Ridley’s Believe It Or Not For July 16, 2018 the Trump Putin
summit is over and Trump is being slammed by both Reds and Blues for not
calling out Putin for meddling in the election and not believing his intelligence
community (sadly no one other that the translators was in the meeting to create
a record of what was said); in another example that Russia is not our friend
Maria Butina has been arrested as a unregistered foreign agent of Russia for
working with American groups like the National Rifle Association to influence
them and their views on Russia; Anthony Bourdain’s interview before his suicide
has been released and it is a scathing attack on the Clintons for Bill’s sexual
predatory actions and Hillary’s attack on his victims along with a castigation
of Henry Weinstein; a volcanic eruption from Kilauea volcano sent 13 people on
a tour boat to the hospital; Rob Reiner’s anti Bush film “Shock and Awe”
totally bombed on its release on Saturday grossing a paltry $41,000; through July 15, 2018, 1523 people mostly of
color have been shot by mostly people of color, of whom 244 have died (when
will Chicago get serious about this carnage or is this the case of true racism
as a Blue run city turns a deaf ear and a blind eye to the slaughter of people
of color by people of color?).
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Louis
Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, factoids of interest for this day in
history, the fact that you do not have to practice metatonia, a relevant quote
from the Neil Armstrong on the beauty of the Moon, secure in the knowledge that if you want to find a gift for
any memorable events like college graduations, 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. Global Hug Your Kid Day—started by Michelle Nichol in 2008 after her child died from
brain cancer to remind parents no matter how busy they are to hug their
children daily.
2. Get Out of the Doghouse Day—created by Heidi Moody, a florist, in
1999 to promote the sale of flowers as a means to give to the person one has
offended to get out of the doghouse.
3. 2017 Number One Song— the number one song in 2017 on a run of 16 weeks in that
position was “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin
Bieber. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “metonia” which means repentance
which the politicians on both sides of the aisle should be performing due to
the paralyzing gridlock that affects to Swamp.
5. Old School—celebrating the
birth on this day in 1967 of noted actor and comedian Will Ferrell who also did
a seven year stint with Saturday Night
Live and is best known for his impersonation of George W. Bush.
On this day in:
a. 1945 the USS
Indianoplis left San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb “Little Boy”
on the same day that the U.S. successfully detonated an atomic bomb at Alamogordo,
New Mexico.
b. 1956 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus closed
its last tent and henceforth would perform its circuses in arenas.
c. 1969 Apollo 11 the
first spacecraft with a mission to land men on the Moon was launched from Cape
Kennedy.
d. 1979 Ahmed Hassen al-Bakr resigned as president of Iraq and was
replaced by Saddam Hussein.
e. 1999 John F. Kennedy, Jr and his wife and sister-in-law died
in a private plane enroute to Martha’s Vineyard.
Reflections on landing
on the Moon: “It has a stark beauty all its own. It’s like much of the high
desert of the United States. It’s different but it’s very pretty out here.”
Neil Armstrong.
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