Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not For April 21, 2018 On the desperation front as the DNC is failing on the public
court of opinion Russian collusion delusion front, it has moved into a real
courtroom and has filed suit against Russia, Wikileaks, Donald Trump, Jr. and
others connected with the Trump campaign (when will Perez and his stooges
realize that they lost because of a failed candidate, no ideas, and a
perception by the public that she was dishonest and probably not physically fit
for the office?—hope never as that will prevent self examination to come up
with ideas like Trump is propounding to grow the economy); Comey and McCabe
should be counting their days not behind bars on two hands (Comey should really
get off the book tour as each word out of his mouth puts him closer to
indictment); on the food front, the CDC due to an ecoli outbreak has warned
consumers to avoid all Romaine lettuce; on the wrongful death front, the teen crushed
to death by the flipping of a third row seat onto him, called twice to 911 with
description and location of car but police called never got out of their cruiser;
Senate subcommittee should vote on Pompeo and their will be hell to pay as
Trump readies himself for a meeting with Kim if he is not confirmed; in Chicago
through April 19, 2018, 645 people have been shot, of whom 108 have died.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Wayne
Fontana and The Mindbenders, factoids of interest for this day in history,
the fact that you can change channels and avoid magniloquent speeches and a
relevant quote by the birthday girl Patti LuPone on need for hard work, 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. Grounation Day—an important
Rastafari holiday celebrating Haile Selassie’s visit to Jamaica on this day in 1966.
2. National Thank You
For Libraries Day—celebrating the importance of and contributions
to our culture of libraries especially as they move at flank speed into the
digital and internet world.
3. 1965 Number One
Song— the
number one song in 1965 on a run of 1 week in that position was “Game of
Love” by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders. Here is a recording of
the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzVLQTovv_
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of
the day is “magniloquent” which means a speaking in a grand or pompous manner
which is what we have come to expect from the denizens of the Swamp.
5. Don’t Cry For
Me—celebrating
the birth on this day in 1949 of Patti LuPone, noted film, theater and television
actress best known for her starring Tony Award winning roles in Evita and Gypsy.
On
this day in:
a. 1962 the
Seattle World’s Fair with its iconic Space Needle and Seattle Monorail opened
as the first World ‘s Fair in America since World War II.
b. 1975 after the last South Vietnamese outpost in the path of the
North Vietnamese Army advancing toward Saigon fell, President Thieu fled Saigon.
c. 1977 the musical Annie
opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theater where it would run for almost 7 years.
d. 1993 in a
justice may move slowly but it does move, Bolivia’s Supreme Court sentenced
former dictator Luis Garcia Meza to 30 years without parole for murder, theft,
fraud and violating the Bolivian Constitution; he still has 5 more years to go and at 88 more
likely than not will die in prison.
e. 2014 the city
of Flint, Michigan changed its water supply to the Flint River which led to an
outbreak of lead poisoning that infected 12,000 residents and the deaths of 15
from Legionnaires’ Disease and the indictments of 15 officials, 5 of whom charged
with involuntary manslaughter and awaiting trial.
Reflections on professionalism and work ethic: “I have a very high standard. I expect everyone around me to work
equally as hard because people pay a lot of money for tickets. They demand the
best that we have.” Patti LuPone in her book Patti LuPone: A Memoir. Please
enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if
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