Ridley's Believe It Or
Not--April 27, 2014: As always, after some
searching, I found these holidays, most unknown but still worthy of mention or
celebrating in culinary fashion, to go with the factoids and
quote to enjoy as you start your weekend.
1. Matanzas
Mule Day –commemorating
one of the first naval engagements on the Spanish-American War in which the US
Navy after a great display of gunnery skill during a prolonged bombardment of
Matanzas, Cuba managed to inflict only s one casualty, a mule.
2. National Tell A Story Day—commemorating not the politicians who tell
us stories each and every day not just this one, but a day to tell stories to
your children or grandchildren—check local libraries to see if they have story
telling events today.
3. National
Pet Parent’s Day—after
honoring the veterinarians yesterday, today is the day to honor those two
legged animals who pay the vet bills, empty the litter, walk their animals in
the cold and rain, and scoop the poop.
4. Mother, Father Deaf Day—celebrated since 1994 to honor those deaf
parents raising children who can hear.
5.
National Prime Rib Day—in a virtual desert of holidays, what better way to end the list than the oasis of
enjoying a huge slice of prime rib—my favorite is Steven’s Steak House in the
Commerce, California where they serve the Jim Brady Special, a small serving at
32 ounces cooked to absolute perfection.
On this day in:
a. 1861 in a dark day for the Constitution President Lincoln suspended the
right of habeas corpus.
b. 1981 Xerox PARC announced the creation of the computer mouse.
c.
1994 44 years to day that the Group Areas Act was passed formally segregating
the races in South Africa, the first general election in South Africa was held
in which all citizens regardless of color could vote which effectively marked
the end of apartheid and the return
of South Africa to community of nations and the election of Nelson Mandela as
President of South Africa.
On the anniversary of the end of
apartheid, a thought from Nelson Mandela seems more than appropriate: “What counts in life is not the mere fact that
we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that
will determine the significance of the life we lead." May, 2002 Great
thoughts from a great man; how many of us could endure 27 years of imprisonment
and not surrender to the forces of apartheid.
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
poems on the Mustangs going to the Dance with a losing record; to honor Cindy
Abbott, a half blind 54 year old mother suffering from a rare disease who
competed in last year's Iditarod until forced out with a broken pelvis after
600 miles; on Bode Miller and the human spirit; for Cupid on Valentine's Day;
to honor Cory Remsburg to join a great collection of my poems to inspire,
touch, emote, elate and enjoy. Go to Rhymes On The
Newsworthy Times for poems on the futility of aiding Ukraine with MRE’s; the
cowardice of the Korean ferry boat captain abandoning his ship while over 300
students were being drowned; the Overland Park shootings; the stupidity of Caprock
Academy trying to ban a nine year old for shaving her head to provide support
for her 11 year old friend undergoing chemo; Putin pulling the Moscow broadcast
plug on Voice of America; Obama's "sanctions" compared to Rolling
Thunder 49 years ago; the banning the wearing of the American flag on
Cinco de Mayo to join numerous other comments on news events always in rhyme of
course.
©April 27, 2014 Michael P.
Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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