5 December 25

Here's my International Santa, wishing you a very Merry Christmas! This tie was a gift in 2008 from my friend Beth Blanchard (who was then working at EKU, in the International Services office). She got the tie (which is labeled Made in Italy) while on a trip to the United Kingdom.

Note about 5 December: Today marks the birthday of physicist Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976), famous for the uncertainty principle. It expresses the law in subatomic science that the more precisely you measure the velocity (momentum) of a particle, the less precision you can have for its position at that moment. So, on a grander scale, we can know with great precision that Heisenberg was born on 5 December but we may not be able to know exactly where that occurred. Haha!

27 December 24

For this Friday morning's "donuts" Zoom meeting with friends from EKU -- on the Third Day of Christmas -- I'm wearing my International Santa tie!

4 December 23

On the second day of Advent I'm letting Santa show his international influence - he's posting flags of many nations! Merry Christmas!

13 December 22

Today is a day to celebrate Christmastime around the world, with my International Santa tie!

1 December 21

December is honored to be National Tie Month, so I'm starting off with this flag-rich "International Santa" display. My calendar notes that today is the anniversary for copyright registration for Scrabble in 1948, and for trademark registration for Mr. Peanut in 1925. Thinking ahead, please note that tomorrow's date is the special palindromic string 12-02-2021.

8 December 20

 It's already the 10th Day of Advent! My tie celebrates Santa's global impact, with flags from around the world. My friend Beth Blanchard brought this tie back from a trip to Great Britain in 2008.

11 December 19

There's a world of good reasons to wear my International Santa tie today. Pick one!

Some observances: https://www.checkiday.com/12/11/2019
Many more: https://www.onthisday.com/day/december/11

3 December 18

Santa is decorating with "Merry Christmas" signs and flags of many nations . . .

6 December 17

Feast of St. Nicholas, every year on 6 December -- an internationally known celebrity.

5 January 17

It's the Twelfth Day of Christmas! This marks the end of Christmas celebrations around most of the world, except for the Armenian Apostolic Church tomorrow and Russian Orthodox Christmas on Saturday. So I'm wearing my "International Santa" tie today. When I was growing up we left our Christmas decorations up through my mother's birthday on January 6, keeping our house festive throughout the Twelve Days!

6 December 15

Today is St. Nicholas Day, all around the world! So I'm wearing my "international Santa" tie.

17 December 14

Here's my "International Santa" tie. (I think I've reported I have just enough Christmas-seasonal ties for my regular tie-wearing days in December. This is not to say that I ever have "enough" ties.)

18 December 13

Must wear as many Christmas ties as possible, while the work-week lasts!

5 December 12

For the fourth day of Advent 2012 I'm wearing my "International Santa" tie, brought from England several years ago by my friend Beth Blanchard.

30 November 11

Today on the first Wednesday in Advent I'm having lunch (as usual) with my great friend Beth Blanchard, who gave me this tie several years ago after a trip to Great Britain!

02 December 10

Today is the International Day for the Abolition of Human Slavery, a United Nations Day. So I'm wearing my "International Santa" tie.

02 December 09

December 2 marks the United Nations' celebration of the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. This is my Christmas tie featuring the flags of many nations.

10 December 08

December 10 is United Nations Human Rights Day. This tie shows Santa Claus putting up "Merry Christmas" banners on a field of flags from many nations. My friend Beth Blanchard found this tie for me while on a trip to Great Britain.