Elijah McCoy was born in 1844 in Ontario to formerly-enslaved parents from Kentucky. They saved enough to send him to Scotland to study mechanical #engineering. When he returned and couldn't get work in his field, he took a job as a train oilman and invented a method of automatic lubrication that eliminated the frequent stops trains had to make to oil up axles & bearings. Railroad companies asking for his product rather than copycat devices spawned the phrase "the real McCoy." #BlackHistoryMonth

This is perfect.

If all you did this year was survive, that is enough. I'm so glad you're still here with us.

Wishing you all a happy and Twitter-less New Year.

Sunrise from hwy 39 up near Crystal Lake, Angeles National Forest, USA. A moment of quiet ahead of rain and Rose Parades and year end celebrations. #Sunrise #graffiti #LosAngeles