Ridley’s
Believe It Or Not—August 5, 2015 Trust your Hump Day is
proving to be a great one and you are anxiously awaiting the circus coming to
town in Ohio at the Republican debate featuring the Donald and the 16 dwarfs
and as always, I hope you enjoy Wednesday’s holidays and observances, factoids of interest, a music video by Gilbert
O’Sullivan, a relevant quote from Mitch Abom, looking forward to enjoying a dozen
oysters on the shell, blessed with a positive attitude and secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable event like
birthdays, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the Alaskanpoet can
provide you with a unique customized poem at a great price tailored to the
event and the recipient. You need only contact me for details.
1. Work Like a Dog Day—since we are in the Dog Days of August, highly appropriate to celebrate those who at work give it their all for their company and for their family’s financial security often sadly at great physical and emotional cost.
1. Work Like a Dog Day—since we are in the Dog Days of August, highly appropriate to celebrate those who at work give it their all for their company and for their family’s financial security often sadly at great physical and emotional cost.
2. National Underware
Day—celebrated since 2003 that article of clothing that your mother
always wanted to be clean in case you were unlucky enough to be in an accident
and had to go to an emergency ward.
3. 1972 Number One Song—celebrating the number
one song in 1972 on a six week run in that position Alone Again (Naturally) by the Gilbert O’Sullivan, noted Irish
singer of the 70’s. Here is a link to Gilbert
O’Sullivan Alone Again (Naturally): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_P-v1BVQn8
4. National Oyster Day—celebrating a tasty
mollusk whether baked, fried, in soup or just raw on the half shell with lemon
juice and a tab of horseradish.
5. Serial
Entrepreneurs Day—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1967 of one of
Stanford’s successful entrepreneurs, Reid Hoffman, internet entrepreneur who
founded SocialNet.cin and a co-founder of LinkedIn and invested in numerous
startups like Facebook.
On this day in:
a. 1861
in order to finance the Civil War, the U.S. instituted an income tax of 3% on
incomes over $800 and probably for the
first time in history and, probably in an act never to be repeated again, rescinded the
income tax in 1872.
b. 1884
on Bedsoe Island (renamed Liberty Island) the cornerstone for the Statute of
Liberty was laid.
c. 1914
in a moment memorialized by Google today, the first electric traffic light was
installed in Cleveland, Ohio.
d. 1957
American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark debuted nationally on ABC.
e. 1981 President Ronald Reagan fired
11,359 air traffic controllers for ignoring his order to return to work.
Reflections
on the those who cross the line from working like a dog and become workaholics:
“I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career
really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things
I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a
community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day.” Mitch Abom,
noted American best selling author with over 35 million books sold. Very astute
observation especially when mourners see only a hearse heading from a funeral to the gravesite, not
a convoy of U-Hauls.
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