Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 10, 2017 Finally the SEC and their pomposity no longer
rules as Clemson in the final seconds prevailed; as Obama gets ready to perform
his farewell address in the black on black shooting capital of the world, the black
on black killings continue with 2 more killed and 5 wounded on Monday (simple question where is the mayor and the Illinois National
Guard?); Sessions grilled today in the Senate but the likes of Franken looking
like a complete comedian that he once was; in a who watches the police moment,
the head of the Office of Ethics who has been beating the drum that the nominees
of President-elect Trump have not been
forthcoming in detailing potential conflicts is now being attacked for giving
HRC a free pass to not reveal her exorbitant speaking fees before campaigning for
the presidency; maybe some of Hollywood seeing through the $20,000 gowns are
coming to their wallet and purse senses and realizing that Ms. Streep’s rants
were totally out of line and the 62 million deplorables might decide to watch
football and WWF rather than the high ticket priced antics of the leftists in
Hollywood who ridicule them; the IRS always under attack is withholding the
delivery of earned income credit checks due to massive fraud while it checks
eligibility; Orlando police are still looking for the scumbag wanted for killing
his pregnant ex-girlfriend and a female black police officer; ending on a
positive note, a mother and three children in a minivan slid off an icy road in
Clark County, Washington into an embankment but were rescued by firefighters.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Paul
McCartney and Michael Jackson, factoids of interest for this day in history, a
relevant observation on life by the birthday boy Jim Croce, looking forward to
having an occasion to use the Word of the Day “keek,” 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. National Poetry at Work Day—this is another
great holiday to recognize and honor the creative talents of poets like the
Alaskanpoet who can bring a different perspective to solving the mundane
problems of the world.
2. National Save the Eagle Day—commemorating efforts to preserve our national symbol which
through the efforts of wildlife conservancy groups was finally moved from the
endangered species list in 2007.
3. Number One Song in 1984—celebrating
the number 1 song in 1984 on a run of 6 weeks in that position “Say, Say, Say”
by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. Here is a link to the duo performing the
song: http://ew.com/article/2015/10/06/michael-jackson-paul-mccartney-say-say-say- remix/
4. Word of the Day—the word of the day
is “keek” which is a Scot word which means to peep surreptitiously.
5. Flying Can Be Hazardous--celebrating
the birth on this day in 1943 of rock and roll singer Jim Croce who sadly was
killed when the private plane he was flying in ran into a tree on takeoff at
the way too early age of 30.
On this day in:
1. 49 B.C. Caesar crossed
the Rubicon signaling the start of civil war in which he would prevail only to
be assassinated in the Roman Senate five years later.
2. 1870 John D. Rockefeller
incorporated Standard Oil.
3. 1946 the first meeting
of the General Assembly of the United Nations was held in London, England.
4. 1984 the United States
and the Vatican reestablished diplomatic relations after a 117 year absence.
5. 2015 in a complete lack
of quality control, at funeral in Mozambique, mourners drinking beer that had
been contaminated with crocodile bile suffered 56 dead and some 200
hospitalized.
Reflections from the mind of
a great songwriter and singer: “My only boss was the clock on the wall and my
only friend, never really was a friend at all. I've traded love for pennies,
sold my soul for less. Lost my ideas in that long tunnel of time. And I've
turned inside out and around about and back and then found myself right back
where I started again” Jim Croce 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.
© January 10, 2017 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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