Ridley's Believe It Or Not-This Day In History-February 5, 2014 National Weathermen's Day

Ridley's Believe It Or Not--February 5, 2014:  Before you stress out over a gift for your Valentine (a customized poem by the Alaskanpoet is always the best choice), take a deep breath, and celebrate Runeberg's Birthday (Finland's greatest poet)  with a Runeberg's Torte, a tasty Finnish pastry, weighing almost 4 ounces flavored with almonds and rum  or arrack and raspberry jam in a sugar ring and enjoy for today these holidays:
             1. National Weathermen's Day--honoring not the radical violent group of the 60’s and 70’s but all those men and women (usually incredibly attractive and stunningly dressed) who strive to bring you the weather forecast, with all sorts of grafts, computer graphics and models, usually early, late or wrong except when they go outside the studio in a blizzard and solemnly declare it's snowing.

             2. World Nutella Day-- started seven years ago to celebrate the chocolaty hazelnut (aka filberts) spread known as Nutella and its myriad of uses.
            3. Western Monarch Day--created by the California legislature in 2004 and celebrated in Pismo Beach now that the clams are probably gone---amazing beautiful creatures! If you go, stop at McClintock's for a great, huge steak.
             4. National Digital Learning Day--while celebrating if a parent of young children, it might not be a bad idea to check on what they are "learning" on the internet.
On this day in:
             a. 1869 in inspiration to some of my favorite gold panners the largest alluvial gold nugget, "Welcome Stranger" weighing in at 3,123 ounces was found at Moliagul, Victoria, Australia--worth today approximately $4,000,000.
             b. 1917 as immigration reform is before the Congress, in a way not to address the issue, over President Wilson's veto; Congress passed the Immigration Act of 1917, barring immigration from South and Southeast Asia.
             c. 1937 frustrated by the roadblocks of the Supreme Court to his New Deal, FDR announced his plan to enlarge the Court to pack it with his appointees--in defense of the Separation of Powers, which is an important foundation for our Republic and  which all future Presidents even our current one, kicking and screaming have had to live with to their dismay and discomfort, the plan was defeated even though the Democrats had overwhelming majorities in the Senate and House.  
  As you watch the news of yet another Arctic Vortex slamming into the Midwest and Northeast with vivid maps and images on this National Weathermen's Day, time to enjoy a Runeberg Torte with a Cafe Nutella, listening to a Dylan CD: "You don't need a weatherman to tell which way the wind is blowing." Bob Dylan, great singer and songwriter, still going strong.
 Please enjoy the 140 character poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you like them, retweet and join almost 140 growing followers and please follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and entertaining poems on my blogs--click on links below. www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for an original poem to honor Cory Remsburg, and original poem honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and an original in poem honoring a 17 year young Progeria victim who died on the eve of becoming an honorary captain for the Patriots  (have tissues handy). Just posted for your enjoyment on www.alaskanpoetcommentary.blogspot.com poems on the bombshell from the CBO on Obamacare's effect on job losses, the students being blocked by a principal at Fort Collins High School from celebrating Merica Day (news flash--school caved); overdose death of Philip Hoffman; new football theme ad against Governor Christie by the DNC; and Raiderette lawsuit against the Raiders for not paying at least minimum wage to join a great list of comments on the newsworthy times in rhyme of course.

©February 5 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet





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