Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For September 7, 2017 As
Irma heads toward Florida growing concern of potential damage it might do to
two nuclear power plants operated by Florida Power and Light (FPL has assured
the public that it will have plenty of time to properly shut down the plants if
threatened by loss of electricity running the reactor cooling pumps); two of
the most likely computer projectors show the eye of Irma passing over Miami (complete
disaster) and the other passing 40-50 miles off shore to the East (damage but a
lot less); Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on the news channels warning that
price gouging would not be tolerated and companies that engaged in the practice
would be subject to fines and public scorn from her office that would be
destructive to their bottom line and praising the response of Home Depot and
Amazon in capping prices and getting needed supplies into South Florida; after
cutting a deal with the Blue leadership that prior to its announcement a few
hours before RINO Ryan called it disgraceful, RINO Ryan will be having a
private dinner meeting with President Trump to be served in all likelihood
baked crow; Merkel is feeling the wrath of Germans outrage over her open border
policy that has promoted the arrival of 1,000,000 unvetted unassimilated refugees,
mainly Muslims into Germany and yesterday felt the sting of tomatoes hitting her
in a rally (anger understandable as news of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation
of Palestine, a terrorist group backed by Iran, has been given the green light
to campaign in the upcoming German elections); after two collisions involving
two US Navy ships in the Pacific with two civilian ships, we learn of the
disastrous legacy of Obama’s relentless drive to cut back military spending as
a recent report details that far too many ships of the 7th Fleet
lack the proper certification as to fitness of crew and equipment to accomplish
combat missions (really disturbing as we are facing more and more dangers in
North Korea and the South China Sea); the left is in another hysteria and
demanding that Kid Rock who makes his home in Detroit and is an active philanthropist
in the city cancel 8 concerts at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena because he does
not support has been Kaepernick’s refusal to stand for national anthem,
supported Trump who provided proof that he had donated $1,000,000 to
organizations providing assistance to Harvey victims, and embraces the Confederate
Flag; through September 6, 2017 in Chicago the number of people being
shot climbed to 2606, and the death toll again on the rise to 447.
As always, I
hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Vic
Damone, factoids of interest for this day in history, a relevant quote on
Google by Tim Berners-Lee, hoping your day is free from juggins, 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 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. Google Commemoration Day—celebrating
a search engine that one makes one wonder how the world functioned without it
which created a whole new industry, Search Engine Optimization which companies
marketing online need to use to make sure their company appears on page one
which in my case if one types in Alaskan Poet my blog is the first entry on
page one; ditto for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not Alaskan Poet.
2. Beer Lover’s Day—commemorating
the art of brewing since colonial times and the exponential explosion of home
brewing and micro breweries.
3. 1949
Number One Song— the number one song in 1949 on a run of 4 weeks in
that position was “You’re Breaking My Heart” by Vic Damone. Here is a performance
of the song in both English and Italian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hGSiN8w1gg
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “juggins” which means a simpleton which
McConnell, Ryan and other leading RINOs are beginning to look like more and
more in dealing with the Trump agenda.
5. Rats
Live Short Lives—celebrating the birth on this day in 1923 of Peter Lawford
ex-brother-in-law of President JFK and a member of the Sinatra led Rat Pack far
too early after years of substance abuse at the early age of 61.
On this
day in:
a. 1921
the first Miss America Pageant was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey with
Margaret Gorman being the first Miss America. .
b. 1923
the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) was founded making it
more difficult for criminals to avoid capture merely by fleeing to another country.
c. 1927
Phillip Farnsworth created the first all electric television set and the Boob
Tube Age was begun.
d. 1979
the U.S. and Panama signed the Torrijos-Carter Treaty which provided that the
U.S. would relinquish its ownership of the Panama Canal and Zone to Panama on
December 31, 1999 but retain the right to defend the Panama Canal.
e. 2008 in response to
the financial meltdown of the U.S. financial industry, the U.S. seized control
of Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac, the two largest mortgage financing companies in
the U.S.
Reflections
the impact of Google: “The Google algorithm was a significant development. I've
had thank-you emails from people whose lives have been saved by information on
a medical website or who have found the love of their life on a dating website.”
Tim Berners-Lee 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.
© September
7, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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