Ridley's
Believe It Or Not--March 4, 2014:
Another day in the creeping shadows of St.
Patrick's Day almost getting skunked but with
great effort found these holidays. Hope you enjoy the
holidays, factoids and quote for the day and are working on your grammar.
If you have not done so given what happened on this day in 1918, a flu shot
might not be a bad idea.
1.
National Grammar Day--with the growth of autocorrect and spell check coupled with
the failings of our public school this is a day needed more than ever to
promote good grammar. 2. National Pancake Day--here is a holiday you can sink your teeth into, especially if at IHop where they are adding free pancakes to any order--don't forget the maple syrup!
3. Old Inauguration Day-- last
celebrated on March 4, 1933 when FDR, like all previous Presidents before the
adoption of the XXth Amendment, was sworn in as President.
4. Hug A GI Day --not to celebrate
the end of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" but to show appreciation for the
men and women serving our country in uniform; handshakes will do well also.
On this day in:
a. 1918 the first case of the Spanish flu was announced, starting a
worldwide pandemic that killed over 20 million people, devastating whole
communities. This was a pandemic that makes our flu season today look
like the proverbial sneeze in the park.
b. 1985 the FDA approved a test in blood to detect the presence of the HIV
Virus; it has been used ever since to insure the safety of donated blood here
in the U.S.
c.
1998 the Supreme Court in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services ruled
that federal laws prohibiting sexual harassment at the workplace applied to
workers of the same sex.
Why investors listen to Warren Buffet's longer term views: "In the 20th century, the United
States endured two world wars and other traumatic and expensive military
conflicts; the Depression; a dozen or so recessions and financial panics; oil
shocks; a flu epidemic; and the resignation of a disgraced president. Yet the Dow
rose from 66 to 11,497." Into the 21st add an inept President, gridlock,
government shutdown, Obamacare, and lately the crisis in Ukraine and it's still
another 500 points higher.
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 Bode Miller and the human spirit just posted; an
original poem for Cupid on Valentine's Day; an original poem to honor Cory
Remsburg, and original poem to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Just posted for
your enjoyment on Rhymes
On The Newsworthy Times poems on students protesting Keystone XL as the
world's largest oil producer militarily occupies the Crimea: the banning the
wearing of the American flag on Cinco de Mayo; Putin winning the Great Game
against Obama; Obama need for fund raising trumping Russian moves into Crimea;
Potomac fever infecting the Governors’ Conference; the Cal Ripken, Jr.
equivalent in the House, John Dingell after almost 60 years announcing his
retirement; FCC plan to investigate diversity of news coverage to the great
concern of the media (now shelved due to outrage in the media); Nebraska judge
saving Obama by enjoining Keystone XL; Kerry calling global warming the
new weapon of mass destruction; chaos in the Ukraine; OC Sheriff's Deputies
getting paid for donning and doffing their uniforms; Chairman of OC Board
of Supervisors double dipping; Arctic Vortex slamming the U.S to join a great
list of comments on the newsworthy times, in rhyme of course.
©March 4, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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