Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Sticking Power

Velcro: a man-made interpretation of nature's glue that never wears out.  When it first arrived in America, it caused a sensation. In 1958, a syndicated financial columnist named Sylvia Porter announced that “a new fastening device” had so bewitched her that she spent days playing with it. “It’s on my desk as I type this,” she wrote.

You want to open and close some now, don't you?  This week, a look at velcro.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "When I cannot sing my heart, I can only speak my mind." – The Beatles, "Julia " (Lennon-McCartney)


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