Tied Up Today

As suggested by my sons I am chronicling my neckwear and rationale.
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Monday, September 29, 2025

29 September 25

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I have a committee meeting today for Berea Home Village, so I observe my tradition of wearing a necktie. I have chosen my hibiscus flowers t...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

28 September 25

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The annual celebration of "Read a Child a Book You Like Day" occurs on 28 September. I chose to wear my chameleons tie and read ...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

21 September 25

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Where's Waldo? This is the 38th anniversary of the publication of the first Where's Waldo book (Where's Wally? in Britain), by M...
Friday, September 19, 2025

19 September 25

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Ahoy! It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day ! Here are some popular quotes and phrases to help you talk like a pirate: "Ahoy, m...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

16 September 25

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Happy Birthday, Mom Wilma Wollenweber! To help her celebrate this 96th milestone, she asked me to wear my "library books" tie, whi...
Sunday, September 14, 2025

14 September 25

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By special request of grandson B. M., I am wearing "the shirt that looks like it has a tie on it."
Saturday, September 13, 2025

13 September 25

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Today we are celebrating Mom Wilma Wollenweber's 96th birthday (coming up on 16 September)! She asked me to wear my bright red music tie...
Friday, September 12, 2025

12 September 25

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On 12 September 1758, early astronomer Charles Messier discovered a "new comet" which turned out to be the Crab Nebula. This obser...
Wednesday, September 10, 2025

10 September 25

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I attended a quickly-arranged online meeting today, so I had to wear a tie. I chose to show my "retired freedom" tie! The main top...
Monday, September 8, 2025

8 September 25

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Today our granddaughter T. R. turns three years old! On Sunday I showed her a few ties and she immediately picked out this one with bright f...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

7 September 25

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My tie honors Wild Rose Day (21 Fructidor) on the French Republican Calendar. Today is also "Grandparents Day," so I'm includi...
Friday, September 5, 2025

5 September 25

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Tomorrow (6 September) marks the 533rd anniversary of the day Christopher Columbus sailed from the Canary Islands, his last port before cros...
Sunday, August 31, 2025

31 August 25

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It's Fantasy Football Draft Day! Our family has had a league in the ESPN Fantasy Football world for maybe 10 years. I didn't have ...
Friday, August 29, 2025

29 August 25

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The story of the zipper begins when Elias Howe, inventor of the sewing machine, received a patent in August 1851 for an "Automatic, Con...
Thursday, August 28, 2025

28 August 25

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Beth helped me get the right look for National Bow Tie Day ! This is the eighth time I've celebrated with this cyan tie; three other yea...
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Gene Kleppinger
See my page on Facebook. I track daily historical events and celebrations primarily through Wikipedia and sites like On This Day, Holiday Insights, Brownielocks, Checkiday and BrainyHistory.
Here's a Web site that tracks social media postings about "National Days."
The Eastern Progress featured my tie collection in September 2010.

In 2015 I began learning how to tie all sorts of knots.

Here's a Web page that reviews the argument that neckties are obsolete.
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