Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For May 19, 2017 The founder of
WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, has managed to dodge the rape allegations bullets
from Sweden as the Swedes have now indicated they are no longer pursuing the
charges (when does the U.S. get serious and apply pressure on Ecuador to push
this guy out of their London Embassy into the U.S. to face potential criminal
charges for hacking into the U.S. elections?); our potential “ally” Russia in
violation of UN resolutions to isolate the rogue nation of North Korea is opening
up ferry service to Vladivostok; as we now have a special prosecutor, Trump blasts
Comey on the issue of collusion with the Russians and his “obstruction of
justice” while the Trump agenda of tax cuts, repatriation, border security, and
infrastructure to the delight of Schumer and his obstructionist lackeys will be
put on hold; President Trump will be going on his first foreign nation tour which
will be so very different from Obama’s pathetic apology tour of American
influence in the world; in the conservation front two scum bags have been
charged with illegally smuggling $17 million dollars of sea cucumbers into the
U.S. for sale to, you guessed it, the Chinese; 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 18
increasing by 16 to 1227 and the death toll increasing by 2 to 211, 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 Jimmy
Dorsey, factoids of interest for this day in history, hoping you are not blinded
by iceblink, a relevant quote from Doctor
Kini as you celebrate her birthday, 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. Hepatitis
Testing Day—created to encourage the estimated 4 million Americans who are
infected with the hepatitis virus and have no symptoms to get tested.
2. Malcom
X Day—commemorating the civil rights leader but celebrated officially
only in Berkeley, California.
3. 1941
Number One Song—as we slowly drifted into World War
II, the number one song in 1941 on run of 10 weeks in that
position was “Amapola” by Jimmy Dorsey and his band. Here is a recording of
them performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcFNRGsDQ1s
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “iceblink”
which means the glare in the sky caused by sunlight reflected off the ice.
5. Raisin
In the Sun—celebrating the birth on this day in 1930 of Lorraine Hansberry,
a noted Afro-American playwright who although gifted was a heavy smoker and
died of cancer at a way too early age of 33.
On this day
in:
a. 1535 Ann Boleyn, the
second wife of Henry VIII was beheaded for treason, incest and adultery.
b. 1921 Congress passed
the Emergency Quota Act placing limits on immigration.
c. 1950 Egypt announced
that the Suez Canal was closed to all Israeli shipping.
d. 1959 North Vietnam,
anticipating a war to unite the country, created a planning group to establish
what became known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail which despite massive bombing
attacks, the U.S. was never really able to sever.
e. 1962 a birthday
salute to President Kennedy highlighted by Marilyn Monroe singing “Happy
Birthday” to him was held at Madison Square Garden.
Reflections on why someone should test today for hepatitis: “HBV is 100 times more infectious than HIV. Both HBV
and HCV can remain in the patient’s blood for years without any symptoms, and
by the time the disease is detected, the patient would already have a severe
form of liver disease. But both viruses are treatable, and results of the
treatment, lasting from about 28 to 48 weeks and including anti-viral tablets
with sometimes weekly interferon injections, are very good.” Dr Dinesh Kini 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
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