In NFL football yesterday Tom Brady solidified his all-star position
in the 45 and older league with his 45th
record enhancing 4th quarter come from behind victory against the
Panthers to clinch the Southern Division and with 5 consecutive 300 + passing
yards game do something no one else in the NFL has ever done and with 477
completions going into the last regular game of the season needs only 9
completions next week to break his record of 485 set in 2021. Brady and
Williams got all the accolades but Jake Carmada pulled the rabbit out of the
hat after fumbling the snap with less than a minute to go, picked it up running
toward line of scrimmage to kick like a rugby star the ball on the run to the 3
yard line but to have the Bucs penalized for an illegal man down field and
rekick the ball this time handled cleanly and to the 10 yard line as time would
soon expire and seal the Bucs’ win. Hope you enjoyed the Rose Bowl parade which
was its usual parade prompting accolades for the combination of creativity and florals
beauty. I hope you enjoy today’s Ridley's Believe It Or Not and find
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Ridley’s Believe It Or Not January 2, 2023
Noted Holidays: National Buffet
Day/ National Weigh In Day, two back to back holidays for those who enjoy
partaking are closet glutens not sated despite all the holiday celebrations and
enjoy a dining style that first surfaced in France in the 17th Century
and was introduced to the American palate in Las Vegas in 1946 by Vegas hotel; manager, Herb MacDonald. The
second holiday was created in 2012 by Kellogg’s the makers of Special K®
to address the concern of a large portion of the population following the
litany of over eating the need to sensibly lose weight, a good first step of
which would be to swear of the all-you-can-eat buffet.
Word of the Day: The
word of the day is “adamantine” which means unbreakable or unchangeable which
is a desirous trait for many building materials but not for politicians have to
deal with issues not set in stone.
Number 1 Song of the Day: The
number 1 song on this day in 1991 was “Justify My Love” by Madonna on a run of 2
weeks starting on January 5 to share
with 26 other songs achieving number 1 status while 14 acts achieved their
first number 1 song. Here is a steamy music video of Madonna performing “Justify
My Love”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np_Y740aReI
Noted Birthdays: Roger
Miller, born on this day in 1936, was a noted singer songwriter best remembered
for “King of the Road,” “Dang Me” and “England Swings” who was unfortunately, a
life-long smoker and like many life-long smokers had his life shortened to die
of lung and throat cancer on October 25, 1992 at age 56.
Notable Events that
occurred on January 2
1. 1920—In
the rising Red Scare of Communism, the Palmer Raids occurred which threw due
process out the window along with the Constitution as over 6,000 suspected
anarchists, Communists, socialists and trade unionists were arrested and held
for months without bail and access to lawyers in what history will record as a
very dark chapter for our civil liberties in this nation.
2. 1942—In its largest espionage case ever
the FBI arrest 33 members of the Nazi’s Duquesne Spy Ring and obtained
convictions totally over 300 years, effectively ending espionage efforts by the
Germans in the United States during World War II.
3. 1967—Former
movie actor Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the Governor of California.
4.
1974—As a result of the embargo by OPEC of oil to nations like the United States
that supported Israel, President Nixon signed legislation limiting the maximum
speed on highways to 55 m.p.h. to conserve gasoline.
5. 1991—Sharon
Pratt Dixon became the first African American woman to become mayor of a major
city, being elected to the Mayor of Washington, D.C.
Quote of the Day: Roberta Strauss
Feuerlicht, America’s Reign of Terror, World War I, Red
Scare and the Palmer Raids © 1971: “[T]error is not just a body
count. Terror exists when a person can be sentenced to years in prison for an
idle remark; when people are pulled out of their beds and arrested; when 4,000
persons are seized in a single night; and when arrests and searches are made
without warrants. Moreover, for each person sent to prison for his views, many
others were silenced. The author amply documents the government’s insensitivity
to civil liberties during this period, its frequent brutality and callousness,
and the personal grief that ensued.”
Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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