Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 15, 2017 John Lewis’ childish comments on the
legitimacy of President-elect Trump and
his reaction to them continue to raise controversy despite calls by more
rational voices for unity and an end to diviseness that the likes of Michael
Moore are preaching threats to disrupt the Inauguration and Rosie O’Donnell is calling for martial law
to postpone it (I do not know who has be charged to write the Inaugural Address
but I would hope that person reads carefully Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural
Address especially the last paragraph); from Chicago which has managed to in the first two weeks in January record 129
shootings, 23 of which were fatal news out that Blue leaders want to meet with President-elect
Trump to discuss the DOJ report slamming
the CPD and the gun violence in Chicago which consists primarily of black on
black shootings which its Blue mayor is like the proverbial ostrich with its
head in the sand; in unsettling statements the outgoing CIA Director has warned
President-elect Trump to be very careful
in his statements involving Russia as he appears not to understand the Russian
threat; China is rattling its sabers and denouncing President-elect Trump ’s overtures to Taiwan; Senator and doctor Rand Paul is laying out details
of what the replacement for Obamacare will look and despite Pelosi’s and
Schumer’s chants that the Reds will make America sick again many Americans
burdened with mandates they do not want will be pleased.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to George
Harrison, factoids of interest for this day in history, an observation on unity
by Martin Luther King, Jr., looking forward to being able to avoid the an
otalgia from listening to politicians, 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. World Religion Day—first celebrated on the third Sunday in 1950 by the National Spiritual
Assembly of the Bahia’is to promote interfaith cooperation and awareness of the
contributions of religion to our society.
2. International Wikipedia Day—celebrating the rolling out to the public of Wikipedia on
this day in 2001;hard to imagine what the world was like before the existence
of Wikipedia in terms of the dissemination information and misinformation.
3. Number One Song in 1988—celebrating the number 1 song in 1988 on a short run of 1 week in
that position “Got My Mind Set On You” by George Harrison: Here is a link to
him performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZGYYDvZnpg
4. Word of the Day—the word of the day
is “otalgia” which means an earache that many of us get listening to the inane ranting
of ideologue politicians be they Red or Blue.
5. The Good Die Young—celebrating
the birth on this day in 1929 of Martin Luther King, Jr. who must be rolling in
his grave watching the antics of his fellow Civil Rights protestor John Lewis
trying to delegitimize President-elect Trump.
On this day in:
1. 1782 Superintendent of
Finance Robert Morris recommended the establishment of a national mint and
decimal coinage.
2. 1870 for the first time
the Democratic Party was symbolized as a jackass by Thomas Nast in Harpers Weekly.
3. 1919 a large storage
tank containing 2,300,000 gallons of molasses
burst in Boston and resulting wave 28 feet tall and moving at speeds estimated
to be 35 miles per hour killed 21 Bostonians and injured some 150 more.
4. 1943 the Pentagon, the
world’s largest building opened for business.
5. 1967 the first Super
Bowl was played in Los Angeles between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City
Chiefs both of whom are in Divisional Playoffs today. Green Bay was victorious
35-10.
Words to live by as we
approach the inauguration of President-elect Trump that people like John Lewis, Michael Moore,
and Rosie O’Donnell seem to be deaf to: “We many have come in different ships
but we are all in the same boat now.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Please enjoy
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