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Another month and more observations to recognize. Even if you can’t donate, my grandfather “Uncle Bill” always that that it was a good idea to know what was going on around us. It can make us take pause and see what we are thankful for (Thanksgiving is coming!), understand our own situation better, help a friend, etc. Check out this website to learn more:
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/november-monthly-observations/
Tweezers are great for picking up little things for art and crafts! Stay safe out there!
It’s that time of year again, the holiday season is upon us. It was my grandfather's favorite time of year. The picture below I’ve posted once before years ago, but I think it is a great representation of one of the many ways you can use your tweezers during the holiday season!
The Sliver Grippers are handcrafted in the USA. It really does still happen!
We manufacturer the World's Finest Precision Tweezer: Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper. Each Sliver Gripper is individually handcrafted in our West Hartford, CT manufacturing facility using only high quality American made polished stainless steel.
General Norman Schwarzkopf wrote about the Sliver Gripper™ after Desert Storm: "I have never had a pair of tweezers in my life that was worth a damn. Now I do and I appreciate it very much."
Uncle Bill's Sliver Gripper is all about an American success story. My grandfather hand made each Tweezer in his basement until he retired. Our current manufacturer (now of over 25yrs) follows Uncle Bill's model of an American made quality tool that is still hand polished and hand sharpened just as Uncle Bill did 30 years ago.
The Sliver Gripper has proven to be an indispensable and easily accessible tool with countless uses.
Our Mission is to provide a high quality competitively priced American made product that is so useful in everyday life that everyone will want to have a Sliver Gripper either on their key chain, or in their Backpack, First Aid Kit, Sewing or Tackle Box.
Get yours today!
Last week I touched on tick removal kits. Since we are now out of summer, but with Fall comes last minute camping trips. It makes it the season for everyone to have a convenient Tick Removal First Aid Kit handy for the protection of your employees, or your family and pets. The Sliver Grippers are precise enough to remove a tick on the first try. Our Tick Removal Kit (email: kjglivergripper@gmail.com for more information) features the best Tick Removal Tool on the market, the Sliver Gripper, which is also the only Tick Removal Tool made in the USA and from high quality US Made polished stainless steel. Don’t sacrifice quality, safety, and effectiveness, try the Sliver Gripper!
Today marks the first day of another month and more observations. Take a look at this months national awareness organizations and campagines.
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/october-monthly-observations/
I’ve gotten a few emails regarding eyebrow shaping with the Sliver Grippers. With the pin point precision you will get a better grip for painless removal. For proper pulling, check put this tutorial:
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/beauty/g19950241/pluck-eyebrows/
Another new month and more awareness to… be aware of! Check out what is on the list for this month:
http://www.whathealth.com/awareness/september.html
For every 5 tweezers purchased you get one free! Today until Monday at midnight. If purchased through my site the extra tweezer will not show on the invoice, but it will be included. You can also e-mail me any order at kjslivergripper@gmail.com.
As another month comes to an end, I thought I would post a link to August Awareness. I ended July with August Celebrations, but there are a lot of fundraisers still going on for August. To learn more about the Awareness’s that are going on currently, you can visit this website:
http://www.whathealth.com/awareness/august.html
You will see that there are many that are not just in the US (where I am), but worldwide. Let’s all work together during this hard time. Stay safe!
Fire season has started and so has the hurricanes in the US. We are already dealing with a pandemic and now people are facing evacuations. Stay safe out there!
Short blog this week, but one final note, I found this article very interesting. It is about possible warnings of a firenado (a tornado with fire). Wow, whats next?!
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/firenado-national-weather-service-issues-americas-first-ever-warning-for-a-fire-tornado/?fbclid=IwAR1P0art_0P2Dj0XSW6CA-T-TFqPFLmvX1XrcMpb2PkoEqknP2ZX_tNSWJ8
My grandfather “Uncle Bill” used a printing press in to make the Sliver Grippers. Here is some history and information on what the printing press is.
The printing press was invented in the 1430s and was number one on the Greatest Breakthroughs since the Wheel article I posted last week, so I thought that I would give it more credibility since I have posted a lot about inventions.
The printing press was nominated by 10 of our 12 panelists, five of whom ranked it in their top three. Dyson described its invention as the turning point at which “knowledge began freely replicating and quickly assumed a life of its own.”
Wikipedia says:
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. Typically used for texts, the invention and spread of the printing press was one of the most influential events in the second millennium.[1][2]
The printing press was invented in the Holy Roman Empire by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440, based on existing screw presses. Gutenberg, a goldsmith by profession, developed a printing system, by adapting existing technologies to printing purposes, as well as making inventions of his own. His newly devised hand mould made possible the precise and rapid creation of metal movable type in large quantities. The printing press spread within several decades to over two hundred cities in a dozen European countries.[3] By 1500, printing presses in operation throughout Western Europe had already produced more than twenty million volumes.[3] In the 16th century, with presses spreading further afield, their output rose tenfold to an estimated 150 to 200 million copies.[3] The operation of a press became synonymous with the enterprise of printing, and lent its name to a new branch of media, "the press".[4]
In Renaissance Europe, the arrival of mechanical movable type printing introduced the era of mass communication, which permanently altered the structure of society. The relatively unrestricted circulation of information and (revolutionary) ideas transcended borders, captured the masses in the Reformation and threatened the power of political and religious authorities. The sharp increase in literacy broke the monopoly of the literate elite on education and learning and bolstered the emerging middle class. Across Europe, the increasing cultural self-awareness of its peoples led to the rise of proto-nationalism, and accelerated by the development of European vernacular languages, to the detriment of Latin's status as lingua franca.[5] In the 19th century, the replacement of the hand-operated Gutenberg-style press by steam-powered rotary presses allowed printing on an industrial scale.
