I'm letting Mona Lisa smile enigmatically to honor the birthday tomorrow (on 15 April 1452) of Leonardo Da Vinci. And I'll mention the birthday anniversary a few days ago of Papa Dave Tennill, father of our amazing daughter-in-law Courtney. He gave me this shirt with the logo from his geothermal installation company WaterFurnace® (because he gave up wearing ties when he retired).
Our grandson Paul and his younger sister Dana Rose had birthday celebrations recently! Paul's daddy helped him choose my tie for today -- brightly-colored children's hands!
For Easter I usually wear my butterflies tie, because butterflies represent resurrection well. This time I've chosen this very bright flowery explosion instead! The Lord is risen indeed!
Happy Birthday, daughter Amanda Wheeler! She asked me to wear my fleur-de-lis tie because she loves France and New Orleans!
Today, 18 March 2024, is a memorable day in the history of the Kleppinger/Wheeler families. Through the legal powers of the Madison County Family Court, Judge Nora J. Shepherd declared that Branston Michael Kleppinger is the son of Benjamin Kleppinger and Amanda Wheeler! Branston is also adored by his siblings Evelyn and Tinslee, ten cousins, several generations of aunts and uncles, many special friends, four grandparents and a great-grandmother -- living mostly in Madison County! Branston is 5 and a half years old. He gave me this green tie (his favorite color) for my birthday last year, so I had to wear it today!
St. Patrick's Day! According to my mother, our York heritage traces back to England, Scotland and Ireland. My work on Ancestry.com has not revealed any ancestors' birthplaces in Scotland or Ireland yet, but I'll keep looking.
Being retired is not an excuse from celebrating Pi Day on 3/14! I am working outdoors at home today, but I circumvented my gardening clothes to wear this π tie for 3 minutes and 8.4 seconds, which is 3.14 minutes.
It's one of the first days in 2024 when it's comfortably warm to wear a T-shirt. So I'll take this chance to don my retirement present from my good friend and EKU IT comrade Philip Gump -- a very casual way to wear a necktie!
Chicago, one of my all-time favorite cities, was incorporated on 4 March 1837. I was last there several years ago and it's definitely time to go again!
2 March marks the birthday of Theodore Geisel (1904-1991), known better as Dr. Seuss! The Cat in the Hat always sports a bow tie, so I'm wearing this tie on my bow tie shirt!
