Ridley's Believe It Or Not This Day In History December 28, 2013

     As species, humans are the only ones to be able to record and pass on in the form of oral traditions (Homer around a fire in muse regaling those listening with tales of the Trojan War), writing (Dead Sea Scrolls), photographs (Brady and the Civil War) TV, films, tapes, cds, and the list goes on. But as our knowledge of our past is recorded in greater detail, even as it occurs (killing of Bin Laden), it seems increasingly we are doomed to either forget the lessons, ignore them, or fail to appreciate, or be saddened or amused. In that vein, on this blog you will find each day starting today in brief format some holidays of note or nonnote, three events on this day in history, a quote that relates to the holidays or events, and occasionally a brief poem, and during football and basketball season an observation also brief of Stanford (with advance apologies to my Cal, SC, and UCLA friends) hope you enjoy...links to my twitter account and other blogs will be included. Hope you enjoy.

Ridley's Believe It Or Not--December 28, 2013:  No holidays worthy of note other than Proclamation Day (Australia), for those dying breed of cribbage players like me, National Play Cards Day, and, for those who received too many lumps of coal, National Whiners Day;  in 1948 nine years before Sputnik and Explorer 1, U.S. announced a study on launching an Earth satellite; and in 1973, to the bane of all developers, the Endangered Species Act (not including unbiased and truthful politicians on the list unfortunately) was passed; and in 1981 the first American test tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr was born.  

           An Obama Care patient lament?   "I sometimes wish I were suffering for a good cause or risking my live for the good of others, instead of being just a gravely endangered patient."  Christopher Hitchens, noted Britishish-American commentator,  polemicist, and author who died from cancer in 2011.  Had he still been alive January 1, 2014 he would have shared a room with a gravely endangered quality of medical care system.  

             Go Cardinal in Rose Bowl:  Rose Bowl Thoughts

In the battle of the S’s, go with the Red

After all, no matter how brave, the 300 were all dead

Green reminds one of cronies on the energy bailout dole

Who with contributions to the White House have sold their immortal soul

But Red does have the color of green,

Both in its endowment and its tree dancing scene

Plus a color that is open both to the drinkers of coffee and of tea

Represents at times, though not all,  thoughts not at sea

To our green S guests clutching roses finally in their paled formerly gloved hands

He who lives with a sword, dies with a sword and for taps we have the perfect Band

 

           Before you get into the frenzy of the BCS bowls, take five and please enjoy the 140 character poems

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