Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For May 17, 2017 After all the
drama in Washington and irresponsible calls for impeachment by ideologues like
Al Green, the market concerned that Trump’s pro growth deregulation and tax cut
agenda may be stalled (zero progress on those vital components of a successful
growing economy which will be dead in the water if the Blues get their way and
have a special prosecutor appointed) tanks today with the Dow down over 250
points (if a public union member call and thank Schumer and his lackeys for
whacking your pension); Comey’s memo which has created the firestorm still not
released and questions arise as to why if true he did not go to the DOJ but sat
on it; North Korea, Russia, Iran and all the other despots of the world must be
thanking their lucky stars that the Blues are pedal to the metal bent on
destroying the Trump Presidency; even Canada is not safe from the PC police as
Nova Scotia cancelled the vanity license plate “Grabher” used for over 20 years
by Lorne Grabher (when will this nonsense ever end?); on the 420 front Colorado’s
pot sales for the ninth straight month are running at over $100 million a month
as one town Durango is feeling the adverse effects of being overwhelmed by
homeless tokers and panhandlers; the death toll of police officers killed in
the line of duty rose to 51 with the death of a Montana deputy; 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 16
increasing by 19 to 1204 and the death toll increasing by 2 to 207, 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 Khaled
and Quavo feat. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne, factoids of
interest for this day in history, hoping your doctor is not guilty of
iatramelia, a relevant quote from Joe
Baistianich, 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. World
Hypertension Day—created in 2005 to create awareness of the “silent killer” high
blood pressure which is a leading cause of strokes and heart attacks particularly
among obese, smokers and those who rarely exercise. Today if in a drug store
with a blood pressure measuring machine, take your blood pressure and if it is
not below 140/90 it would be a great idea to make an appointment to see your
doctor.
2. World
Information Society Day—commemorating since 2006 the importance to society of ICT and to
promote awareness of the need to bridge the digital gap among nations and
communities.
3. 2017 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 2017 on
a current run of 1 week in that position “I’m The One” by Khaled and Quavo feat.
Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne. Here is a recording of them
performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weeI1G46q0o
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “iatramelia”
which means medical negligence and why one should try to check out one’s doctor
before going into surgery.
5. Big
Love, Weak Heart—celebrating the birth on this day in 1955 of noted actor Bill
Paxton who appeared in such films as Apollo
13 and Titanic and the TV series Big Love but who died of a stroke
following heart surgery at the age of 61 hopefully not due to iatramelia.
On this day
in:
a. 1792 the New York
Stock Exchange was formed.
b. 1814 to the joy of my
Norwegian friends the Constitution of Norway was approved and Crown Prince Christian
Frederick of Denmark was elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent
Assembly.
c. 1875 Aristides won
the first Kentucky Derby.
d. 1954 in a what took
you so long moment, SCOTUS in the case of Brown v. the Board of Education
voted 9-0 to overturn the precedence of Plessey v Ferguson to outlaw
segregation in public schools.
e. 1990 in another what
took you so long moment, the General Assembly of the World Health Organization
voted to remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders.
Reflections on how to fight high blood pressure: “Your
pantry is your first line of defense against food-borne illness and things like
high blood pressure and cholesterol.” Joe Bastianich, noted restauranteur
and author. If a Red I would add TV channel changer to avoid watching the
Clinton News Network or MSNBC with their steady stream of pinhead leftist high
blood pressure inducing biased trash. 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. © May 17, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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