APDG ~ National Lobster Day - 9/25

Did you know that September 25th is National Lobster Day. Well yes it is.

National Lobster Day gives you the opportunity to .... you guessed it......enjoy a lobster.

National Lobster Day is a holiday that takes place on September 25th and celebrates one of the tastiest marine crustaceans on the planet: the lobster. It’s a day on which people who have never tried this delicacy should give it a try and people who are already familiar with eating lobster should celebrate the day enjoying one of their favorite lobster recipes or maybe trying out a new one. Anyone observing this holiday should probably keep in mind, however, that they’re going to want to make sure they have plenty of butter available to enjoy their lobster in style.

National Lobster Day isn’t a holiday that has roots as old as Easter or Halloween. It was only designated a holiday in 2014. This is when Senators Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine drafted a joint resolution that would designate September 25th of every year as National Lobster Day. This designation is designed to recognize not only the lobster industry but also the men and women who work so hard in that industry to bring lobsters to America’s tables.

It should be noted that not only are lobsters delicious, but they’re also incredibly fascinating animals. That’s why we felt that it was almost obligatory to discuss some of the things that we thought were interesting about these animals and list them below so people celebrating this holiday have something to talk about as they enjoy their meal.

Even though we can lay to rest the myth that lobsters live forever, lobsters do spend their entire lifetime growing. And we do mean their entire lifetime. No one knows exactly how large lobsters can get because modern lobster traps aren’t designed to catch the biggest lobsters, but it’s safe to say since they can live up to 100-years, they can get pretty big. In 1977, the Guinness World Record went to a lobster found near Nova Scotia that was over 44-pounds.

Lobsters have chemo-sensory leg and feet hairs that can identify potential food prospects for them. While front antennae are designed for finding food at a distance, it’s their legs that can identify dissolved food substances that might exist in the water.

At one point in time, a professor from the University of Maine created golf balls that had a core that was made out of lobster shells. This was an effort to try to keep discarded lobster shells from ending up in landfills. Since they’re biodegradable, they’re great for use on cruise ships or on golf courses near waterways. Unfortunately, they only achieve about 70% of the distance of ordinary golf balls.

It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that the best way to observe National Lobster Day is by enjoying a nice lobster dinner. This can be at a local seafood restaurant, or if a person is adventurous, then in their own home. Some of the more common lobster recipes that people can enjoy on this day include the following:

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Eggs Benedict

Chili Lobster

Maine Lobster Roll

Grilled Lobster Tail

Lobster Bisque

Lobster Cobb Salad

Creamy Lobster Risotto

Lobster Dip

Next onto our swap:

Post THREE (3) pictures and/or gifs to each of your THREE (3) partner’s profiles with the theme “National Lobster Day” or lobster. The pictures that you choose may be the SAME OR DIFFERENT between all of your partners. Please choose pictures that you think THEY will enjoy!

Only people with well filled out profiles may participate in this swap. I will be checking the night before partners get assigned.

If you get 3 pictures from your partner on "National Lobster Day” or lobster you have to rate them a 5. The heart on the rating is for if you like what they sent.

To leave a photo on someone's profile use this code ! [ ] ( Put image address here ) With NO spaces & paste the picture's link between the curved parentheses.

Practice on your own profile first to be sure it looks good because you can easily delete it there.

Pick images that are size 300 wide or smaller to be sure they fit. I go to Google images to get my pictures.

Hover over images to see their size because there will be some larger sizes there too. If you really like something click on it and go to the words SEARCH BY IMAGE and click on that. THEN go to the word SMALL and see if there is one 300 size. There are other tricks in the group thread; AN EASY way to get a small PIC from a BIG one;-)

You can find moving pictures at http://giphy.com/

Please write the TITLE OF THE SWAP ON YOUR PROFILE DECO MESSAGE too! This makes it easier for partners that are in a lot of these swaps to rate it.

Any problems, feel free to contact me.

I want to thank @anrtist for allowing me to borrow SOME of her wording.