I chose today's tie because its shimmering mixture of turquoise and silver patterns reminds me of spider webs. At least that's the best I can do to celebrate the birthday of Elwyn Brooks ("E. B.") White (1899-1985). One of his best known works is "Charlotte's Web," a wonderful story of friendship and devotion in an "odd couple" of a spider and a pig. I was surprised to learn that the book was targeted for banning from some school libraries in 2006, based on some parents' objections to the immorality (in their view) of portraying any creatures except humans as capable of speech.
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