Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For January 28, 2017 President Trump received support for his proposed wall from
Netanyahu; President Trump and Putin were on the phone discussing how to
improve strained U.S./Russian relations especially in the area of defeating
radical Islam; Reds after meeting in Philadelphia are coming to realize that repealing
Obamacare will be easy replacing it is going to be a lot more difficult and
will require votes of Senate Blues which are problematical at best; President
Trump’s executive order freezing the admission of refugees from 7 countries
claimed its first victims as 12 refugees were detained at JFK, an event that 2
Blue representatives turned into a partisan anti-Trump media event; President
Trump tweeted that he will announce his pick to fill the vacancy created by the
death of Justice Scalia on Thursday and the big issue in Washington is whether
the Reds will exercise the “nuclear option” if Blues filibuster his pick; in
another example of how divisive this nation has become Secret Service agent Kerry
O’Grady has been placed on administrative leave for posting on Facebook that
because of his policies, she would no longer be willing to take a bullet meant
for him; more drama on the entertainment front as Oscar favorite Casey Afflect
has been hit with a growing number of sexual harassment claims; on the sports
front, Serena Williams beat her sister in the Australian Open for her 23rd
major tournament win to pass Steffi Graf who had previously held the record in
the Open era. ending on a sad note through Friday as President Trump is raising
the possibility of sending in federal agents to Chicago, the number of mostly blacks were shot by mostly blacks in
Chicago rose to 282 with 48 fatalities
and from Mayor Emanuel and the BLM nothing but the sounds of silence.
As always, I
hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Janet
Jackson, factoids of interest for this day in history, a reflection on art by
the birthday boy Jackson Pollock, hoping in your speaking and writing any adscititious
words improve the clarity of your
thoughts, blessed with a positive attitude and secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any
memorable events 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. Tet—observed by the
Vietnamese as the lunar new year; if going to Little Saigon today expect long waits in line at any
restaurant located there.
2. Data Privacy Day—celebrating since 2007
the need to create awareness of need for data protection and privacy and
promote best practices to insure the protection of data.
3. Number One Song in 1998—celebrating
the number 1 song in 1998 on a run of 2 weeks in that position “Together Again”
by Janet Jackson. Here is a link to her performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfK5QhZ9u7o
4. Word of
the Day—the word of the day is “adscititious ” which means forming an addition or supplement which
is not integral— something politicians are prone to do in their long winded
speeches when on camera during hearings and hoping to create the sound bite
that makes it to the evening news.
5. On the Canvass of Life Bodies Splatter—celebrating the birth on this day in 1912 of noted abstract painter
Jackson Pollock noted for splattering, dripping or pouring paint directly onto
canvas; unfortunately at the age of 44 after a night on the town, less than a
mile from his home, he drove his car
into a tree and died.
On this day in:
1. 1878 the Yale Daily News became the nation’s
first college newspaper.
2. 1898 Walter
Arnold of East Peckham, Kent became the first person to be ticketed for
speeding for traveling at 8 mph and was ultimately fined one shilling.
3. 1909 U.S.
troops left Cuba with the exception of those remaining at Guantanamo Bay who
have remained to this day.
4. 1915 Congress established the U.S. Coast
Guard as a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.
5. 1986 the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after liftoff killing all 7 astronauts
aboard.
Reflections on art from one of its masters:”Abstract painting is abstract. It confronts you. There was a reviewer a
while back who wrote that my pictures didn’t have any beginning or any end. He
didn’t mean it as a compliment, but it was.” Jackson Pollock Please enjoy
the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you
like them, retweet and follow me) and follow my blogs. Always good, incisive and
entertaining poems on my blogs—click on the links below. Go to www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com for Ridley’s Believe It Or Not—This Day In
History, poems to inspire, touch, emote, elate and enjoy and poems on
breaking news items of importance or go to Ridley's Believe It Or
Not for just This Day in History.
© January 28, 2017 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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