-- You know what brought you here? .. curiosity.. ;-) And that is good. --

-- You wanted to learn and be assured that you are doing the right thing; making the right decisions.
Only 'you' will ever know. I will pride myself knowing that I have done my best, trying to get you to move forward to invent..correctly.

-- Take a moment now to read the words that were written by former President, Thomas Jefferson. They are herein abridged, taken out of context, so, to read the document fully, log-on: -->

-- -- Thomas Jefferson's Letter to Isaac McPherson, Monticello, August 13, 1813.

-- -- ".. He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. That ideas should freely spread from one to another over the globe, for the moral and individual instruction of man, and improvement of his condition, seems to have been peculiarly and benevolently designed by nature, when she made them like fire, expansible over all space, without lessening their density in any point, and like the air in which we breathe, move, and have our physical being, incapable of confinement or exclusive appropriation. .."

-- Thomas Jefferson invented the coat hanger, the talking doll, the folding bed and swivel chair.

"Among Thomas Jefferson's inventions were such devices as a macaroni machine that he invented in 1787, the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow and the cipher wheel, which was an ingenious way to allow people to code and decode messages. Jefferson's cipher wheel was used until 1802, and then it was "re-invented" just prior to World War I and used by the US army and other military services to send messages back and forth. Jefferson served as American minister to France in the 1780's and, as a result of his travels throughout Europe, was able to adapt some of the things he saw in Europe to benefit Americans as well.

Jefferson felt that all people should have access to new technology and, since he didn't want others to be deprived of the benefits that new inventions bring, he never applied for a patent on any of his inventions. He considered patents to be an unfair monopoly.

-- It's only human nature. You're human. So, as in most mysteries, the detective sums it up and then ties it all up. -- You close the book and think - and wait for the movie to follow. -- You think about who would play the leading rolls: -- In this case, you are the principal producer, director, and 'star actor.'

-- And quit rushing me. I'll take as much time as I want to tell my stories...and if you give me static, I'll move your ass out of there!! Grrrr

-- I'll prove that you're having fun. Here's what I'll do, I'll throw in two more websites, with one as the set-up ...and the other to send you on your way in stitches: -- to the United States Patent and Trademark Depository Library, which you skipped over -- re-connect @ --> Patent Depository

"YOGI BERRA" - "It aint over till it's over."
Phil Rizzuto - "Hey Yogi! I think we're lost." - Yogi Berra - "Ya, but we're making good time!"
"Baseball is 90% mental, the other half is physical."
"I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early."
"When you come to a fork in the road, take it!"

-- -- Strive to get to the top. "Due to earth's gravity, it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters."

-- -- "Finding A Licensee" -- --

-- -- "Trade Show Marketing 0202" --

-- Trade Law of Contract Negotiations --
-- "When two parties reach the point where they are neither better nor worse off than they were at the beginning of negotiations, the contract is signed."

-- "It's daja vu all over again." - Yogi Berra

As incredible as it sounds, men and women took baths only twice a year (May and October)! Women kept their hair covered, while men shaved their heads (because of lice and bugs) and wore wigs. Wealthy men could afford good wigs made from wool They couldn't wash the wigs, so to clean them they would carve out a loaf of bread, put the wig in the shell, and bake it for 30 minutes. The heat would make the wig big and fluffy, hence the term "big wig." Today we often use the term "here comes the Big Wig" because someone appears to be or is powerful and wealthy. **********************************************

In the late 1700s, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The "head of the household" always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the "chair man." Today in business, we use the expression or title "Chairman" or "Chairman of the Board." **********************************************

Personal hygiene left much room for improvement. As a result, many women and men had developed acne scars by adulthood. The women would spread bee's wax over their facial skin to smooth out their complexions. When they were speaking to each other, if a woman began to stare at another woman's face she was told, "mind your own bee's wax." Should the woman smile, the wax would crack, hence the term "crack a smile." In addition, when they sat too close to the fire, the wax would melt . . . therefore, the expression "losing face." **********************************************

Ladies wore corsets, which would lace up in the front. A proper and dignified woman . as in "straight laced". . wore a tightly tied lace. **********************************************

In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase.... 'Goodnight, sleep tight.' **********************************************

Common entertainment included playing cards. However, there was a tax levied when purchasing playing cards but only applicable to the "Ace of Spades." To avoid paying the tax, people would purchase 51 cards instead. Yet, since most games require 52 cards, these people were thought to be stupid or dumb because they weren't "playing with a full deck." **********************************************

Early politicians required feedback from the public to determine what the people considered important. Since there were no telephones, TV's or radios, the politicians sent their assistants to local taverns, pubs, and bars. They were told to "go sip some ale" and listen to people's conversations and political concerns. Many assistants were dispatched at different times. "You go sip here" and "You go sip there." The two words "go sip" were eventually combined when referring to the local opinion and, thus we have the term "gossip." **********************************************