Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For May 27, 2019 As America celebrates Memorial Day and the official beginning
of summer, anti-Semites like Rashida Tlaib are pounding the impeachment drums
madly claiming the House is moving toward consensus in that direction (if she
is right which I believe she is not then the Blues in the House are completely
ignoring the wishes of the vast majority of the Ameircan people who want
nothing to do with it); Brian Stelter with his misnamed show “Relieable Sources”
instead of eating crow and admitting he was in error in praising Michael Avenati
as presidential candidate is defending his remarks (no wonder CNN should
rightly stand for the Cack “News” Network); on the border security front, a
privately funded organization We Build the Wall has announced it has started
building a section of the wall in the El Paso area where the Border Patrol is
apprehending almost 1000 illegals a day (the Blue party has too many monkeys
claiming we see no crisis, hear no crisis and behind our walled estates feel no
crisis); Meghan McCain has blasted Amy Klobacher for invoking McCain’s legacy
in her campaign and tweeted her to stop; on the baseball front, Bill Buckner
who played Major League Baseball for 22 years and retired with 2,715 hits and
was infamous for his error in the 10th inning that deprived the Red
Sox of their first World Series win since 1918 died at age 69 of dementia; on
the crowded Blue presidential primary front Joe Biden already blasted by Trump
has having no energy is taking some flack for his less than energetic campaign
pace (is his early lead making him a déjà vu ala HRC coronation quest?); on the
opioid addiction front Teva Pharmaceuticals of Jeruselum which had been sued by
Oklahoma for contributing to the crisis in that state has settled two days
before trial for $85 million leaving Johnson and Johnson as the remaining
defendant; Trump is meeting Premier Abe in Japan and after some golf and
watching Sumo wrestling will be discussing a range of issues including North
Korea and Iran; Bart Starr the first quarterback to win 5 Super Bowls has died
at 89; through May 26, 2019 885 people have been shot in Chicago of whom 172 have
died (what makes the Smollett case so frustrating is that it forced the city of
Chicago to allocate scarce detective resources when in only 9% of the shootings
resulting in murder have a suspect being charged this year).
1. Memorial
Day—celebrated
first on May 5,1866 in Waterloo, New York to honor those who had perished in
the Union Army and spread to other cities and states and at the national
cemetery at Arlington on May 30, 1868 where 5,000 people gathered to hear a
speech by General James Garfield as flowers and flags were placed on the graves
on the 20,000 Union and Confederate grave sites. After World War One the former
name Decoration Day was changed to Memorial Day to honor all veterans for their
sacrifice.
2. National Gray Day—Voices Against
Brain Cancer and observed since 2014 to create awareness of this disease and
promote research for a cure; today is the day to wear gray in support of our
gray matter.
3. 2013
Number One Song—the number one song on this day in 2013 on a run of 5 weeks in
that position was “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewsi feat. Ray Dalton.
Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNSgSzhBfM
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day as we move from words beginning with “o”
to words beginning with “p” is “patation” which means the act of drinking
which if done today at a barbecue is done in moderation.
5. The
Quintuple Big Hurt Threat—celebrating the
birth on this day in 1968 of first baseman and designated hitter Frank Thomas
to become the only Major League player to have 7 consequtive seasons with a
batting average of at least .300, at least 100 rbis, at least a 100 runs, at
least a 100 walks and at least 20 home runs; he is now on TV applying the big
hurt to ED as the commercial spokesman for Nutragenix.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Macklemore
and Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, factoids of interest for this day in
history, the fact that you can enjoy a patation in moderation at your Memorial
Barbecue, and a relevant quote from Eric Burdon on Memorial Day, secure in
the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like
college graduations, 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.
On
this day
in:
a. 1933 to the joy of
future securities lawyers the Securities Act of 1933 requiring registration of
the sale of securities with the Federal Trade Commission was enacted.
b. 1967 the U.S.
Carrier John F. Kennedy was launched
by Jacquilin Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
c. 1984 the Danube-Black
Sea Canal, 96 kilometers in length was opened having been built primarily with
jailed political prisoners at a cost of $2 billion but earns around €2 million
yearly in canal revenue.
d.
1998 Michael Fortier in exchange for agreeing to testify against Timothy
McVeigh and Terry Nichols in conjunction with the Oklahoma City Bombing and
immunity for his wife was sentenced to 12 years and released after serving 10 ½
years.
e. 2016 President Barack
Obama became the first U.S. President to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Park and meet with Habakusha (residents
of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who were exposed to the atomic bombs dropped there).
Reflections on Memorial Day: " On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There
were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started
preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.”
Eric Burdon noted English singer and member of the bands The Animals and War. A
great way to celebrate Memorial Day would be a few less beers at the Memorial
Day barbecue and a donation of the savings to Wounded Warriors.
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© May 27, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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