Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For June 2, 2017 Good
news for the government of the Philippines engaged in a two week fight with
Muslim terrorists in the city of Mirawi is that the attack on the Resort World
Casino in Manila was not terrorist inspired but the bad news is that the gunman
set several fires with gasoline that killed at least 36 patrons before taking
his own life; Al Gore, the hypocritical eco-crusader with probably one the
biggest individual carbon footprints in the nation. slammed President Trump for
pulling us out of the job choker known as the Paris Climate Accord; Trump has
filed an emergency appeal with SCOTUS to reverse two lower court rulings restraining
the Trump travel ban from being implemented; in another example of the growing
reach of terrorism, the DHS is seriously considering a ban on lap tops on certain
flights coming into the United States amidst speculation that ISIS bomb makers
are developing bombs to be carried in lap top computers; Al Franken a rabid
anti-Trumper and friend of disgraced “comedienne” Kathy Griffin has reversed course
at will not appear with her at a book promotion event in Beverly Hills due to
the criticism she received over the
Trump head video; in the real world
away from the delusion of PC academia in the University of Chicago, almost
a stuck record or a remake of Groundhog
Day, Chicago style, the carnage in Chicago continued unabated in May
with total shootings in 2017 through May 31 increasing to 1387 and the death
toll increasing to 238, a major tragedy that the powers to be in Chicago seem
to completely ignore.
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, music links to Les Paul
and Mary Ford and the Beatles, factoids of interest for this day in history,
vowing to maintain the capacity for ignoscency, a relevant quote from Queen
Elizabeth II, secure
in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for any memorable events
like Fathers’ Day, weddings, or anniversaries, you know that the
Alaskanpoet can provide you with a unique customized poem at a great
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for details.
1. National Gun Violence Awareness Day—celebrated
since 2015 to protest the thousands of deaths and shootings suffered in America
each year; a difficult issue given the 2nd Amendment and legitimate
concern that since the bad guys will always find a way to arm themselves law,
abiding citizens need to protect themselves also.
2. Hug
an Atheist Day—created by William Berundez in 2009 as a parody to a growing Facebook
trend creating groups or classes of people to be hugged; a great tribute to
this nation that allows freedom of religion as opposed to a good part of the
world where Sharia reigns where Christians and apostate Muslims are fair
targets to be slaughtered.
3. 1951
Number One Song—the number one song in 1951 on a run
of 9 weeks in that position was “How High the Moon” by Les Paul and Mary Ford. Here
is a recording of them performing the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkGf1GHAxhE
The duo had 16 top ten hits in the early years of the 50’s and were the Hewlitt
Packard equivalent in the music business, creating a music studio in their
garage. Both have passed but due to alcohol abuse Mary Ford died way too early
of alcoholism at the age of 53.
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “ignoscency”
which means forgiveness, a characteristic totally lacking in the American
polarized scene.
5. Busy
as a Beaver—celebrating the birth on this day of Jerry Mathews in 1948 but
better known to his fans for his role as “the Beaver” on the TV series Leave It to Beaver. Still going strong
in business at 69 and a strong advocate in the fight against diabetes.
On this day
in:
a. 1919 anarchists
managed to set off simultaneously bombs in 8 American cities which prompted the
Red Scare of 1919-1920 with its roundup of some 10,000 people and ultimate
deportation of over 500 resident aliens.
b. 1924 President Calvin
Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act granting American citizenship to all
Native Americans born in the United States and its territories like Alaska.
c. 1953 Queen Elizabeth
II, following the death of her father was crowned Queen and still rules, the
longest serving monarch in the history of Great Britain with, to the disappointment
of Prince Charles, no signs of slowing down or wanting to abdicate.
d. 1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was
released in the United States by the Beatles; here is a link to one of the
classic songs in the album, “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4hTUPFBaaQ
e. 1979 Pope John Paul
II began his official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to
visit a communist country.
Reflections on loss on the
anniversary of the ill-fated Quartering Act which was instrumental toward
pushing the 13 Colonies on a path toward the Revolutionary War: “We lost the American colonies because we lacked the
statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is
impossible to keep.”Queen Elizabeth II Please enjoy the poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if you
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