Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For December 11, 2017 Akayed Ullah, a
man from Bangladesh inspired by ISIS, detonated a suicide pipe bomb in New York
City this morning near the Port Authority Building that fortunately for intel
purposes did not kill him and left him and 3 other people with minor injuries (first question to ask is
how did this deranged fanatic, his sister and parents get into this country) while the terrorist
attack was unfolding, the Cack News Network was focusing on how many diet Cokes
Trump consumes daily; NBC (“Nothing But Coverup” when it comes to sexual
harassment of one of its perverted stars Matt Lauer) is taking well deserved
flack for its refusal to appoint an independent investigator to investigate
sexual harassment claims against it (Nothing But Cover-up was the network that
refused to run the exposé on the sexual misconduct of Harvey Weinstein); on the ivory tower
front, Gibson’s Bakery is suing Oberlin College for slandering the bakery as
being racist for calling police when three black Oberlin College students were
caught trying to steal wine and pled guilty to attempted theft (also signed an
admission that the store was not racist); on the sexual harassment front,
celebrity chef Mario Batali has been accused by four women of improper sexual
advances and is stepping down from The
Chew; strong Santa Ana winds have caused the Thomas Fire in Ventura County
expand rapidly near Montecito and Carpeteria to put thousands of homes in
danger including those belonging to A-List celebrities; more and more women are
coming out claiming they were molested by Trump in the early 2000’s which Trump
has forcefully denied (having gotten nowhere on the argument that Trump is
mentally unfit or suffering from dementia, watch the Blues attempt to leapfrog
with their new and shallow Puritanism and resignations of Franken and Conyers
to press for Trump’s resignation to nullify his election); 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 December 10
increasing to 3427, 594 of whom have died.
As always, I hope you enjoy
today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Phil Harris Lane, factoids of
interest for this day in history, an absence of latria with respect to our
politicians, a relevant quote by Bernard Madoff scamming the system which for
him he did not heed, 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. International Mountain Day—created by the UN General Assembly
in 2003 to create awareness of the importance of sustainable economic
development in mountain communities.
2. Green Monday—celebrating the propensity of retailers to devise during the
Christmas season another reason to separate money from consumers’ wallets with
an online buying day similar to Cyber Monday which follows Thanksgiving falling
on the last Monday in which there are at least 10 days (the drop dead date for
most shippers to insure that gifts arrive before Christmas) left before
Christmas.
3. 1950 Number One Song— the number one song in 1950 on a run of 4 weeks in that
position was “The Thing“ by Phil Harris. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWPx-fw0mI8
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “latria” which is the highest degree
of veneration which is assigned to God over the next in line the saints;
fortunately except in the Hermit Kingdom with its cult of personality
politicians will never be held in latria.
5. Great Things Can Come In Small Packages—celebrating the birth on this day in 1944 of 4’9” Brenda
Tarpley better known to her fans as Brenda Lee, still singing strong and still
married to her 6’4” husband.
On this day
in:
a. 1941 in what would prove to be the dumbest move ever made,
Germany and Italy declared war on the United States to guarantee given the
productive capacity of the U.S. that they would lose World War II.
b. 1946 UNICEF was founded.
c. 1972 Apollo 17 became
the sixth and last spacecraft to land on the Moon.
d. 1980 the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (aka Superfund) was enacted by Congress.
e. 2008 Bernard Madoff was arrested by federal authorities in
conjunction with his creation and selling to investors a $50 billion Ponzi
Scheme.
Reflections on the need to heed one’s own advice
as opposed to disregarding it: “In today's regulatory environment, it's
virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation
to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time.” Bernard
Madoff Doubt if it is a comfort to someone who will die in prison due to old
age, but at least Madorf when he does leave this world will know that he was
right. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my
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December 11, 2017 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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