Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For September 18, 2017 The
Emmy Awards last night had nothing to do about rewarding and recognizing artistic
achievement in television; but rather it was all about seeing which “celebrity”
could bash Trump the most and to no one’s surprise the show’s ratings were at
all time lows (I hear the howls at CBS over lost ad revenues and the prospect
that next years ratings will be even lower); the Senate has just exceeded 50
votes as votes are still being counted in favor of a 692 billion dollar defense
bill including and I hope the obese lunatic is listening $8.5 billion for the
Missile Defense Agency which means a good number of Blues probably are on board
(those of whom voted against it will be listed tomorrow) ; we barely survived
the 1-2 punch of Harvey and Irma and now with Maria looking exactly like the track
of Irma’s earlier days will Florida get another Cat 4 hit or will it blast drenched
but not significantly damaged areas of the East Coast?; Trump may have jumped
the gun based on instinct but he called in right on London bombing as two
suspects were part of the Syrian refugee exodus plaguing Europe; with no thanks
to establishment McConnell and a healthy dose of I will believe it when I see
it, the Republicans are growing more confident that they will get the votes to repeal
and replace Obamacare; the Marvin K Moody of politics, Hillary Rodham Clinton starts
her formal book tour of the delusional What
Happened with really surprising news that it is number one on Amazon (even
more shocking is that on an “interview” NPR she raised the possibility of
contesting Trump’s election if Mueller proves collusion with the Russians by
Trump---fade away into oblivion Marvin K); Trump will be addressing the UN
tomorrow and it is a good bet that its members are not going to like what they
hear (hope he calls for a reduction in our funding which is almost a fifth of
the UN’s budget to use the money for the Wall); through
September 17, 2017 in Chicago the number of people being shot climbed to 2726 and
the death toll again on the rise to 471 while the city seems to not be doing
anything to prevent the killing and maiming of its minority residents—a real
definition of racism which is deadly.
As always, I
hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to the Chubby
Checker, factoids of interest for this day in history, relevant quotes on ebooks
and ereaders by three children, wondering if the Congress should be drinking
more kava but
secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable
events like 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. International Read an Ebook Day—created
by ebook publisher Overdrive to promote the sale of ebooks and the ire of
chiropractors who will lose potential patients no longer having their backs
aches due to carrying pounds of books to class or on vacations but
counterbalanced by the eco warriors who will rejoice that less trees are being
cut down.
2. World
Water Monitoring Day—created by America’s Clean Water Foundation to promote awareness
of the need to protect and preserve our water resources from pollution and disease
causing organisms which given the potential for the large areas of Florida and
Texas inundated from Harvey and Irma that may be infested with almost 99
percent fatal brain eating amoeba seems very apropos to observe.
3. 1960
Number One Song— the number one song in 1960 on a run of 1 week
(too strenuous to dance well?) in that position was “The Twist” by Chubby
Checker introduced by a very young looking Dick Clark. Here is a performance of
the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHGXwQeUk7M Despite his weight that goes with his name
he is still alive today at 75 but probably not twisting as fast or as furious.
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “kava” which is a psychoactive drink
made from the root of the kava plant found in Polynesian Islands but is not considered
physically addictive or leading to
dependency and may be perfect to require the Congress to consume to decrease
stress and gridlock.
5. To
Split a Pair—celebrating the birth on this day in 1951 of noted neurosurgeon
who once successfully separated Siamese twins
conjoined at the head, ran unsuccessfully for president in 2016 and is
now serving as Secretary of HUD.
On this
day in:
a. 1793
George Washington laid the cornerstone to the Capitol Building which was
completed in 1800.
b. 1851
the first edition of the New York Daily News
now known as the New York Times was
published.
c. 1882
in a sign of the growth of California the Pacific Stock Exchange opened in San
Francisco and remained in business until 2006 when it was merged into the NYSE.
d. 1977
Voyager I took the first photo of the Moon and Earth together.
e. 1997
in a move he probably regrets after all of the scandals swirling around the UN,
Ted Turner an atheist donated a billion dollars to the UN (wonder it the
donation was a result of Hanoi Jane’s pressure and if it was poor Ted got only
four more years out of the donation before Hanoi Jane became a devout Christian
and filed for divorce in 2001).
Reflections on e-books from the people who we need to get into the
habit of reading the sooner the better, our children: “I read more because I
have an ereader” 14 year old girl in Georgia; “You can tap on a word to see
what it means or make it big or small.” 9 year old girl in Virginia; “It’s more
fun, may cost less and is good for the environment’ ten year old boy in Texas.
I rarely leave home unless by Nook is packed in my pocket or in by computer
bag. Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you
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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.
© September 18, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the
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