Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For May 16, 2017 As the world
scrambles to recover from a major computer hacking assault some indications
justifying more so than ever the need to eliminate the rogue nation of North
Korea as the finger of possible guilt points to them; the main stream media is
frothing at the mouth like rabies infected dogs over the supposed leak of
classified information by Trump to the Russian Ambassador and Foreign Minister
on the issue of potential terrorist attacks which all present to the meeting
deny (come hell or high water the Blues and the media will stoop to any low or
falsehood to remove this president); Syria is denying any charges that it has
been systematically hanging prisoners and cremating their bodies (this thug
Assad has the credibility of a sewer rat); KellyAnne Conway turned on the two
most biased duo in TV, Mika and Joe, to defend her loyalty to the president
(watching those two and their stooges on Morning
Joe is a total waste of time in bias land); parents seeing the protests and
PC bias at MIZZOU are pulling the plug and enrollment has fallen by 25% putting
landlords in a bind as they cannot find student renters to fill their apartments;
on the good news front a 14 year old has just graduated from TCU with his 11
year old brother following in his footsteps (one way to avoid the temptation of
binge drinking in a fraternity); almost a stuck record or a remake of Groundhog Day, Chicago style, the
carnage in Chicago continued unabated in May with total shootings in 2017 through May 15
increasing to 1185 and the death toll increasing to 205, a major tragedy that
the powers to be in Chicago seem to completely ignore.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Drake
and WizKid and Kayla, factoids of interest for this day in history, hoping your
wardrobe has some ianthine clothing, a relevant quote from Tori Spelling, secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events
like Fathers’ Day, 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
Wear Purple for Peace Day—not sure where this observance came
from but if it implies the color created by mixing blue and red symbolic colors
for those members in the Swamp that refuse to cross the aisle to compromise and
instead wage holy war on each other; this is an observance we should celebrate
each and every day to end gridlock. 2. Biographers
Day—commemorating the meeting in 1763 of biographer James Boswell
with Samuel Johnson who would be the subject of his celebrated biography.
3. 2016 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 2016 on
a run of 10 weeks in that position “One Dance” by Drake feat. WizKid &
Kyla. Here is a recording of them performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_uYn8AVqeU
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “ianthine”
which is highly appropriate for this day as it means violet colored and violet
is a shade of purple.
5. Having
A Father In The Business Helps—celebrating the birth on this day of
Tori Spelling, long time star of Beverly
Hills 90210 and now the mother of five children and a successful author.
On this day
in:
a. 1843 in a bad day for
Indians in the Northwest, the first major wagon train set out for Oregon on the
Oregon Trail from Elm Grove, Missouri.
b. 1866 the Congress
authorized the introduction of the nickel, which is 75% copper and 25% nickel
but unfortunately costs nine cents to make which makes one wonder why it is
still in circulation.
c. 1966 the Communist
Party in China published the May 16 Notice which set in motion the disaster
known as the Cultural Revolution that set China back years in terms of economic
growth and prosperity.
d. 1988 in a what took
you so long moment, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a report identifying that
the addictive affects of nicotine are similar to heroin and cocaine.
e. 1991 Queen Elizabeth
II became the first English Monarch to address the Congress.
Reflections on validation from the birthday girl: “I wasn't
truly comfortable with myself until I was about 30. I spent so much time and
energy wondering if I wasn't worthy, and trying to find people to validate me,
instead of validating myself” Tori Spelling How true and how astute and a great
recipe for tranquility and peace. 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
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Believe It Or Not for just This Day in History. © May 16, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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