Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 2, 2018 The youth in Iran
are rioting in the streets and the death toll among protesters has risen to 20,
killed by a brutal regime (ironic that the Iranian Nuke Deal which lined Iran’s
pockets with billions and removed the sanctions may prove to be the Trojan Horse
that will sink the regime in that none of the money went to the people
suffering from catastrophic unemployment but rather to support terror, the
military and corrupt politicians); exciting Rose Bowl overtime win for Georgia
which unfortunately was not carried by NBC; proving that California has lost
its luster by becoming a sanctuary state against the wishes of its citizens who
do not want MS-13, felons and opioids streaming across our borders and that a
picture is worth a thousand words check out signs that are suddenly appearing
on our streets and when coupled with the limitation on SALT should cause a
major exodus of residents and their high incomes to low tax states:
In yet another example of how sick our society has become,
blogger Logan Paul who evidently has millions of followers posted the photo of
a suicide victim who was hanging from a tree near Mt. Fujii while giggling and
laughing over the victim’s death; Kellyanne Conway rightfully slammed the “it’s
a video queen” Susan Rice for advising Trump to be quiet while the theocratic
Iranian thugs are killing their own people just like our feckless former
president was silent during the uprisings in 2009; in 17 days the federal
government runs out of money which thanks to the scorched earth of Schumer’s
lackeys is one hell of a way to run a government; 2018 in Chicago is off to another
bloody start in terms of shootings and killings with the first day in the New
Year ending with 10 people shot, 2 of whom have died while the mayor and his administration
remain MIA in terms of addressing the problems faced by residents of color in
that city.
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music
link to the Monkees, factoids of interest for this day in history, the
fact that in dealing with people to get things done, you are lepid and a relevant
quote by Kate Bosworth on change and aging, 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
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1. National Buffet Day—after all the Christmas Parties, New Year’s Eve’s Parties and
New Year’s Day caloric splurges, this strikes me as a holiday we need like a
hole in the head given the amount of weight that many of us have gained during
the Christmas season.
2. National
Motivation and Inspiration Day—created by Congress on December 18, 2001 At the request of
motivational speaker Kevin McCrudden to impress upon the American people still
reeling from the attack on 9/11 of the importance of inspiration and motivation
in our daily lives and that death and destruction notwithstanding we as a
nation have a lot to live for.
3. 1967 Number One Song— the number one song in 1967 on a run of 7 weeks in that
position was “I’m a Believer” by the Monkees. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udX6y-FB3vU
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “lepid“ which means pleasant or
charming which describes a behavior more likely to win an opponent over as
opposed to ad hominen attacks with
over the top rhetoric that seems the rule of discourse in the Swamp today.
5. Worth the Price of Admission--celebrating the birth on this day in
1983 of noted American actress Kate Bosworth whose many roles have included The Horse Whisperers, Straw Dogs, and Superman Returns.
On this day
in:
a. 1920 the Justice Department with Hoover of the FBI organizing
the raids commenced its second set of Parker Raids against resident aliens who
were communists and anarchists but as the total arrested climbed past 3,000
also illegally swept up and detained American citizens simply because they were
present in a union organizing hall during a raid. When the proverbial dust had
settled over 500 aliens had been deported.
b. 1942 as a result of MacArthur’s retreat into the Bataan
Peninsula, the Japanese occupied Manila.
c. 1963 in South Vietnam clashes between Viet Cong forces and
South Vietnamese troops and their American advisers were on the rise and on
this day in 1963 350 Viet Cong achieved their first victory over 1500 South
Vietnamese soldiers and their American advisers at the Battle of Ap Bac in
South Vietnam; the victory would be the Viet Cong’s first but over the next ten
years not its last as the nightmare known as the Vietnam War continued to
escalate.
d. 1967 Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the governor of California.
e. 1974 President Nixon signed legislation passed in response to
the OPEC embargo due to our support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War lowering
the maximum speed on our highways to 55 mph, a speed ignored by most motorists
and so saved very little gasoline.
Reflections on the relationship of maturity to things that remain important to a person from the birthday girl: “It's sort of interesting how, when you get older, things that were once so important sort of fall away.” Kate Bosworth Astute observation, the corollary of which is that the hard part as one ages is to identify and retain core values.
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