Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For February 23, 2017 As the stock market rises to new highs and small business
optimism rises to new highs over Trump’s ideas of tax cuts and regulatory
reform despite the Schumer’s minions doing everything in their tooth and nail
pocket to delay, the Reds gather for their annual CPAC meeting with Pence
speaking today and President Trump on Friday; someone in Indiana is a very
happy camper since he purchased the winning Powerball ticket worth $435 million
(for his sake one would hope the tax cuts planned by Trump go through); backed
by U.S. air strikes, Iraqi forces have seized a key runway in Mosul and in a
classic example of “mission creep,” U.S. Forces providing training and advice
are reported to be exchanging fire with ISIS fighters; we know that Chicago is
reeling under a wave of shootings and today we learn that the CPS have
instructed all principals to deny entry of any ICE agents without warrants
(watch the coming battle over federal
funds and “sanctuary city” status; in a “Footloose” déjà vu moment the town of
Henryetta, Oklahoma repelled its decades old ordinance against dancing event
within 500 feet of a school or church—welcome to the 21st Century; the
carnage in Chicago continues unabated through February 22, rising to 495
shootings with the aim getting better so the total dead has risen to 94 (God
help those poor minorities being shot mostly by minorities when the weather
gets warmer and the shooters’ aim gets really better and there is more daylight.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Glenn
Miller and his Orchestra, factoids of interest for this day in history, a
relevant quote from Robert E, Lee, while trying to tone down your zoolatry of
your pets, 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. The Great American Spit
Out—celebrating not a contest to see who can expectorate the
furthest but rather a day to forego the use of all smokeless tobacco which has
more nicotine than cigarettes, is
filthy, and causes cancer of the tongue, lips, and gums—not a pleasant sight.
2. World Understanding and
Peace Day—promoted by Rotary International to
promote understanding of and goodwill toward our global neighbors as essential
ingredients in achieving and maintaining peace.
3. 1942 Number One Song—celebrating
the number one song in 1942 on a long run of 10
weeks in that position “Moonlight Cocktail” by
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, Here is a recording of Glenn Miller and
his Orchestra performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7mXUmC47oU
4. Word
of the Day—today’s word of the day is “zoolatry”
which is the worship of or excessive devotion to animals a trait too often
common to many pet owners.
5. Easy Rider—celebrating the birthday on this day in 1939 of Peter Fonda,
best known for his role as Wyatt “Captain America” Earp in the iconic Easy Rider and father of Bridget Fonda,
giving us three generations of actors and actresses including “Hanoi Jane.”
On this day in:
a. 1778 Baron von Steuben arrived at Valley Forge to help train
the Continental Army.
b. 1861 President-elect Lincoln arrived secretly into
Washington, D.C. to thwart an alleged assassination plot (why the U.S. never
created a trained protective detail like the Secret Service as a result is
mindboggling).
c. 1903 Cuba leased Guantanamo Bay to the U.S. “in perpetuity”
which was a good thing as President Trump is planning to expand the number of
detainees there (the war against terror would proceed a lot better if we
deviated from the Obama proclivity to drone anything that moved and instead
taking prisoners to extract human intel.
d. 1954 to the joy of parents across the nation the first
inoculations against the dreaded disease polio began in Pittsburgh.
e. 1991 ground forces cross the Saudi Arabian border into Iraqi
border beginning what Hussein touted as the “Mother of All Battles” which ended
in an American and its coalition decisive victory in 100 hours.
Reflections on one of the reasons the Confederacy lost: “I have been up to see the Congress and they do not
seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my
army is starving.” General Robert E. Lee Please enjoy the poems on events of
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