Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 28, 2018 75 year old has
been Striesand is ranting that voting machines were tampered with to steal the
election from HRC and is blaming Trump for the Parkland massacre (no evidence which
should be a wake up call for her to speed more time in the recording studio
keeping her singing skills current);Trump was meeting with Reds and Blues
discussing how to make schools safe and how to move legislation that would
increase background checks, ban bumpstocks and put more concealed permits in
schools; on the reptilian brain front six democrats in office or running for
office have returned contributions given to them by Ed Buck a mega donor to Blues
due to the meth induced fatal overdose of a young male escort at Buck’s home
(HRC and Obama recipients of Buck’s past political largess have not responded
to calls on their plans); on the political corruption front Blue Texas State
Senator Carlos Uresti convicted of 11 felony counts of fraud and bribery and
facing up to 20 years in prison is refusing
to resign (why this felon has not been removed is a real mystery and justifies
the low regard we mere mortals have of politicians); Cagle running for governor
in Georgia announced he will kill any legislation benefiting Delta unless it drops
its plans to eliminate discounts to NRA members (Delta will be out $40 million
for joining the throng of corporate lemmings distancing themselves from any
ties to the NRA); the All Biased Cack network has received at least 30,000
calls protesting Joy Behar’s rants against Christianity (more effective use of
time would be to contact the sponsors dumb enough to keep the clueless, biased
women on the air and indicate the caller’s boycott of their products due to
their sponsorship of The View); on
the pedophile front a 26 year old science teacher Stephanie Peterson has been
arrested for having sex with a 14 year old eighth grader; in Chicago through
February 27, 2018 355 people have been shot of whom 67 have died and in
February through the same date 141 people have been shot of whom 31 have died
(do not be surprised if at the end of February, Chicago is averaging two
Parklands per month in terms of number of dead and the left and Blue leaders
are silent while mostly minority shooters with handguns kill mostly
minorities—a true definition of racism).
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to 50 Cent
feat. Oliva; factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that your
garden is not lacking in loess and a relevant quote by George Kerr on the 228
Incident in Taiwan, 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. Rare Diseases Day—created in 2008 by the National Organization of Rare Disorders
to promote awareness of rare diseases that affect limited numbers of victims
and to provide support for the victims and their families.
2. National Science Day—celebrating and promoting the teaching of science since 1986; in
the area of STEM this nation is not turning out enough scientists and engineers
to fill the high paying jobs at such companies as Google or Oracle.
3. 2005 Number One Song— the number one song in 2005 on a run of 9 weeks in that
position “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent feat. Olivia. Here is a recording of the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRcnnId15BA
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “loess” which means a deposit of
rich and fertile soil.
5. Don’t Swim If You Drink Like A Fish—celebrating the
birth on this day in 1942 of Brian Jones one of the co-founders of the Rolling
Stones who struggled with drugs and alcohol to the point he was asked by the
band to leave and drowned in his pool one month later on July 3, 1969. .
On
this day
in:
a. 1983 the last episode of M*A*S*H aired watched by 106 million
viewers the largest number of viewers to watch a final episode of a series.
b. 1993 federal ATF Agents tried to serve an arrest warrant on
Branch Davidian leader David Koresh resulting in a shoot out in which 4 agents
and 6 Branch Davidians were killed leading to a 51 day standoff that ended with
the storming of the complex on April 19, 1993 and the its burning to the ground
killing 76 members of the sect.
c. 1998 the first flight of the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk, the first unmanned drone allowed to file flight
plans and operate in commercial airspace.
d. 2004 over a million Taiwanese formed a 500 kilometer long
human chain to commemorate the brutal suppression of anti-government protests
on this day in 1947 in which some 10,000 citizens were believed to have been
killed by Chiang Kai-shek’s troops.
e. 2013 Pope Benedict XVI resigned as the pope of the Catholic
Church, the first to do so since Pope Gregory XII in 1415.
Reflections on the 228 Incident in Taiwan: “Each man was trussed up
and the lot were bound together, neck-to-neck, by heavy cords. They were headed
toward the river on the outskirts of town and there could be no doubt that they
would be tortured or dead within the hour.” George Kerr, American diplomat in Taiwan and
the author of Formosa Betrayed. Please
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