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Bone Chillin' Humpday Triviola

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Bone Chillin' Humpday Triviola

Well after a mild December and January the Foothills of Mount Level is now fully engulfed in Winter. Zero degrees this morning as I headed off to the salt mine. That darn groundhog rodent better be right about an early spring this year! On to the question:

This guy was born up the road from me in Bloomington IL. He was mostly known as a writer/publisher but in that capacity became an important figure in furniture design and making history. He once wrote a sympathetic piece about the victims of the Titanic and then ironically lost his life 3 years later on the Lusitania. Who is he?

Tom

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Another one of those Harvard dropouts.

"Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive."

Bob

16 degrees today in Northwest Michigan (the Banana Belt of the country)

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Elbert Hubbard?

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;-)

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Answer *LINK*

Bob was first in with the correct answer. The answer is Elbert Hubbard, founder of the Roycrofters publications which spawned the beginings for the Roycroft studio of crafters including their famous furniture makers.

More information about him including a touch and interesting account of his demise are here:


Elbert Hubbard

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Thanks for the question, Tommy...

...when I saw Hubbard's quote I thought it reflects your personality. (At least your internet personality)

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Ask my wife....

Well Robert, unfortunately for my wife my personality off-line is goofier. That poor woman has had to put up with me for 19 years!

T.

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