2 June 19

Time for the Cac-tie! The original owner of the tie, Allan Durand Stephens, was born on this date in 1940. Its style was made famous by "Too Slim," the bass player in the musical comedy team Riders in the Sky, and it's a favorite of Allan's wife Mary Lou Stephens. Among the other hundreds of millions born today: my father, Arthur Jeremiah Kleppinger (1916-2004), my EKU Information Technology comrade Jonathan Sikora, and a certain 11-year-old young woman named Rylynn! I am personally happy to celebrate St. Eugene's Day.