Sip #1 – Read Chapter 10 of Ecclesiastes in The Message translation (MSG)
Sip #2 – Read my big takeaway from the day
Sip #3 – Add comments/thoughts/questions in the Comments Box (bottom of page). NOT REQUIRED
Sip #4 – Re-read any parts of Chapter 10 that impacted you
Sip #5 – Come back tomorrow as we we roll on with Ecclesiastes, Chapter 11

Tuesday, April 29th! That only means one thing… It’s National Zipper Day!! This day commemorates April 29, 1913, when the patent for the modern zipper was issued. The day celebrates something we often do not think about and may automatically take for granted.

The first attempt at creating the zipper came from the inventor of the sewing machine. In 1851, Elias Howe received a patent for the “Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.” However, Howe never marketed his invention and missed the recognition he may have received. (oops!!)

Forty-two years later, Whitcomb Judson began selling the “Clasp Locker.” He started the Universal Fastener Company, where he manufactured his new device and debuted it at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. 

In 1906, the Universal Fastener Company hired Gideon Sundback, a Swedish-American electrical engineer. He was highly skilled and known for his devotion to the company. On April 29, 1913, he was granted a patent for the modern zipper, known then as the “Separable Fastener.” 

How about that!

#NationalZipperDay

Let’s take a look at the first verse in Ecclesiastes, Chapter 10, so let’s go! This is a GREAT one …

“Dead flies in perfume make it stink,

And a little foolishness decomposes much wisdom.”

Back in 1989 I started a 3-year stint with…