Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For March 19, 2017 The 2017 Iditarod
is now in the record books as Cindy Abbott the winner of the Red Lantern to the
last musher to enter Nome has done so (can hardly wait till next year and will
make reservations in Nome shortly to be there watching the dogs come in (unique
race of the bonding of humans and canines against the forces of nature and the
emotions of loneliness and lack of human conduct); Chuck Berry, the father of
Rock and Roll who at 90 was preparing to release a new album shortly when he
died today along with 88 year old Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Jimmy
Breslin, who early on in his writing
career developed the persona on an earthy, hard drinking Irishman but ended his
time on the planet without a drink in the last 40 years; look for dual
fireworks at Monday as the confirmation hearings start on Judge Gorsuch
although Blue opposition given the man’s qualifications looks like it is
starting to fizzle as more and more Americans are getting fed up with Schumer’s
delaying and obstructionism and view this as political payback for the Reds to
not even hold hearings in the waning month’s of a lame duck's term and Comey’s
testimony on hacking and wiretap allegations (the Blues are running out of steam
with each new positive economic news and may realize they have enough energy to
climb only a very few hills; whereas the Clintons totally used the platform of
public office to make millions, the Trump organization appears to be making
significant sacrifices to serve this country as Eric Trump announced they will
not be doing any new projects internationally; basic Military Science 101 is
that helicopters have to be maintained or they cannot fly or if they do fly
good chance they will crash so thanks to Obama’s idiotic troop cap limits units
of the Screaming Eagles saw their helicopters and pilots sent to Afghanistan
but to avoid breaking the troop caps, the mechanics stayed home; Iraqi forces
are reported to be regaining ground in Mosul near the al-Nuri mosque known as
the Great Mosque where the leader of ISIS declared a Caliphate; on the trade
front but to the concern of lobster lovers here, Asian countries especially
China are importing record numbers of lobster and as can be expected, even in Little
Saigon, the price of lobster continues to rise; music is supposed to be the
universal solvent to bridge gaps between races and beliefs but not in Chicago
and especially not when the left gets involved as two white owners had to close
their music store because they attended a Trump rally on the University of
Chicago campus that was cancelled due to threats of violence after they started
receiving death threats; may be overreaction but another example of why
Americans are concerned over their safety as a 14 year old was viciously and brutally
raped by a Salvadorian and by a Guatemalan student one of whom was on a deport
list-chilling story http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/19/immigrant-high-school-student-on-deport-list-charged-in-rape-girl-14.html
;almost like a stuck record, the carnage in Chicago continues unabated
with total shootings in 2017 through March 18 increasing to 641 and the death
toll rising to 118 (God help those poor minorities being shot mostly by
minorities when the weather gets warmer and the shooters’ aim gets really
better and there is more daylight to find and shoot victims) and yet nothing,
absolutely nothing, appears to be occurring to address this blight on blacks
and minorities which is what racism from a black mayor really looks like.
As always, I hope you enjoy
today’s holidays and observances, a music link to the Beatles, factoids of
interest for this day in history, a relevant quote from Jimmy Breslin, while
hoping the stress you might face will pass and you will not need to become a
winebibber, 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. Buzzards Day—another testament of the ability of a local chamber of commerce
to attract tourists with dollars to spend, since 1957 Hinckley, Ohio has had a
festival to celebrate the arrival of turkey vultures the town on March 15 from
their annual migration from South America (moved in the following year to the
first Sunday so the town could prepare and more visitors spending money could
attend).
2. Client’s Day—created by a
company from Klaipeda, Lithuania in 2010 as a means to celebrate its founding
by reaching out to its clients as without them there would be no company. Great
idea but like some ideas should be a mantra each and every day.
3. 1964 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1964 on a surprisingly short run of 2 weeks in that position “She
Loves You” by the Beatles. Here is a recording of the group performing
the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOuu88OwdK8
Wonder where the teens who are looking on in amazement are today 53 years
later.
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “winebibber” which means a heavy
drinker of alcohol and hearing the never ending hysteria from the Trump
election from the left would probably be descriptive as they need a means to
reduce their sorrow.
5. Seventh Time the Charm?—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1947 of noted six time
Academy Award nominated actress Glenn Close but as of today she is still 0 for 6.
On this day
in:
a. 1279 ending on a bad note the Mongols were victorious at the
Battle of Yamen bringing an end to the Song Dynasty.
b. 1918 the U.S. Congress established times zones and daylight
savings time.
c. 1931 Nevada legalized gambling
c. 1931 Nevada legalized gambling
d. 1941 the 99th Pursuit Squadron, better known to us
as the Tuskegee Airmen, the first all black unit of the Army Air Corps was
activated.
e. 1982 Argentinean forces landed on South Georgia Island in the
Falkands prompting war with the United Kingdom which the Argentineans lost.
In memory of a great writer who died today at the age of 88 with a
very irreverent view of the media: “Pick up any newspaper in the morning.
Count the words in the lead sentences. There will be at least 25 in all of
them: Guaranteed. The writers just want to tell you how many degrees they have
from this college or that university.” Jimmy Breslin Wise words but perhaps
should have added the fact that most if not all went to the same college or the
same university taught by professors with the same viewpoint and would not be
able to understand the struggles of most Americans if their lives depended on it.
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