Parenting
may be a difficult task in these times fraught with danger from drugs, internet
bullying and gun violence to name a few but it is a job that must be done not
abdicated as the sad events in Central Regional High School in Berkeley
Township, New Jersey prove as Adriana Kuch who had been subject to months of
bullying on the internet was attacked by a group of female classmates in the
hallway and beaten up badly, while one student filmed the incident to the
cheers of spectators. The video went viral and despite complaints by the father
to the school and the police, nothing was done and she committed suicide.
Raises the question of what kind of parents by instruction or by example lead
their children to say it’s okay to gang up on a fellow student then broadcast
the beating on the internet (why was such a video even tolerated)? 4 students
involved in the attack have been suspended and 40 students staged a walkout to
protest bullying. Stanford Women crushed Arizona 84-60 in Tucson and will meet
ASU in Tempe at 12 on Super Bowl Sunday.
Ridley’s Believe It Or Not February 9, 2023
Noted Holidays: Pizza Pie Day Pizza
in the form of flatbreads has been around since Greek and Roman times but
modern day pizzas trace their beginnings back to Naples in the mid-18th
Century but its consumption outside of Naples would have to wait until the 1940’s
after waves of migrants had immigrated here bringing their longing for thick
pizza crusts. It what is believed to be the first pizzeria, G. Lombardo’s on
Spring Street in NYC opened in 1905 and must be doing something well as it is
still in operation with original ovens but at a different location. Hamburgers
and hot dogs are number 1 and 2, respectively, in terms of food popularity but
pizza comes in a number 5.
Word of the Day: Agenocratia
which means opposition to birth control of whom for those concerned with
population outstripping our resources those opposed are not in the majority and
diminishing as the Catholic Church may be receptive to altering its opposition
to birth control.
Number 1 Song: The number
1 song on this day in 1963 was “Telstar” by the Tornados on a run of 1 week
following a run of 2 weeks in 1962 to share with 20 other songs that achieved
number one status while 19 acts achieved their first number status. Here are the
Tornados performing “Telstar”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrEPzsx1gQ
February 9 Famous Birthdays:
James Owen Sullivan, better known to his fans as “The Reverend Tholomew
Plague” shortened to “The Rev” was born in Huntington Beach on this day 1981
was a noted drummer who received his first set of sticks at age of 5 and co-founded
the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold. Sadly his promising career was cut
short on December 28, 2009 at age 28 a drug overdose from oxycodone (Percocet),
oxymorphone (a metabolite of oxycodone), diazepam (Valium), nordiazepam, (a
metabolite of diazepam) and alcohol.
February 9 Notable Events:
1. 1895—William
Morgan created a net game to be played indoors due the weather which he called Mintonette
and which now call volleyball.
2. 1965—The U.S. Marine Corps landed in South
Vietnam a Hawk MIM 23 missile battalion at Da Nang Air Base to protect it from
the Viet Cong who had no planes but the battalion quickly led to 2 battalions
of Marines to protect the Air Base and he nightmare which would become the
full-fledged Vietnam War was off to the races.
3. 1948—Satchel
Paige a noted African American pitcher in the Negro League appeared in his
first MLB game at age 42 for the Cleveland Indians as the first African
American pitcher in the American League and the 7 African American MLB player
and pitched his last game on September 25, 1965. Even with his best years as a pitcher spent
as a young pitcher in the Negro League Paige retired with 118-80 record with an
E.R.A. of 2.70
4. 1982—Seiji
Katagiri the pilot of Japan Airlines Flight 350 tried to crash the DC-8 into
the ground approaching Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan and withstood the efforts
of the flight engineer and first officer to restrain him causing the plane to crash
in shallow waters in front of the runaway, killing 24 of the 174 passengers and crew aboard.
Katagiri was caught trying to leave the plane but was adjudged to have paranoid
schizophrenia and was ruled to be innocent by virtue of insanity to be confined
in a mental institution before subsequently being released to live near Mt. Fuji.
5. 2021—Having been impeached by the House on
mostly party lines 7 days prior to his termination of his presidency by the
election of Joe Biden, the second impeachment trial began and ended on February
13 with Trump being acquitted by a vote of 57-43 with 67 guilty votes needed to
convict.
Famous Quotes on Notable
Events Or Persons: Satchel Paige as quoted by Mark Ribowsky
in his book on Satchel Paige Don’t Look Back: Satchel Paige two days
before playing in an exhibition game in Oakland between Paige’s All Stars and a
team MLB players and soon to be MLB players like Joe DiMaggio: “Never before have I faced so many great
hitters in one game. I’ve licked teams with three or four big-leaguers, but a
whole club of them … this ain’t going to be easy. However, I expect to whip
’em.”
Satchel Paige: “DiMaggio was there grinning to beat all. I didn’t hear all he
said, but I did hear him saying something like, ‘Now I know I can make it with
the Yankees. I finally got a hit off Ol’ Satch.’ ” 60 days later after getting only hit off of
Paige who in a 2-1 losing effort after striking out 12, DiMaggio was called up to
the Yankees.
Unknown New York Scout telegramming back to the home office-- “DiMaggio everything we’d
hoped he’d be: Hit Satch one for four.”
Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
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