Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For May 10, 2017 What a refreshing interview to hear a Rice,
Condi, who knows what she is talking about as opposed to a Rice, Susan, who is
a deceptive serial liar probably behind the unmasking of hundreds of Trump
supporters who is not (Condi stated in no uncertain terms that if you have no
credibility on Syria, you have no credibility on North Korea—unstated but
obvious thanks to Obama until Trump, we had little if any credibility in the
rest of the world); another gruesome video from ISIS, this time of a Russian
intelligence officer held captive since September beheaded by ISIS (when does
Russia get the message that with its Muslim population ripe for radicalization
that ISIS is an existential threat to it exacerbated by its support for Assad);
flying continues to become more and more like a root canal--needed but totally
detested as a brawl breaks out Ft. Lauderdale Airport when Spirit Airlines
cancels flights due to a pilot work stoppage; the friendly skies continue to
become unfriendly as United Airlines flies a French only speaking passenger
with a ticket to Paris to San Francisco and the owners of the giant rabbit
Simon are suing UA for its death enroute from England to New York; the Texas AG
has already filed preemptive actions against Travis County, Austin, and several
officials for violating the state’s anti-sanctuary city law; in testimony
before the Senate, Clapper once again testified that there was no evidence of
collusion between the Trump Campaign and Russia (testimony the Blues want to
ignore to push their anti Trump agenda) and Yates asserted that Flynn would be
susceptible to blackmail by Russians (with the quid pro quo surrounding the
uranium deal and Bill’s speech in Moscow, the person that would have been
subject to blackmail would have been Hillary Clinton); 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 8
increasing by 3 to 1110 and the death toll by 1 to 190.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, music link to Katy
Perry featuring Kanye West and Billy Joel, factoids of interest for this day in history,
hoping that your day is free of the need to deterge your house, a relevant
quote from Billy Joel, 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
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for details.
1. Europe Day—commemorating
on this day in 1950 the Schuman Declaration which proposed the placement of
German and French steel production under one higher authority as a step to
unite European common interests which led to formation of the European Economic
Union and ultimately the European Union which failed its first test in Britain
but succeeded in France.
2. National Teacher Day—promoted
by NEA to recognize the contributions of teachers to the education of our
children and celebrated on the Tuesday of the first full week in May.
3. 2011 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song in 2011 on
a run of 5 weeks in that position “E.T.” by Katy Perry feat. Kanye West. Here
is a recording of her and West performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5Sd5c4o9UM
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “deterge”
which means to cleanse thoroughly which is something Trump is finding more difficult
than he thought with respect to the Swamp.
5. Going
Uptown to Play the Piano—celebrating the birth on this day in 1949 of Billy Joel still
growing strong at 68 although no longer married to Christy Brinkley. Here is a
link to a young Billy Joel singing one of his first mega hits “Piano Man”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPV4kolz0.
On this day
in:
a. 1887 Buffalo Bill
Cody’s Wild West Show opened in
London.
b. 1945 the British the
British liberated the Channel Islands after 5 years of German occupation.
c. 1960 in a let the
good times roll moment, the FDA approved birth control as an additional use for
Searle’s Enovid, making it the first oral contraceptive pill.
d. 1970 in yet another
sign of the growing unpopularity of the Vietnam War, 70-100,000 protestors
marched on Washington, D.C. to protest the war.
e. 1974 the House
Judiciary Committee opened formal hearings on the impeachment of Richard Nixon.
Reflections on music from one of the masters enjoying his 68th
today. “[Music
is] an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by.
No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music.” Billy
Joel. Please
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