[Billie]

Alfred Bernhard Nobel's Birthday



1833 ~ 1896

Alfred Bernhard Nobel was born October 21, 1833 in Stockholm Sweden.
Nobel, who invented dynamite, endowed a $9 million fund in his will. The
interest on this endowment was to be used as awards for people whose
work most benefited humanity. He wanted the profit from his invention to
be used to reward human ingenuity. First awarded in 1901, the Nobel Prize
is still the most honored in the world.





Reptile Awareness Day


(Yep, looks like they're aware of them)





Electric Light Day







Can Can Day







Last But Certainly Not Least!

[luvie]

Happy Anniversary to youuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[ConorMacNessa]

Death Be Not Proud

by John Donne
(1572-1631)

Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee,
Much pleasure, then from thee, much more must flow,
And soonest our best men with thee doe goe,
Rest of their bones, and soules deliverie.
Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,
And dost with poyson, warre, and sicknesse dwell,

And poppie, or charmes can make us sleepe as well,
And better then thy stroake; why swell'st thou then;
One short sleepe past, wee wake eternally,
And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[yorkie]

On "Electric Light Day".........................

This light bulb is 107 years old, and still burning!

At 107, still a real live wire

The low-watt firehouse bulb has been burning continuously since 1901. It’s generated awe and respect, even among the backers of a Texas rival.

By John M. Glionna May 05, 2008

Five years after his retirement, ex-firefighter Tom Bramell still likes to visit Station No. 6 for old times’ sake, whistling in amazement at all the changes – the strange faces and slick high-tech engines.

But one thing remains exactly the same, and it’s what Bramell misses the most about his firefighting days. The sturdy little object hangs from the ceiling in the firehouse’s engine bay, emitting its familiar faint orange glow.

He calls it the long-lived lightbulb of Livermore.

That’s actually something of an understatement.

At 107 years and counting, the low-watt wonder with the curlicue carbon filament has been named the planet’s longest continuously burning bulb by both Guinness World Records and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.

As objet d’art and enduring symbol of American reliability and ingenuity, it’s been lauded by senators and presidents.

It boasts a website – www.centennialbulb.org, drawing a million hits a year – a historical society and even a webcam that allows curious fans to check on it 24 hours a day.

The Livermore lightbulb, you see, never gets turned off, which many suspect is the secret to its longevity.

Hanging 18 feet above the floor at the end of a black cloth-covered cord, the little light with the filament the width of a No. 2 pencil is unprotected by any lampshade.Firefighters won’t even dust it. Touch it, jokes one captain, and “you get your fingers chopped off.”

L A Times Article on 107 Year Old Light Bulb

[MEG33]

Happy Free Republic Anniversary,
(((Gee Bee)))

[MEG33]

Reptile Awareness Day Reminder.

[La Enchiladita]

How sweet it is!!! 7 years, who'd a thunk?