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Forgotten History: Ice Delivery in 1918

From a fascinating collection of colorized vintage photos comes this great image. Caption: "'Girls deliver ice. Heavy work that formerly belonged to men only is being done by girls. The girls are delivering ice on a route and their work requires brawn as well as the patriotic ambition to help.' September 16, 1918. Original black and white photo by American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 - 1918, colorized by Dana Keller."

Frozen.

Awesome: Mike Rowe's Letter to Romney On Skilled Labor

Mike Rowe is even more awesome than previously thought.  (Marry me, Mike.)  Oh, be sure to read his open letter to the very end.  Zing!  Oh, and what this country needs is fewer bureaucrats and more Mike Rowes.  Here's more about the Dirty Jobs show and even more common-sensical, hard-working, pure awesomeness from Rowe's 2008 TED talk:

UPDATE:  Check this out!