Ink, Inc.

On this day in 1775 Sir James Jay invents invisible ink. In an ink-filled counterpoint, today is Newspaper Day. And, apropos of same, on this date in 1870 Horace Greeley, founder of the New York Tribune, dies.

Bill Gates first uses the name "Micro-soft" (for "microcomputer software") in a letter — presumably one somehow employing ink — to his best friend Paul Allen on this day in 1975. Perhaps that is why today is also known as Electronic Greetings Day. And, while E-mail was supposed to virtually (no pun intended) eliminate piles of paper documents it has only made them taller, since many E-mails are printed out.

This simple ink blot shirt is one of the many fine wares in the CafePress.com shop of Hurricane Eye Brand, as part of their Hurricane Eye Inked Series. The ink will not disappear.

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