Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For April 8, 2017 The news out of
Stockholm confirms that radical Islam is alive and well as an Islamist
terrorist hijacked a beer delivery truck and crashed it into a department store
killing four innocents and injuring 15 others; Trump continues to receive
acclaim for missile strike against Assad; Rex Tillerson will be off to Russia
to meet with Putin while the world disgusted with the photos of dead Syrian
babies must be wondering when Russia will come to its senses and drop Assad
like a hot rock; the left evidently not fazed with the photos of gassed
children after Susan Rice months ago proudly proclaimed that diplomacy caused
Assad to get rid of his chemical weapons is coming to her defense claiming
attacks on her are racist and misogynist (what a crock!); Masters excitement
for this Saturday; Trump and China’s President concluded their meetings in Mir-a-logo
while a U.S. Carrier Task Force was heading to North Korea (will that obese
madman be next to see cruise missiles heading toward his ICBM manufacturing
facilities?); almost like a stuck
record or a remake of Groundhog Day, Chicago style, the carnage in Chicago continues unabated with
total shootings in 2017 through April 8 increasing to 813 and the death toll rising
to 149 (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 who appears to care only
about the rights of illegal aliens in his sanctuary city (when will Chicago residents through the city
council try to impeach this pathetic, inept mayor?).
As always, I hope you enjoy
today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Hall and Oates, factoids of
interest for this day in history, a relevant quote from Gregory Petsko, knowing
that when you write to complain about Blue obstructionism, you will avoid being
sesquipedalian, 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. Buddha’s Birthday—celebrating if in Japan the birth of Buddha in Nepal around 563
B.C.
2. International Romani Day—commemorating
since 1990 the contributions of Romanis to our collective culture and to promote
acceptance of and tolerance of Romanis.
3. 1981 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 1981 on a run of 4 weeks in that position “Kiss on My List” by Hall
and Oates. Here is a recording of the duo performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOuhYuZLNYw
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “sesquipedalian” which means long
winded or using too many words which is typical speech and writing patterns of
most bureaucrats.
5. Catfish Plate-—celebrating the birth on this day in 1946 of James Hunter better
known to his baseball fans as Catfish who became the youngest pitcher to record
200 wins at age 31 but arm problems forced an early retirement and Lou Gehrig’s
Disease prompted the manager in the sky to take the ball from his hand and
remove him from the mound permanently at the age of 53.
On this day
in:
a. 1895 SCOTUS in the case of Pollard v Farmers Loan and
Trust Company found the unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.
b. 1906 Auguste Deter,
the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease died at the age of
55, 5 years after diagnosis of the disease; unfortunately she has been joined
by millions who have died of this terrible disease.
c. 1913 the 17th Amendment requiring the direct
election of Senators was ratified.
d. 1924 Sharia courts were abolished in Turkey as part of Ataturk’s
reforms to bring Turkey into the modern world.
e. 1992 retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announced he had acquired
AIDS from contaminated blood used in his heart surgeries.
Reflections on Alzheimer’s Disease: “As far as protecting yourself against Alzheimer's
disease, well, it turns out that fish oil has the effect of reducing your risk
for Alzheimer's disease. You should also keep your blood pressure down, because
chronic high blood pressure is the biggest single risk factor for Alzheimer's
disease.” Gregory Petsko, noted American biochemist and researcher in the field
of Alzheimer’s Disease. 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.
© April 8, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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