Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For October 19, 2017 Kelley
appeared before the press today slamming Rep. Frederica Wilson (who in typical
hypocritical fashion when it comes to the military and veterans’ affairs
typically votes no) for being part of the conversation with President Trump and
explained that there is no easy way to talk to a grieving parent or widow when
a son, daughter or spouse is killed in action doing what he or she wanted to be
doing surrounded by comrades he or she wanted to be with; Eric X a denied
asylum seeker and the poster child in Germany for the concern of its citizens
over crimes committed by migrants that Merkel has allowed in was sentenced to
almost 12 years in prison for the rape of young German woman; the chairwoman of
the Black Caucus and 13 term Congresswoman from Texas had the gall to in
discussing the acts of Harvey Weinstein to announce that women have
responsibility of how they dress and their behavior (from her liberal
colleagues only the sounds of silence); the district attorney for Los Angeles
has indicated that if women assaulted by Weinstein come forward, his office
will prosecute Weinstein; Noah Oppenheim the head of NBC News is facing
mounting criticism over his spiking the reports on Weinstein’s sexual predatory
behavior as he was having dinner with Weinstein when he must have known of the
work of his reporter (given credence to the moniker to be applied to NBC of
Nothing But Cack); roller coaster ride for the markets today but the market
rallied in the closing minutes to end up 5.44 at 23,153.04 on belief that
Congress can get its act together and approve a budget which means the long
awaited tax cuts will become a reality; on the wildfire front the death toll in
Northern California has risen to 42 and the property damage is estimated to be
over $1 billion but the good news is that rain is expected over the weekend; almost
a stuck record or a gruesome remake of Groundhog Day, Chicago
style, the carnage in Chicago continued unabated with total shootings in
2017 through October 18 increasing to 3040 and the death toll increased to 529
and still nothing is being done to hinder or prevent the killings of minorities
by minorities.
As always, I hope you enjoy
today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Stevie Wonder, factoids of
interest for this day in history, having some time to engage in a some relaxing
kymatology, a relevant quote from Peter
Tosh on heaven, 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
price tailored to the event and the recipient. You need only contact me
for details.
1. Purple Thursday—creating
awareness of the need to end domestic abuse which no one, man or woman, should
have to endure; if you see people wearing purple it is not because they want
the Reds and Blues to compromise but they do want an end to domestic abuse.
2. International
Credit Union Day—celebrated since 1948 to promote awareness of the importance of
credit unions to the economy in the form of loans and to create the incentive
for savings.
3. 1984 Number One Song—the number one song in 1984 on a run of 3 weeks in that position
was “I Just Called to Say I Love You” by Stevie Wonder. Here is a
recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwOU3bnuU0k
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “kymatology” which means the study of
wave motion which is best done leisurely observing the waves in a sail boat on
warm sunny day.
5. Not a Complainer Only a Wailer—celebrating the birth on this day in
1944 of Winston Hubert MacIntosh better known to his reggae music fans as Peter
Tosh who formed a band called the Wailers and gave Bob Morley his start as a
musician. Unfortunately for his fans he was killed in a home invasion robbery
in 1987.
On this day
in:
a. 1950 after its warnings were ignored that it would not allow
UN forces to cross the 38th Parallel, Chinese troops started
crossing the Yalu River.
b. 1960 the United States imposed a near total trade embargo on
Cuba.
c. 1973 President Nixon rejected an Appellate Court decision that
he turn over the Watergate tapes requested by the House and Senate.
d. 1987 the Dow fell 508 points, a 22% decline.
e. 2005 Saddam Hussein went on trial in Baghdad for crimes
against humanity; he would be found guilty and executed by hanging.
Reflections on great paradox facing humans: “Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to
die.” Peter Tosh Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my
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