3 January 17

This tie with paisleys was chosen by my brother (-in-law) Mark Wollenweber for me to wear to honor his 54th birthday today! This is also the 10th Day of Christmas, and the first day I've been to work since Thanksgiving! Of special note among the "holidays" for today are Drinking Straw Day and Fruit Cake Toss Day. Two other notable humans born on this date are Millard Fuller (founder of Habitat for Humanity, 1935-2009) and J. R. R. Tolkien (chronicler of Middle Earth and biographer of hobbits, 1892-1973).