Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 16, 2018 Mueller indicted 13
Russians and 3 Russian companies for trying to interfere with the 2016 election
but in announcing the indictments, the Deputy AG clearly indicted hat any Americans
involved did not know that they were dealing with Russians as opposed to people
they thought to be American political activists (so much for the pompous and
pious liar and leaker Adam Schiff’s harebrained collusion fantasies); it looks
like the FBI really dropped the ball on the Cruz shooting in Parkland when it
was warned on January 5 of this year that Cruz was posting on the internet that
he wanted to be a professional school shooter and governor Scott of Florida is
demanding Wray’s resignation (left is beating the drums for more gun control
and responsible conservatives including the president are raising the issue of
how to harden schools similar to airports to prevent further shootings); Joy
Behar of the clueless View slammed
Pence for listening to Jesus but nothing but silence when Oprah indicated she is
looking to God for guidance on whether to run in 2020 (typical hypocrisy from a
total has been); Susan Perez the woman who was booted from a Delta Airlines
flight for screaming at a mother with an 8 month old has been suspended from
her state job at New York State’s Council of the Arts where she was a program
director; the Cack News Network through its leftist hack Chris Cuomo is
slamming Ted Cruz for being afraid to be interviewed by that biased advocacy
network even though CNN is sitting on an interview Ted Cruz recently gave CNN
(no wonder the its credibility as a news organization is zero, absolutely zero);
in Chicago through February 15, 2018 272 people have been shot of whom 52 have
died (in a rarity in the last two days no one was killed).
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s
holidays and observances, a music link to Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, factoids of interest for this day in
history, the reading the latest book by a lipsanographer of note and a relevant
quote by John McEnroe on being an artist which he was on the courts, 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. Chinese New Year—celebrated by the Chinese to welcome the first day of the Year
of the Dog—if you were looking to dine at a Chinese restaurant today you might
be looking at a long wait.
2. National Caregivers Day—created by the Providers Association of Home Healthcare and
Hospice Agencies in 2015 to promote awareness of the efforts and contributions
of caregivers to those suffering from serious problems like Alzheimer’s and
dementia.
3. 1996 Number One Song— the number one song in 1996 on a very long run of 16 weeks
in that position was “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men. Here is a
recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OldqUCMaKUk
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “lipsanographer” who is a person who
writes about relics and who must not be very busy in describing the relics of
compromise and bipartisanship in the Swamp.
5. Tennis With a T--celebrating the birth on this day in 1959 of John McEnroe, one
of the greatest tennis players of all time and definitely one of the most
volatile tennis players noted for his tantrums on the court against officials
and also known for some really classic matches against Bjorn Borg including a over
four hour five set Wimbledon final that was won by Borg after a 34 point tie
breaker.
On this day in:
a. 1804 in this nation’s foreign war, the First Barbary Pirates
War, Stephen Decatur led a group of sailors, literally under the nose of the
pirates’ extensive system of cannons, into Tripoli Harbor to burn to the
waterline the frigate USS Philadelphia
which had run aground two miles from the harbor on October 31, 1803 chasing
pirates and had been captured.
b. 1937 to the joy of fashion conscious women everywhere Wallace
Carothers received a U.S. patent for nylon.
c. 1968 the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone number was created
in Haleyville, Alabama.
d. 1978 the first computer bulletin board system, CBSS, was
created in Chicago.
e. 2005 with the ratification by Russia the Kyoto Protocol
limiting the emission of greenhouse gases came into effect.
Reflections on sport
as an art form from one of the true masters of tennis: “The greatest compliment
I ever got was when people called me an artist. I understand that solo aspect
of being an artist, when you’re in there by yourself, trying to do something
great.” John McEnroe Please enjoy the poems on
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retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and
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February 16, 2018 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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