Ebola On A Plane--A Scary Thought

With Boko Haram on a killing spree Nigeria is a dangerous place

Today even more frightening news of Ebola virus laying waste

In a world now flat with borders so easy to fly over and land

Ebola was on a flight from Liberia a disease we humans cannot withstand

West Africa is a cauldron for this sickness that almost always kills

There is no vaccine, there are no life saving pills

When will open up the news to hear someone with Ebola has stepped off a plane

Having infected passengers heading off to cities and town making it impossible the spread to contain

No outward signs of illness only enduring another lousy service flight.

Days later infected not knowing it and unable to withstand the viruses’ deadly might.

Serious stuff and one hopes the CDC has put its anthrax handling mess behind.

If not, this country and any nation accepting passengers from the area of infection could be in a real bind

© July 31, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

GAO Report Slams Feds Over HealthCare.gov Rollout

Once again proof that the Obama Administration is totally inept

GAO report has just confirmed what most of us suspect

HealthCare.gov roll out was a disaster and complete management meltdown

But that is the norm when many an agency is run by inept clowns

Kathleen Sibelius was completely out of her league and should have been shown the door

Her actions caused the taxpayers to pay hundreds of millions more

In the private sector customer satisfaction usually comes first

Or one’s business quickly heads to the morgue in a second hand hearse

But dealing with the feds seems to be a license to steal

Almost like playing with monopoly money not real

Accountability is lacking and in cases like the VA the incentive is to cook the books

Getting rid of incompetent fed managers never gets a closer urgent look.

© July 31, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet  

Brandon Paulson With 100 m.p.h. Heat No Longer Trucking Drafted By The Twins

The news about Paulson being drafted by the Twins is refreshing to say the least

A truck driver for his father but his heat is a hundred mile an hour beast

Forget about the image of baseball players as chaw chewing dumb jocks

Paulson played for the Academy of Fine Arts but with an E.R.A. that would shock

Almost nine that suggests his control he might need to tune

Or his pitching career might come to an early ruin

One day driving a truck, the other on the Prune Pickers mound

This is truly the land where dreams abound

250 k as a drafting bonus for him to sign with the Twins

Headed to the Show; for the dreamers in us all let’s hope he piles up the wins.

© July 31, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

Ridley's Believe It Or Not- July 31 History National Chili Dog Day

Ridley's Believe It Or Not—July 31, 2014:  Another meager day of holidays but you are probably on vacation anyway and do not need the time off. Hope you enjoy what is posted, along with the factoids and quote from Ronald Reagan with a smile on your face and a slice of raspberry cake on a plate.

           1. Mutt’s Day—a great way to obtain a dog without paying for a pedigreed canine.

           2. Ka Hae Hawaii Day—celebrating the adoption of Hawaii’s state and civil flag on this day in 1990; it is the only state flag with a Union Jack displayed.

            3. National Chili Dog Day—celebrating a messy but tasty treat.

            4. National Raspberry Cake Day—another great desert treat especially with ice cream.

On this day in

             a. 1790 the first U.S. patent was issued to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.

             b. 1970 known as Black Tot Day, the Royal Navy issued its last daily rum ration to its sailors.

             c. 1991 the U.S. and the Soviet Union took more steps to make the world a safer place by executing the START I to reduce their stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Reagan was no trigger happy cowboy:   “The main threat to peace posed by nuclear weapons today is the growing instability of the nuclear balance. This is due to the increasingly destructive potential of the massive Soviet buildup in its ballistic missile force. Therefore, our goal is to enhance deterrence and achieve stability through significant reductions in the most destabilizing nuclear systems, ballistic missiles, and especially the giant intercontinental ballistic missiles, while maintaining a nuclear capability sufficient to deter conflict, to underwrite our national security, and to meet our commitment to allies and friends." Ronald Reagan May 9, 1982 commencement address at Eureka College.

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© July 31, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet

Crazies and Assholes In Lois Lerner's Biased Mind

More emails from the poster child of conservative hate

Crazies and assholes from Lerner that will not abate

I am a conservative and with respect to the IRS am in complete dismay

That Lerner could on conservative groups without hesitation prey

The really big asshole in D.C. is the Eric Holder

Refuses to prosecute her and allows Obama to grow ever bolder

Now the Blues have once again managed to on issues distract

A bogus impeachment to fund raising impact

More so than ever the Senate needs to flip

It is time to end Reid’s pathetic grip

If Holder will not prosecute Lerner to put her in jail

Then a flipped Senate and House needs to Holder’s salary and budget curtail

© July 30, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet