Today is July 7th, 2009. The day Michael Jackson was laid to rest by Barnum Baileys Circus and the city of Los Angeles paid for it. I felt like something was fishy, so I looked up July 7th throughout history and it is pretty much all bad. It's not even MJ's fault! It's Seven-Seven's fault! The day has a hex that includes The Western Black Rhinoceros being declared extinct due to poaching, UK scandals, Communist parites, and the sucide bombing of London's transport system, all in the last 10 years alone! Seriously, look out for Seven-Seven!
The day hasn't had a good run since the 1920's, but at least then they did it right!
On July 7th, 1928 they invented sliced bread!!
Now the next time someone says Michael Jackson was the greatest thing since sliced bread, it wont be annoying, it will be right! Snap...
Anyway, 81 years ago to the day Sliced Bread was sold for the first time by the Chillicothe Baking Company of Chillicothe, Missouri. It is described as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped". I agree! I love sliced bread and I am sad to see the turn it's special day has taken since it entered the world with it's efficiency and charm.
I'm hoping that from here on out things will be looking up for July 7th, so, in honor of new starts everywhere, today's (this month's) post is dedicated to Sliced Bread and those who love it! Heat it up and enjoy.
P.S. This Polaroid is of my Grandpa Fred's on Bakery in Switzerland. It's from 2005 and I love it.
