Ridley's Believe It
Or Not—December 22 2014:
Trust your weekend was a great one and you are basking today in the extra
minute or so of daylight over the 21st and that you are bracing for another day
of battling the crowds in the malls. As always I hope you
enjoy the holidays and observances, factoids and a relevant quote from
Aberjhani and a Haiku from me, with a smile on your face, knowing that
this may be the day to splurge on several slices of fresh date nut bread,
blessed with a positive attitude even though you know you will have to wade
through tons of spam in your inbox, and secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for a memorable event or the
coming Christmas, 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. National Mathematics Day (India)—celebrating
the accomplishments of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanudan who made
great contributions to the study of mathematics in the early 20th
Century and probably explains there is so much software programming out of
India.
2.
National Haiku Poetry Day—celebrating
that very popular Japanese poetry originating in the 15th -16th
Century, e.g. “Boats gliding at night/ Christmas trees lit in the bay/ Gift of
peace wars slay.”
3. It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Highway Beautification Day—commemorating
the birthday on this day in 1912 of Lady Bird Johnson, LBJ’s wife and early
bankroller of his political campaigns and an ardent advocate for beautifying our
highways and landscape.
4. 1964 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song on this day in 1964 I
Feel Fine by the Beatles and we did to as the Beatles took this country by
storm.
5. National
Date Nut Bread Day—celebrating that classic American bread which topped
with honey or butter is excellent.
On this day in
a. 1956 Colo the first gorilla bred in captivity was born at the Columbus Zoo
and Aquarium in Ohio.
b. 1984 in a sign that we have made some
progress with racial issues, Bernhard Goetz shot four would be black muggers on
a New York City subway; he was tried for attempted murder and found guilty of
the offense of carrying an unlicensed firearm and served eight months. The
debate over the limits of self defense is still alive and well today.
c. 2001 Richard Reid tried and failed to bring
down an American Airlines flight by trying to set off a bomb hidden in his
shoes.
d. 2010 the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy
was reversed, ending the ban on openly homosexuals serving in the U.S. military.
Reflections on Haiku and its 5 syllable first
line, 7 syllable second and 5 syllable third and last—the Irish are too long
winded to be great Haiku poets, my attempt above not withstanding:
"Dare to love
yourself
as if you were a rainbow
with gold at both ends.”
Aberjhani, Journey the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry Wise words to live by, brief and to the exact point.
as if you were a rainbow
with gold at both ends.”
Aberjhani, Journey the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry Wise words to live by, brief and to the exact point.
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