Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 1, 2018 The youth in Iran
are rioting in the streets and 12 protestors have been shot and killed creating
perhaps a golden opportunity to support a large segment of the population who
are fed up with the theocratic rule of the mullahs more concerned about
fomenting terrorism than the welfare of the average Iranian; the new year is
not one day old and Rocket Man is threatening the U.S. that he has nuclear
tipped ICBMs that can reach any place in the U.S. and he has the nuclear launch
button on his desk (we are running out of time and the revelation by satellite
photo that China was caught off loading oil to a North Korean ship makes a
mockery of China’s promise to impose sanctions on North Korea or abide by the
latest round of UN sanctions); the it’s a video queen Susan Rice put forth her
two cents on the demonstrations in Iran by telling Trump to be quiet ala Obama
during the demonstrations back in 2009 (fat chance Trump will heed her advice);
a surrealistic tweet by Comey calling for ethical leadership in 2018 (talk
about the pot calling the kettle black); Trump has announced that he is
withholding almost $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to its links to
terrorists, signaling an end to aiding those nations that want to bite the hand
that feeds them; CNN’s Randi Kaye from Denver on the air lit a bong, held a
joint and seemed to have taken several hits as she seemed disoriented (legal in
Colorado but still illegal at the federal level); legal from a state law
standpoint in California to buy recreational marijuana from licensed dispensaries;
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 31 increasing to 3561, 624 of whom have died which gruesome as it may
be represents a very slight improvement over the carnage in 2016.
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music
link to the Beatles, factoids of interest for this day in history, the
fact that unlike Congress, your boat is
not lepadoid and a relevant quote by Holliday Grainger of acting, 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. Global Family Day—a day for peace and sharing celebrated on New Year’s Day in the
United States.
2. National Bloody Mary Day—commemorating the drink that most people turn to as a hangover
cure resulting from drinking far too much the night before (more effective cure would have been drinking
a lot less the night before).
3. 1966 Number One Song— the number one song in 1966 on a run of 2 weeks in that
position was “Sounds of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel. Here is a recording of
the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fWyzwo1xg0
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “lepadoid“ which means resembling a
barnacle which is what you want your hull to never have that characteristic.
5. Holliday For A Holliday—celebrating the birth on this day of not British actress Holliday
Grainger who started acting when she was only six years and who unlike many
child stars has grown into a fine actress on both the small and large screen
both here and in England.
On this day
in:
a. 1983 ARPANET officially changed to the Internet Protocol and
the internet age was upon us.
b. 1994 the North American Free Trade Agreement so despised by
Trump as a job killer for Americans went into effect.
c. 1999 Euro currency was introduced in 11 nations of the EU but
not in the U.K., Sweden, Denmark, and Greece (Greece adopted the Euro in 2002).
d. 2010 a car suicide bomber was detonated at a volleyball
tournament at Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and
wounding 100 spectators.
e. 2017 an Islamist under ISIS orders currently in custody and
awaiting trial, shot and killed 39 people and wounded 70 others at the Reina
Nightclub in Istanbul.
Reflections on the idea that work should
be what a person enjoys doing: “I don't have any massive ambitions to be a movie star. I'd like to
continue acting as long as I enjoy it. I'm grateful to be where I am, but maybe
at some point I'll be ready for the next stage in my life when there isn't
acting.” Holliday Grainger.
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