Just a gentle reminder to everyone that while it is 'National Flashlight Day' in the United States (by Presidential decree), it is also, on a practical level, 'World Flashlight Day (Northern Hemisphere.)
While other countries might celebrate a day for flashlights other than today...like in the Southern Hemisphere...practically speaking today is the most obvious one to celebrate our hobby and the invention of flashlights, regardless of where you live.
So I ask you to recognize that darkness recognizes no national boundaries, and to include as many others of our ilk as possible.
And also, remember that June 21-22, 2007 will be 'World Flashlight Day' in the Southern Hemisphere. We don't want to forget all of our southern neighbors, do we? Besides, that way we get two flashlight celebrations each year...sweet.
BTW, my thought was that we could all shine our lights northward tonight, to help out our fellow flashaholics who suffer (or enjoy, I guess) 24 hours a day of darkness. Another kind of 'Northern Lights', if you will. And next summer, we'll even things out by shining them all southward.