Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 10, 2020 Even the House
Resolution passed on party lines has not legal effect, the mullahs in Iran are
dancing in the mosques thinking it does and that Trump has been hobbled and
barred from any military activity and probably wondering how with the likes of
the Squad they can get another resolution removing the sanctions that are
destroying their economy; Omar while
pushing big time the BDS movement against Israel is up in arms after Bertrami
County in Minnesota became the first in that state and second in the country to
thanks to a Trump Executive Order allowing counties to do so banned the
resettlement by the federal government of refugees; in a classic example of
ineptness by Mayor Garcetti, the $1.6 billion bond issue to build homeless
structures has opened its first completed project for a whooping 46 units (most
likely over budget and way past over scheduled completion) but at least the
city is moving forward in clearing out homeless encampments in the Sepulveda
Basin, including a three story tree house; AOC has topped the charts in terms
of fund raising but is increasingly in the Blue doghouse for not contributing a
dime to Blue House Campaign Reelection Organizations (wonder if this darling of
the left is going to incur the wrath of Pelosi for not ponying up); Trump at
another massive campaign rally revealed why he did not consult with the Blues
before ordering the strike that killed Soleimani because his fears based on
experience that the Blues would leak the news of the impending strike; Vermont
has had a bill introduced to ban cell phones for people under 21 (talk about
nanny state in the extreme); a contingent of US firefighters sent to assist in
the wildfires has landed in Australia to cheers of the airport crowd; Steyer is
flooding the airways with his own money and it is paying dividends as he is
moving up in the Blue primary polls; Pompeo announced new sanctions against
Iran which will further add to the crushing of its economy which would really
be flattened if NATO members would join big time in imposing as Trump has
requested; in Chicago, as of January 9, 2020, 48 people have been shot of whom 8
have died; Baltimore with a fraction of Chicago’s population and hoping against
all hopes that 2020 will not be a record in terms of deaths has suffered 6
murders by shootings (when will Chicago and Baltimore get serious about this
carnage or is this the case of true racism as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear
and a blind eye to the slaughter of people of color by people of color and when
will the left focus on the problem of color on color shootings in Blue run
cities which have been more deadly and more numerous than random mass
shootings?).
As always, I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and
observances, factoids of interest for this day in history, a musical link
to Paul Whiteman, the fact if you take precautions when camping or around
your house if in forests to avoid pyrophobia, a relevant quote on the Treaty of
Versaille by Captain Hank Bracker, secure in the knowledge
that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events like Father’s Day,
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.
1. Save the Eagles Day—celebrating an animal
comeback success story of the bald eagle once on the endangered species list
from 1967 to 1997 when it was moved to threatened to 2007 when it was removed
from the list all together (one of the great reasons to visit Alaska is that
these remarkable birds are in great abundance, nesting in the trees and soaring
over the landscape and waterways in search of fish.
2. National
Cut Your Energy Costs Day—celebrating a great idea on how to
help the planet in terms of climate change and your pocket book by cutting back
your energy costs by such simple steps as turning off the tv, computer and
lights when not in use, wrapping your water heater in a thermal blanket,
weather stripping doors and windows, and lowering your thermostat and as an
incentive use the savings to splurge on a great meal or purchase of a gift to
yourself or family member.
3. 1930
Number 1 Number One Song— the number one song in 1930 on
this day on a run of 2 weeks in the position was “Great Day” by Paul Whiteman.
Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqzSurlIyLk
His great day ended with a fatal heart attack on December 29, 1967.
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “pyrophobia”
which means the fear of fires and is a healthy fear to have during the wildfire
season if you live in or near forested areas.
5. To Tell Stories--celebrating the birth on
this day in 1938 of Stephen Ambrose, noted author and military historian, perhaps
best know for Band of Brothers, who was a heavy smoker who died on December
13, 2002 some 7 months after being diagnosed with the disease.
On this day
in:
a. 1920
the Treaty of Versailles went into
effect, ending World War I but planting the seeds for the beginning of World
War II that would begin in less than 20 years.
b. 1927 Fritz Lang’s futuristic film of the
future Metropolis was released in
Germany.
c.1946 the first meeting of the
General Assembly of the newly formed United Nations met in London, England.
d.
1985 Sandinista Daniel Ortega was elected a president of Nicarauga and vowed to
continue its path toward socialism and support of Castro’s Cuba.
e. 1990 Time Warner was formed
in a merger of Time, Inc. and Warner Communications.
Reflections on the Treaty of Versailles that went into effect on this
day in 1920: “World War I that ended almost one hundred
years ago, following the Armistice on November 11, 1918. The Paris Peace
Conference was held to determine the terms under which this devastating war was
concluded. A war that was fought for insane reasons and brought devastation to
so many families only ended when The Treaty of Versailles was signed on June
28, 1919. It had been a war that was brought on by inept bureaucrats and it was
“The Treaty of Versailles” that concluded the war between Germany and the Allied
Powers. This treaty required Germany to disarm, make extensive territorial
concessions, and pay reparations to the Allies. The fact that Germany was
required to pay unrealistic reparations during difficult times was the primary
reason that the Second World War was fought a little over twenty years later by
bringing Adolf Hitler onto the world stage!”― Captain Hank Bracker,
"Seawater One"
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