Ridley’s Believe
It Or Not For April 10, 2018 Thanks to the potential refusal to cooperate by
Governor Moonbeam in not sending the California National Guard to its border,
the floodgate for illegals and cartel drugs will be wide open to be a magnet
for illegals and drugs (flash to Governor Moonbeam—get on board to protect your
residents); the sounds of silence from the ACLU on no knock raid on Trump’s
lawyer Michael Cohen is appalling (conservatives or their lawyers are not
worthy of protection by ACLU?); despite the distractions of Mueller’s no knock
raid on his lawyer, Trump appears to be on track to respond to the chlorine gas
attack by Assad’s forces; on the potential trade war front, China blinked on
the issue of auto tariffs and easing restrictions on foreign ownership in China
(hopefully the market rebounds after dropping close to 400 points due to
Mueller’s no knock raid on Cohen); citizens in Colorado Springs and throughout
Colorado should be outraged by Judge McHenry’s slap on the wrist of two scumbags
participating in a gang rape of a 13 year old girl and demanding this judge by
removed by the Colorado Senate or the Colorado Supreme Court since Colorado
does not have provisions for voter recall that California has and will get to
exercise on June 5 on Judge Persky who sentenced Stanford swimmer Brock Turner
to six months (only three served for a sexual assault of an unconscious female
behind a dumpster during a frat party); Jimmy Kimmel finally made a lukewarm
apology to Sean Hannity but not to FLOTUS for his remarks mocking her role in
the White House Easter Egg Hunt (Hannity can defend himself but Kimmel comes
across as a pathetic coward for not apologizing directly to FLOTUS); Zuckerberg
and his censorship leftist leaning thugs at Facebook should be facing a very
hostile Congress when he testifies before Congress on Facebook’s data breach
and its blocking of conservative views like Diamond and Silk (in a world where
social media rules being denied access to social media by the likes of
Zuckerberg is the equivalent of being sent to a Stalinist Gulag); in Chicago
through April 8, 2018, 578 people have been shot, of whom 98 have died (no data
on gun violence of April 9, 2018).
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Elvis
Presley; factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact that you have
a great chance of being macrobian by exercising, not smoking, and drinking and
eating in moderation and a relevant quote by Daisy Ridley (no relation to this
poet) on the benefits of hope, 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. Siblings Day—honoring the
person or persons who almost 80% of human beings are either blessed with or
cursed with—one’s sibling or siblings.
2. American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Day—created on this day
in New York by Henry Bergh in response to seeing a horse whipped senselessly on
the streets of New York City by its cart driver.
3. 1957 Number One
Song— the
number one song in 1957 on a run of 8 weeks in that position was “All
Shook Up” by Elvis Presley. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rQEbQJx5Bo
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of
the day is “macrobian” which means long lived which anyone who exercises, doesn’t
smoke and watches his or her food consumption choices will have a good chance
of achieving.
5. Same Name No
Relation—celebrating the birth on this day in 1992 of Daisy Ridley, noted
Star Wars actress but sadly for this
poet no relation.
On
this day in:
a. 1916 the
Professional Golfers’ Association was created in New York City.
b. 1963 the nuclear submarine USS Thresher sank at sea killing all 123 sailors aboard.
c. 1970 Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving the Beatles for
personal and professional reasons.
d. 1971 in an
effort to effectuate a thaw in U.S. China relations, China invited the U.S.
Table Tennis Team to visit for a week which ultimately led to President Nixon
visiting China.
e. 1972 for the
first time in the Vietnam War B-52’s began bombing North Vietnam.
Reflections on hope from the Star Wars birthday girl: “Hope makes
people good, a lot of the time. You hope for a brighter future, and resentment
is outweighed.” Daisy Ridley She is right on on this observation. Please enjoy the poems
on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them,
retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and
entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for
Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day in History, poems to
inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on breaking news items
of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or Not for just
This Day in
History.
© April 10, 2018 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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