26 June 26

I'm wearing my "legal pad" tie today because we are meeting with a lawyer to begin working on Mom Wilma Wollenweber's estate. We believe the process of working with her will and living trust will go smoothly! Today is also the 52nd anniversary of the first time a UPC was scanned, to purchase a pack of chewing gum.

24 February 23

 Born around this date in 1860, Thomas Holley is usually credited with inventing the legal pad. While working in a paper mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1888, Holley gathered up the scraps (called sortings) from other projects and bound them into a useful pad. He soon added the familiar lines, and then added the vertical scores when a judge wanted a column for notes on the main text. The origins of the familiar yellow color are unknown.

24 February 22

The history of the legal pad goes back to William Holley, born around this date in 1860. While working in a paper mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1888, Holley gathered up the scraps (called sortings) from other projects and bound them into a useful pad. He soon added the familiar lines, and then added the vertical scores when a judge wanted a column for notes on the main text. The origins of the familiar yellow color are unknown.

24 February 21

The history of the legal pad goes back to William Holley, born around this date in 1860. While working in a paper mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts in 1888, Holley gathered up the scraps (called sortings) from other projects and bound them into a useful pad. He soon added the familiar lines, and then added the vertical scores when a judge wanted a column for notes on the main text.

24 February 20

Thomas W. Holley was born in Canada around this date in 1860. In 1888, while working in a paper mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Holley got the idea to bind up the paper scraps (known as "sortings") into pads that could be sold cheaply. The result was our well-known legal pad, although the origins of the standard yellow color and the red margin marking (called "down lines") are obscure. This date has been celebrated (at least once, in 2011) as National Office Supply Day. In other news, today is also recognized as National Tortilla Chip Day!

7 January 20

Happy Birthday, Rachel Beatty! Rachel is my niece (-in-law), married to Matt Lang. Two years ago she chose my legal pad tie for this occasion, so it's a repeat. Rachel teaches English grammar and composition classes at Western Carolina University and Haywood Community College. I note happily that one year ago she was changing jobs from Michael's (crafts) to National/Alamo (car rentals), so she is again using her academic skills! Today is also National Bobblehead Day.

24 February 19

Thomas W. Holley was born in Canada around this date in 1860. In 1888, while working in a paper mill in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Holley got the idea to bind up the paper scraps (known as "sortings") into pads that could be sold cheaply. The result was our well-known legal pad, although the origins of the standard yellow color and the red margin marking (called "down lines) are obscure. This date has been celebrated as National Office Supply Day. My tie tack is not an upside-down exclamation point; it is the logo from Wild Ties (part of Ties.com), a wonderful source of novelty ties like this one!

7 January 18

Happy Birthday, Rachel Beatty! Rachel is the fiancee of my nephew Matt Lang, as of ten days ago. I showed her photos of my Christmas tie gifts, and she immediately chose the legal pad tie! (She is an English graduate student and teaches composition classes.) Today is also National Bobblehead Day.