Monday, January 1, 2018

January 1, 2018 Ridley's Believe It Or Not Global Family Day

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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