Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For September 27, 2017 After the Reds under McConnell blew it totally on repeal
and replace Obamacare after promising from the day it was passed they would do
just that, today the markets are on pins and needles to see what Trump will
propose later today and more importantly what inane reflex delusional slams we
will see from the Swamp obstructionists led by Chuck and Nancy; despite Trump
and Pence campaigning for Strange, Moore waxed him by 10 percentage points; Kim
has at least one supported outside of North Korea and that person is Maduro
whose socialist programs have bankrupted a once prosperous country and is starving
its people but is urging them to prepared for war with the U.S.; Taya Kyle has
taken aim at the NFL or the expanding idiocy of protesting racial injustice by
refusing to stand during the National Anthem (all these idiots are doing is
diverting and postponing any rational discussion on what should be done to
improve relations between the black and white community, especially in the area
of jobs, education, and criminal justice); through September
25, 2017 in Chicago the number of people being shot climbed to 2821 and the
death toll rising to 486 while the city seems to not be doing anything to
prevent the killing and maiming of its minority
residents—a real definition of racism which is deadly.
As always, I
hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to the
Archies, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote by Frans
Lanting. on the benefits of tourism, reminded that if there are flash flood
warnings, stay away from khors and
secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable
events like weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can
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1. World
Tourism Day—created by UN to promote global tourism as a means of economic
development and to create better understanding among the citizens of different
countries (last goal may be illusive given the perceived arrogance of wealthy
tourists in developing countries and the desecration caused to pristine
locations). The theme this year is “Sustainable Tourism” which is probably a
euphemism for don’t litter and pick up the trash.
3. 1969
Number One Song— the number one song in 1969 on a run
of 4 weeks in that position was “Sugar, Sugar”
by the Archies. Here is a performance of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nE2spOw_o
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “khor” which means a dry watercourse
which is something one will not find in Puerto Rico after being hit by two back
to back hurricanes.
5. Let Go to Be Number One--celebrating the
birth on this day in 1984 of Canadian born singer and songwriter and lover of
tattoos Avril Lavigne who became the youngest female singer at the age of 15 to
have a record “Let Go” hit number one on the UK’s top records list.
On this day in:
a. 1954 The Tonight Show hosted by Steve Allen
debuted on NBC.
b. 1968 the musical Hair opened at the Shaftesbury Theater
in London where it would play for 1998 performances before closing due to a
roof collapse in July of 1973.
c. 1962 Rachel Carson
published her book Silent Spring detailing
the adverse environmental effects of indiscriminate use of pesticides,
especially DDT which led to an environmental movement, the ban of DDT in the
U,S, and the ultimate formation of the Environmental Protection Agency but
sadly curtailed malaria carrying mosquito eradication programs worldwide
allowing malaria to remain as one of the leading killers of human beings in
developing countries.
d. 1979 in another example of the unchecked growth of the
federal government the Department of Education received approval to become the
13th Cabinet, a cabinet which Betsy DeVos is trying to drain today.
e. 1983 Richard Stallman of MIT announced the GNU Project a free
Unix-like operating computer system.
Reflections
on the benefits of tourism: “Tourism is important because it can create
sustainable local economies. I'd much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the
Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.” Frans Lanting noted Dutch photographer specializing in photographing
wildlife. Even with all the litter and trash tourists create a far less
destructive footprint than miners who take their wealth with them and leave all
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