With the mandatory shut-in still in place in most areas there is so much we can do, but it seems that camping and hunting have been opening up in many places. Though, some people continue to camp in their backyard and it seems that as humans stay in, animals that we haven’t seen are coming out! Don’t forget an essential tool for any camping or hunting adventure—tweezers! Stay safe!
What do we celebrate in August?
August, 2020 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
Campfire Day - First Saturday in August.
International Hangover Day - First Saturday in August.
National Girlfriends Day.
National Mahjong Day.
National Mountain Climbing Day.
National Mustard Day first Saturday.
National Raspberry Cream Pie Day.
Want more? Check out this site for many fun days and ideas for recipes to look up during this shelter in place: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/august.htm
Gift cards are now available until September 1st. It is a new promotion that Squarespace is giving it’s customers. If you own a Squarespace site, check it out. Otherwise, take advantage! The summer is a good time to stock up on stocking stuffers and small birthday gifts! Gift cards never expire.
I received another incredibly nice email this week and wanted to share it since she wanted to share it as a testimonial. I want to say again just how much I really appreciate our customers and the thoughtful stories that they send. We wouldn’t be able to keep going without you, so thank you!
Hi there! I got Uncle Bill’s tweezers many years ago when I was a kid (I’m 50 now) and I still have my original ones… I find it pretty neat that you are the granddaughter of the man who originally made them! And congratulations on taking over the business! I absolutely love my tweezers… I consider mine a sort of heirloom... Your sliver gripper is just one of those treasures that you don’t find very often. It is such a unique product and I would have loved to have seen your grandfather making them in his basement! One time I misplaced my pair and I was completely panicked until I found them again (and in a funny way, my teenage sons were baffled by my high distress). They really are amazing and my pair has never failed me in all the times I’ve used it. It's just become one of those special things I’ve had in my life and have relied on over the years.
-Christy, Carbondale, CO
Last weekend marked another historical event for the US. On July 4, 1776, the 13 colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the formation of the United States. Each year on the fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this historic event. To learn more you can visit this site: https://www.military.com/july-4th/history-of-independence-day.html
This year firework events were canceled in the US due to Covid-19. But how did fireworks become a Fourth of July Tradition? Read more here: https://time.com/4828701/first-fireworks-history-july-4th/
Congratulations to New Zealand and Australia for being Covid free! For the latest news you can visit this site to always stay up to date:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/world/coronavirus-updates.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-coronavirus-national&variant=show®ion=TOP_BANNER&context=storylines_menu
Take care and be well.
Last Sunday was Father’s Day, but as my blog usually comes out on Friday’s, I didn’t get a chance to wish all the father’s a happy Father’s Day. This month is also Men’s Health month since 1994 in the US. You can learn more here: http://www.menshealthmonth.org/
To learn more about “International Men’s Health Week” you can visit this site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Men%27s_Health_Week
Tomorrow marks the first day of summer in the US, the Summer Solstice to be exact. So what is the difference between a solstice and an equinox?
Both signal the changing of the seasons on Earth, but a solstice and an equinox are opposites. Let’s examine this closer. The seasons on Earth change because the planet is slightly tilted on its axis as it travels around the Sun. This means different points on Earth receive more or less sunlight at different times of year. If Earth were not tilted, the Sun would always appear to be directly above the Equator, the amount of light a given location receives would be fixed, and there would be no seasons. There also would be no need to mark equinoxes or solstices. The two solstices happen in June (20 or 21) and December (21 or 22). These are the days when the Sun’s path in the sky is the farthest north or south from the Equator. A hemisphere’s winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and its summer solstice the year’s longest. In the Northern Hemisphere the June solstice marks the start of summer: this is when the North Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, and the Sun’s rays are directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer. The December solstice marks the start of winter: at this point the South Pole is tilted closest to the Sun, and the Sun’s rays are directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn. (In the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed.)
The equinoxes happen in March (about March 21) and September (about September 23). These are the days when the Sun is exactly above the Equator, which makes day and night of equal length.
So, in the Northern Hemisphere you have:
Vernal equinox(about March 21): day and night of equal length, marking the start of spring
Summer solstice (June 20 or 21): longest day of the year, marking the start of summer
Autumnal equinox(about September 23): day and night of equal length, marking the start of autumn
Winter solstice (December 21 or 22): shortest day of the year, marking the start of winter