22 August 25

Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" was stolen from a museum in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 2004. It was recovered two years later.

21 August 23

Today's "SCREAM" tie celebrates (?) the theft of the amazing painting by Edvard Munch from the museum in Oslo, Norway, on 22 August 2004. I picture the painting itself as screaming during the theft. It was recovered two years later, on 31 August 2006.

22 August 22

Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" was stolen from the museum in Oslo, Norway on 22 August in 2004. It was recovered just over two years later, at the end of August 2006.

31 August 21

 On this date in 2006, Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" was recovered after being stolen in 2004.

31 August 20

 Today's tie features the most famous artwork by Edvard Munch, "The Scream." One version was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway in 2004, and was recovered on this date in 2006.

31 October 19

Today I'm attending the Kentucky Convergence Conference (a meeting about educational technology, primarily for colleges and universities). My tie featuring Edvard Munch's "The Scream" is my nod to Halloween. As my name tag says, I'm both a Presenter and an Old-Timer, conferencing like this since 1996. My own presentation is titled "Discussion Boards are Old Hat!" and I'm talking about using wikis and virtual tours for classroom teaching.

22 August 19

Picking up on the art-theft theme from yesterday . . . On this date in 2004, Edvard Munch's famous painting "The Scream" was stolen from the Munch Museum, in Oslo, Norway. It was recovered two years later and has been returned to public viewing after some restoration.

18 June 19

Today is INTERNATIONAL PANIC DAY! Do all the panicking you can today, and then you won't have to worry about it for another year. As one Web site explains, "the word panic is derived from the Greek word associated with the Greek shepherd god Pan. According to mythology, Pan amused himself by striking fear among travelers in the woods."

28 February 18

Some history sites record this as the date in 1646 when Roger Scott was tried and found guilty for sleeping in church, in Salem, Massachusetts. He was publicly whipped for this crime.

9 November 16

22 August 16

I have several good reasons to wear my tie featuring "The Scream" by Edvard Munch today! It is the opening day for classes at Eastern Kentucky University, which can be frightening for both students and teachers. We are also recovering from a frightful "failed upgrade" for our Blackboard system. But the best reason is that today is the twelfth anniversary of the day when "The Scream" was stolen at gunpoint from its museum in Oslo, Norway. (It was recovered in good condition two years later.) Nate David is just plain happy to be with his "Papa Seeds," no matter what tie I'm wearing.

31 August 15

On this date in 2006, Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" was recovered. It had been stolen from a museum two years earlier.

12-13 February 15

Happy Birthday (tomorrow) to our son-by-inclusion David Anderson! He's in graduate school for student services at the University of Vermont. He asked me to wear my "Scream" tie (based on the painting by Edvard Munch) and I decided to try a fancier knot -- this one is called the "Ellie" knot.

27 October 14

Ack! Does stress make you want to scream? Today's topic in my Honors Freshman Seminar is "stress management." My tie featuring the character painted by Edvard Munch sets the right tone.

10 December 13

I made an AWFUL mistake! When I looked at my calendar it said "Edvard Munch's birthday (1863)," and so I pulled out my "SCREAM" tie. But later I discovered that the calendar was set for Thursday, 12 December. So I'm two days early with my celebration of this awesome painting. This year there's something special to scream about -- a Christmas tree at Union Station in Washington, DC, decorated with 700 ornaments bearing this iconic face!

18 June 13

Oh, no, it's INTERNATIONAL PANIC DAY! I was ready for it this time, with my "Scream" tie.

30 October 12

THE ALIENS ARE HERE! Today we celebrate the 1938 radio broadcast of "The War of the Worlds" by H. G. Wells, as produced by Orson Welles. Thousands of listeners panicked, despite multiple warnings that it was only a radio play.

13 February 12

David Anderson, who should also be known as a Kleppinger-son, was born on this date back in 1988. He chose my "SCREAM" tie because he says it is so appropriate for various moments in graduate school (at Ohio University, Athens, OH).

12 December 11

Today marks the 148th birthday of Edvard Munch, Norwegian artist most famous for "The Scream." Next year this date should be very special . . . 12-12-12.

31 August 11

On this date five years ago, Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream was recovered safely, having been stolen from a museum two years earlier.