); H(hypocrite)RC after
sanctimoniously blasting Trump during the campaign for alleging the results of
the election might be rigged joins the Green Party fund raising device to
demand a recount of three swing states she lost because of her dishonesty and
untrustworthiness; after the media has been up in arms over the “disarray” in
the transition team, David Axelrod who was instrumental in Bill Clinton’s
transition team has admitted that Trump is further ahead in the process that
they were at the same time after the election; Wells Fargo is not yet out of
the woods over its sales practices which forced its president John Stumpf to
resign as another class action law suit has been filed which Wells Fargo is
trying to force into binding arbitration; protests continue at the Dakota
Access Pipeline as protestors are ignoring an eviction order and have turned
tragic as one female protestor is facing major surgeries to save her arm either
from a police concussion grenade or a propane canister she was holding (I
shudder to think of the protests of the much longer Keystone XL that Trump
should approve on day one of his administration; on a final note, I hope you
still have credit availability after Black Friday and Small Business Saturday
to further go into debt on Cyber Monday.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to the Harry James and his Orchestra, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote
from Caroline Kennedy, while looking forward to enjoying a slice of Bavarian Creme Pie, 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. Advent Sunday—celebrating the first day of the liturgical year and the beginning
of Advent to prepare for the birth of Christ.
2. National Electric Guitar
Day—celebrating the contribution of the electric guitar to music
thanks to the joint effort by George Beauchamp, a musician, and Adolph Rickenbacker,
an electrical engineer, in 1932 to create it and celebrated on this day as it
is the birthday of Jimi Hendrix, considered by many to be the most influential
electric guitarist of all times even though his short-lived career ended at age
28 from and overdose.
3. 1945 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1945 on a run of 3 weeks in that position “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” by Harry James and his Orchestra. Here is a recording of Harry James and his Orchestra with Kitty Kallen ( died in January of this year at 94) on the vocals performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJFf29jUnrs
3. 1945 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1945 on a run of 3 weeks in that position “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” by Harry James and his Orchestra. Here is a recording of Harry James and his Orchestra with Kitty Kallen ( died in January of this year at 94) on the vocals performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJFf29jUnrs
4. National Bavarian Crème Pie
Day—celebrating another high caloric desert created by the French
consisting of a mixture of pourable custard sauce combined with gelatin, beaten
egg whites and lightly whipped cream poured into a pie crust then topped with
one’s favorite toppings such as fruit, berries, or liquers.
5. Last One Standing—celebrating
the birth on this day in 1957 of Caroline Kennedy, the last surviving child of JFK
and Jacqueline Kennedy who is serving as the Ambassador to Japan.
On this day
in:
a. 1835 James Pratt and John Smith have the dubious distinction
of being the last people in England to be hanged for sodomy.
b. 1924 the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was held in New
York City.
c. 1945 in another example of the generous nature of most
Americans, CARE was founded as a means for Americans to donate food and
hardware to war ravaged Europe.
d. 1973 thanks to the 25th Amendment and in a display
of bi-partisanship rarely seen today following the resignation of Spiro Agnew
as Vice President due to his plea bargain on charges of bribery and tax fraud
that required him to do so, the Senate voted 95-3 and the House 385-37 to
confirm Gerald Ford as Vice President.
e. 2015 in another chilling reminder of the passions that exist
in some segments of our society on the issue of abortion, Robert Lewis Dear,
Jr. opened fire in a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, wounding
6 police officers, one of whom later died and wounding 6 civilians, two of whom
later died; after 5 hours he surrendered, found incompetent to stand trial and
is now incarcerated in a Colorado psychiatric facility.
Reflections on what else other that making America Great Again in
terms of the economy is also needed: “As much as we need a
prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.” Caroline Kennedy How right she is especially since both sides
during the campaign found their kindness and decency accounts totally overdrawn
with both Obama and Clinton still wanting to write insults knowing they are
NSF. Please
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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
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© November 27, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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