Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—October 27, 2014:
Trust your Monday is proving to be a
great and as always hope you enjoy the holidays and observances, factoids and
quote from the great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas with a smile on your sunscreened
face, looking forward to a baked potato sour cream and chives, blessed with a positive attitude, and
secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for a memorable event
or the coming Christmas, you know that the Alaskanpoet can provide you with a
unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the event and the
recipient.
1. World Day For Audiovisual Heritage—observed
since 2005 to create awareness of the need to preserve and protect audiovisual
media.
2. Navy Day—celebrating the accomplishments of the
U.S. Navy.
3. Dylan Thomas Day—commemorating the birthday on
this day in 1914 of Wales’ greatest poet who died way too early at the age of
39 from alcoholism.
4. National Potato Day/ American Beer Day—celebrating
two of the basic food groups favored by Irish poets.
On this day in
a. 1964 Ronald Reagan launched his political career by delivering a speech in support
of Barry Goldwater’s presidential campaign—great speech but LBJ won a
landslide.
b. 1981 in an “awesome” display of seamanship, Russian submarine U137 ran
aground on the east coast of Sweden.
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c. 1988 President Reagan ordered our brand new embassy in Moscow
to be demolished due Russian listening devices being embedded throughout the
structure.
Reflections on Dylan Thomas:”An alcoholic is someone you
don’t like who drinks as much as much as you do….I have just had 18 straight
whiskies. I think that is record.” (spoken before going into a coma from which
he never recovered) Dylan Thomas
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© October 27, 2014 Michael P. Ridley aka the
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