1. National Crabmeat Day--celebrated today so we can watch “The Deadliest Catch,” with those insane fools risking life and limb in the Bering Sea to bring King Crab to our tables and raise our cholesterol.
2. Check Your Batteries Day--if that battery-driven clock seems an hour slow, it’s only because you forgot to set it an hour ahead before going to bed to start daylight savings.
3. Joe Franklin Day--honoring that great pioneer of radio and television, the self-proclaimed "King of Entertainment" who pioneered the talk show format with over 28,000 episodes of the "Joe Franklin Show."
4. American Crossword Puzzle Weekend (8-9)--last day to enjoy one of the few remaining reasons to buy or subscribe a newspaper--Sunday crossword. Absolutely a great way to keep the growth of dementia in check!
On this day in:
a. 1958 Barbie made her first appearance to become the highest selling doll in history with over 800 million sold.
b. 1964 the U.S. Supreme Court in Sullivan v. The New York Times ruled that public officials had to prove malice to prevail in a libel or slander case.
c. 1976 female cadets were admitted to West Point Military Academy.
Courage? Thy name is Iditarod: "I thought I had totally broken it. It made such a loud pop. It just knocked me off the sled and passed me out. Obviously, I am wimpy. I couldn't handle the pain and passed out." - Four-time Iditarod winner Martin Buser, the first to the Yukon River in this year's race, on hitting his knee on a tussock and trailing Aliy Zirkle.
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 Cindy Abbott, a half blind 54 year old mother suffering from a rare disease who competed in last years Iditarod until forced out with a broken pelvis after 600 miles; an original poem on Bode Miller and the human spirit; an original poem for Cupid on Valentine's Day; an original poem to honor Cory Remsburg to join a great collection of my poems to inspire, touch, emote, elateand enjoy. Go to Rhymes On The Newsworthy Times for poems on the crash of Malaysian Air; Newport Beach's assualt on recovery homes including the Ohio House; food fight between Issa and Cummings as Lerner takes the 5th again; Sally Jewell, Department of Interior, telling the residents of King Cove, Alaska to take a hike in placing wildlife over their lives; 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 to join numerous other comments on news events always in rhyme of course.
©March 9, 2014
Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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