To the joy of procrastinators who are able to
endure the fasting sardine experience of flying in coach and had to continue doing
so, to their joy the DHS has announced the requirement to present a Real ID to
board a plane has been delayed to May 27, 2025.. Trust your tree has been
purchased and decorated and your Christmas shopping is almost complete so you can
enjoy the glut of Christmas Parties and
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Ridley’s Believe It Or Not December 5, 2022
Noted Holiday: Krampusnacht, a
holiday that emanated in the Middle Ages to honor Krampus, a mythical beast
that is half-demon and half-goat with fangs, horns, cowbells on its waist, and
a switch made of birch sticks meant for whipping or swatting naughty children. It
was supposed to terrify children on this night to be nice not naughty.
Word of the Day: The word of the day is “absonant” which means abhorrent
which describes the human rights violations by the CCP of the Uyghurs in
concentration camps and slave labor. Number 1 Song of the Day: The number 1
song on this day in 2012 was “Diamonds” by Rihanna on a run of 3 weeks to share with 12 other songs reaching
achieving number 1 status while 6 acts including Taylor Swift achieved their
first number 1. Here is a video
recording of Rihanna performing “Diamonds”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA2pjMjpBs
Noted
Birthdays: Jim Plunkett, born on this day in 1947 who was Stanford’s first and
only Heisman Trophy who was drafted number 1 in the first round of the draft
and played quarterback for 16 seasons with 2 Super Bowl rings. Now retired and
suffering from constant pain from football injuries and still waiting to be
inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Notable
Events that occurred on December 5.
1. 1776 Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest
academic honor society held its first meeting at the College of William and
Mary.
2. 1933—To the eternal joy of non-teetotalers and those who serve
them the 21st Amendment repealing the 18th Amendment
which gave us Prohibition was ratified.
3. 1955—The American
Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge to form
the AFL-CIO.
4. 1964—For heroism in the
leading his Special Forces Team at Nam Dong, South Vietnam to repeal a 2
battalions attack by the Viet Cong, Captain Roger Donlon was awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor which has been followed by another 265 awards
following his award.
5. 2017 The International Olympics Commission
banned Russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics for doping during the
2014 Winter Olympics.
Quote of the Day: Noted
Tee-Totaler John D. Rockefeller, “When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that
it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when
the evil effects of alcohol would be recognized. I have slowly and reluctantly
come to believe that this has not been the result. Instead, drinking has
generally increased; the speakeasy has replaced the saloon; a vast army of
lawbreakers has appeared; many of our best citizens have openly ignored
Prohibition; respect for the law has been greatly lessened; and crime has
increased to a level never seen before.”
Michael Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
Poems on events of the day
Commissioned unique poems
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