Ridley’s Believe It Or
Not For July 31, 2018 CBS is appointing an outside law firm
to look into allegations of sexual misconduct by Les Moonves (he has a lot to
lose with an annual salary of $70 million); Mollie Tibbets, the University of
Iowa student is still missing after two weeks; on the crime front McDonald’s
was scammed to the tune of $24 million by an ex-cop providing security for its
Monopoly game promotion; on the hypocrisy front leftist director of the Guardians of the Galaxy who was
fired by Disney for his pedophile tweets is being supported by his artistic
friends in stark contrast to stars who fled from Roseanne Barr like she was
radioactive; Dak Prescott, the QB for the Dallas Cowboys has slammed Collin Kaepernick
for his kneeling protests during the national anthem and has been slammed as an
“Uncle Tom” by the left; Chicago is gearing up for a major protest against gun
violence in the city and demanding that the pathetic mayor Rahm Emanuel resign
due to his being MIA in addressing the violence; on the why we need a wall
front Mario Sanchez-Ochea who has been deported 5 times was arrested for his
third DUI; on the academic intolerance front, two professors have resigned from
the UVA’s Miller Center for Public Affairs after it had hired Marc Short a
former Trump aide; through July 30,
2018, 1707 people mostly of color have been shot by mostly people of color, of
whom 277 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 and when will Rahm Emanuel
resign?).
As always,
I hope you enjoy today’s holidays and observances, a music link to Rosemary
Clooney, factoids of interest for this day in history, the fact
that you are not suffering from mogigiphia; a relevant quote from Whitney
Young, Jr on the role of blacks in the Vietnam War, 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. World Ranger Day—celebrated since 2007 to honor the
contributions of park rangers in protecting wildlife and maintaining the national
and state parks around the world.
2. Uncommon Musical Instrument Awareness Day—celebrating the fact that you can create music with almost
anything to the pleasure of listeners and those creating the music.
3. 1951 Number One Song— the number one song in 1951 on
a run of 6 weeks in that position was “Come On-a My House” by Rosemary
Clooney. Here is a recording of the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mriXncI96lw
4. Word of the Day—today’s word of the day is “mogigiphia
which means writing with difficulty which describes the bureaucrats that create
the entries to the Federal Register that regulate our daily lives.
5. The Good Die Young—celebrating the birth on this day in
1921 of Whitney Young, Jr. noted civil rights activist and former president of
the Urban League who died from drowning while swimming in Lagos, Nigeria at the
far too early age of 50.
On
this day in:
a. 1941
under orders from Adolf Hitler Hermann Goring ordered SS General Reinhard Heydrich
to prepare a report on the materials and finances need to implement the final solution
to the Jewish Question.
b. 1970
the last day of the officially sanctioned rum day in the British Navy, ending a
tradition that had been observed since the 17th Century.
c. 1971
Apollo 15 Astronauts were the first to ride a lunar rover on the surface of the
Moon..
d. 1991
in a making the world safer moment, the U.S. and the Soviet Union signed the
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty which resulted in both nations reducing their
nuclear stock piles.
e. 2006
Fidel Castro turned over power in Cuba to his brother Raul.
Reflections on the
contributions of blacks to the War in Vietnam: “Although blacks are only about
a tenth of the population, they account for a fifth of the land troops in
Vietnam and a higher percentage of the casualties. Some of the frontline
fighting units, including many of the elite troops, are 30, 40 and 50 percent
black.” Whitney Young, Jr.
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