Tied Up Today

As suggested by my sons I am chronicling my neckwear and rationale.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

19 November 25

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 I'm sporting a new tie created for me by our good friend and cat-godmother Pam Corley. It's hand-dyed with genuine indigo! We know ...
Monday, November 17, 2025

17 November 25

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August Ferdinand Möbius was born on 17 November 1790. He was a mathematician whose fame circles around the strange properties of the " ...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

16 November 25

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Yesterday (15 November) marked the birthday of Otha Dell Brigance (1922-2000), grandfather of our daughter-by-inclusion Rachel Haskins. My t...
Friday, November 14, 2025

14 November 25

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Today, Peter Norton is 82 years old! Norton was famous in the 1980s-2000s for producing great software like Norton Utilities and Norton Anti...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

9 Novermber 25

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My calendar for 9 November points to the first known recording of classical music, a performance of Handel's "Israel in Egypt,...
Friday, November 7, 2025

7 November 25

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"Poppin' Fresh!", the Pillsbury Doughboy, turned 60 years old on November 7th! He appeared in his first television commercial ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

29 October 25

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Happy Birthday, Jennifer Fairchild! Jennifer is a professor of communications at Eastern Kentucky University. We had shared experiences with...
Monday, October 27, 2025

27 October 25

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For today's Berea Home Village committee meeting, I'm dressing up with red and silver diagonal stripes. I hadn't worn this tie s...
Sunday, October 26, 2025

26 October 25

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We are celebrating grandson B. M.'s birthday with a party at a pumpkin patch farm today! He asked me to wear these bright, friendly pops...
Friday, October 24, 2025

24 October 25

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Grandson B. M. chose my neon green tie for me to wear on his seventh birthday! His favorite color has long been green, matching my own favor...
Thursday, October 23, 2025

23 October 25

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October 23, or 10-23, is always Mole Day ! It celebrates the number 6.02 times 10 to the 23rd power, which is known as Avogadro’s Number. In...
Monday, October 20, 2025

20 October 25

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On International Sloth Day, I'm wearing my sloth tie! It says "don't hurry . . . be happy." You can see some sloth activit...
Sunday, October 19, 2025

19 October 25

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For the opening of National Chemistry Week I'm wearing my chemistry formulas and lab equipment tie. A real chemist wouldn't ordinar...
Friday, October 17, 2025

17 October 25

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It's National Pasta Day! It's also long past(a) time to wear my Garfield tie (where he wears a necktie)! His favorite pasta is lasag...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

14 October 25

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I amazed/amused the staff at Eye Care Center of Richmond today with my eyeglasses tie and tie clip! My eyes are in good shape. It's fun ...
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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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