Ridley's
Believe It Or Not—May 5, 2014: As always, after some searching, I found
these holidays worthy of mention or celebrating in culinary fashion, to go with
the factoids and quotes to enjoy as you are getting ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
1. Cinco de Mayo–commemorating
the victory over French forces on May 5, 1862 at Puebla, Mexico; and now a
celebration of Mexican-American heritage and pride. A day to be wary on the
highway as too many people celebrate the day with way too many tequilas and
cervezas.
2. International Midwives Day—celebrated in
over 50 nations; first celebrated on May 5, 1991 and honors the contribution of
midwives who in many developing countries deliver far more babies than doctors.
3.
National Hoagie Day—celebrating the official
sandwich of Philadelphia although not sure how well it goes with a Corona.
4. Totally
Chipotle Day—what better way to encourage
consumption of Tecate and Corona on Cinco de Mayo
that to use some smoked dried jalapenos in your cuisine.
5. Melanoma
Monday—creating awareness of melanoma, deadly skin cancer that kills
over 10,000 Americans yearly—today use the sun block and wear a sombrero when
outside celebrating a Cinco de Mayo barbecue.
On this day
in:
a. 1904 Cy Young pitched the first perfect game in the modern baseball era
against the Philadelphia Athletics.
b. 1934 the first Three Stooges
short, Women Haters was released.
c. 1961 Alan B. Shepard became the first American to rocket into space on a
sub-orbital flight, several months behind the orbital flight of Russian cosmonaut
Yuri Gagarin.
Why driving may be a bit dicier on this day: “Cinco de Mayo
has to be one of the best holidays in the world. Burritos, tacos, and beer, is
there anything better?” Anon Actually
there is--the numerous contributions to this country by Hispanics in all areas of life.
Please enjoy
the 140 character poems on events of interest on my twitter account below (if
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entertaining poems on my blogs--click on links below. www.alaskanpoet.blogspot.com
for poems on the 2014 Boston Marathon; on the Mustangs going to the Dance with
a losing record; to honor Cindy Abbott, a half blind 54 year old mother
suffering from a rare disease who competed in last year's Iditarod until forced
out with a broken pelvis after 600 miles; on Bode Miller and the human spirit;
to honor Cory Remsburg to join a great collection of my poems to inspire,
touch, emote, elate and enjoy. Go to Rhymes
On The Newsworthy Times for poems on the just released nonredacted Benghazi
emails; Kerry’s apartheid characterization of Israel; Obama’s admission that he
does not know whether new “sanctions” will work against Putin; the scandal of
vets dying in Phoenix while waiting to see a doctor; Blues in Illinois caught
in questionable procedures and forced to rescind $100 million to Obama
Presidential Library; coffee as the new wonder drug to curtail Type II
Diabetes; the futility of aiding Ukraine
with MRE’s to join numerous other comments on news events always in rhyme of
course.
©May 5, 2014
Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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