Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For November 14, 2017 In Vegas the house
always win but the diversity lottery with chain immigration the citizens betting
on jobs and security always lose as the Trump Administration revealed that 6
terrorists (6 too many) were admitted to the U.S. via the diversity lottery and
30,000 were admitted from countries that are designated state sponsors of
terror (the program should be ended immediately); last night only 3 Dolphins
took a knee and maybe God also looking down was like most of the fans disgusted
especially with all the men and women in uniform present and the Panthers
destroyed the Dolphins 45-21 with McCaffrey scoring two touchdowns; tragic news
out of Red Bluff, California as a shooter shot up multiple locations including
an elementary school, leaving in total 5 dead including the shooter and
wounding ten including two children (the neighbor told reporters the shooter
was acting crazy and shooting large number of rounds and evidently did not call
the police even after being threatened and having his truck stolen); still
smarting from spiking the story on Harvey Weinstein’s predatory sexual
practices, NBC acted quickly to dismiss Matt Zimmerman, Senior Vice President
Booking, for inappropriate behavior with women (time for men in power in
entertainment and media to send their reptilian brains to a cold shower); Jeff
Sessions was grilled by Democrats over his prior testimony to the Senate
involving contact with Russians while Reds focused on the need to investigate
allegations of quid pro quo involving HJC, the Uranium One Deal, Comey’s and
Lynch’s obstruction of justice and the false anti-Trump dossier using Russian
false information that was used to create the special counsel and justify
illegal interception of communications by the Trump Transition Team and Trump
supporters (no wonder Americans are fed up with the politicalization of their
government and wonder why Mueller’s witch-hunt has not been shut down); while
NFL players albeit in smaller numbers are kneeling in disrespect of the flag
those in uniform are bleeding and dying for, no wonder the Army is having
difficulty filling its recruitment quotas and has lowered its standards to
allow recruits with mental and addiction issues; to the dismay of many hunters,
Arby’s has brought back the deer steak sandwich involving venison procured from
deer farms in New Zealand; almost a stuck record or a gruesome remake of Groundhog
Day, Chicago style, the carnage in Chicago continued unabated with
total shootings by mostly minorities against mostly minorities in 2017 through
November 12 increasing to 3243 of whom 564 have died while 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 Chris
Brown, factoids of interest for this day in history, hoping you can deal with
issues in a lambent manner, a relevant quote from Sherri Shepherd on how to
deal with diabetes, 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. World Diabetes
Day—observed
since 1991 and created by the International Diabetes Foundation to promote
awareness of the need for diet and exercise to control the epidemic like
increases in Type II Diabetes which sadly if one looks and the growing trend of
obesity in this country and many developed countries is not going well. The day
also promotes the need for research in the cause and cure of Type I diabetes
which although not preventable today is manageable with improved delivery
systems of insulin and diet.
2. Operating
Room Nurses Day—commemorating
and honoring the contributions of the nurses in the care of patients before,
during and after surgery; from experience one of the great sources of
satisfaction after being put under anesthetics to wake up to the sound of a nurse’s
voice feeling no pain and covered with a warm blanket. The day stems from the
proclamation of Iowa Governor Terry Branstad creating the day on November 14,
1989.
3. 2007 Number One Song—the
number one song in 2007 on a run of 3 weeks in that position was “Kiss Kiss” by
Chris Brown. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNII9PDlFJ0
4. Word of
the Day—today’s word of the day is “lambent” which describes the act
of dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject which is rarely seen in the
take no prisoners, my way or the highway mentality of the partisan denizens of
the Swamp.
5. Tough Guys Aren’t Tough
Enough—celebrating the birth on this day in 1904 of multitalented Dick
Powell, noted actor, singer, director, and studio head who was the first to
play Phillip Marlow and was at ease on the silver screen and TV. But like many
chain smokers of his era he died way too early on January 2, 1963.
On this day
in:
a. 1886 Freidrich Sonnecken developed the
hole puncher, a usual office for filing papers in binders and feature on
Google’s home page today.
b. 1922 the British Broadcasting Company
began radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
c. 1967 American physicist Theodore Maiman
received a patent of his ruby laser, the world’s first laser.
d. 1995
Republicans and Democrats in Congress could not agree on an increase of the
national debt ceiling, forcing the government to shut down museums and national
parks and operate its agencies with significantly reduced staffs until it reopened
for business as bloated as usual 5 days later instead of continuing operations
with a reduced staff.
e. 2001
with American assistance on the ground and in the air, the Northern Alliance
drove the Taliban out of the capital of Kabul, Afghanistan.
Reflections on how to avoid Type II
diabetes and how to beat it if one comes down with it:“ I am a type-2 diabetic, and they took me off medication simply
because I ate right and exercised. Diabetes is not like a cancer, where you go
in for chemo and radiation. You can change a lot through a basic changing of
habits.” Sherri Shepherd, noted comedian and TV personality who is a Type II
diabetic. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you
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