Month: October 2017

Bow Tie o’ the Day traipsed through the forest with us. Whenever I’m in tall timber, my ties and I fondly remember repeatedly watching SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS with Mom. And then I start singing “Lonesome Polecat.” My favorite lines: “I’m a lonesome polecat/…’Cause I ain’t got no feminine polecat/…Cain’t make no vows/To a herd o’ cows.” 😆 As much as we always enjoy watching it with Mom, I’ve never yet figured out how a movie about kidnapping girls is considered good, clean fun. Just wonderin’. 🤔

Even on vacation, Ties o’ the Day and I try to be fair when it comes to sharing closet space with Suzanne. We gladly go halvsies with her. It helps that I own no clothing in need of hanging up. Well, ok—most of my clothes should live on hangers, but that ain’t how I roll. Folding and stacking my wardrobe in my suitcase works for me. My ties manage to take up my share of the closet anyway, despite using only one hanger. 😛

Tie o’ the Day is being worn by Sasquatch, as he walks off to work holding his cellphone in one hand and his briefcase in the other. And he’s wearing socks with the same design as mine. Watch the news, cuz I anticipate many Big Foot sightings will be reported while I wear shorts with these socks. Here at Lake Tahoe, I’ll look like a tourist in a touristy place, wearing a gimmicky pair of novelty socks, fresh-bought from a tourist souvenir store. 👣

So baby Tie o’ the Day went with us to check out the shops and casinos in the area. We walked up and down and around and in between, discovering the variety of material offerings available to us. Suzanne found an amazing ruby ring, which I want to buy for her. But…we got thirsty in a casino and I ended up spending all of my money on two Diet Pepsi’s. 💍

There’s chillin’, then there’s chillin’. Tahoe chilled up quickly tonight, so Tie o’ the Day valiantly acted as my scarf as we walked to and from the gym. I took off Tie while I wheezed through my workout on the treadmill, and I joked with Tie that the treadmill’s display panel is a giant’s Fitbit. Tie exuberantly thinks I was serious. But I’m not poppin’ the balloon of Tie’s belief yet. Even the ties are on vacation, and nobody needs to have their joy shattered while vacationing.  🏃‍♀️ 🎈

Bow Tie o’ the Day had to teach me a wonderful rule to which you must adhere when taking a break from your workaday life.  For most of the first full day of your vacation, something like you see in this photo must be your view. When you’re awake, the ceiling is the attraction you should spend your precious time gazing upon. The rest of your valuable hours should be spent tucked in and asleep under it. 😴 🛌

Bow Tie o’ the Day and Suzanne and I jumped on a plane this morning, and we ended up in Lake Tahoe—where we get to chill in a niftastic resort with Suzanne’s parents for the week. Actually, I’m sure the ties and I will annoy her parents with our tie-ly shenanigans. I mean—how many times can they stand for me to ask, “Hey, does this bow tie make my butt look big?”  ✈️ 🏔  ⛵️ 👔

You can see Leona Riding is playing, up in them thar hills. And she and Bow Tie o’ the Day say, “Orange you glad to see us?” 😜

Bow Tie o’ the Day’s colors honor Grant Crane’s military service. My shirt honors him playing with farm cats who were drawn to him. I’m missing his funeral, and missing him already. When I was a kid, he was in my bishopric when they interviewed me about a wrongdoing . After we figured out I was not guilty of the offense, Grant let out a huge sigh of relief. His face said, “Whew!” I don’t know which of us was more relieved that I wasn’t the culprit who did the deed. 👌

We can declare this Tie o’ the Day to be a “tie of all ties.” This tie cost a bit more than I usually allow myself to spend for any of my neck friends. But how could I not own a tie decorated with ties? There was no debate going on in my brain about whether I’d open up my wallet wider than is my custom. Ka-ching!! I do admit I hid the receipt from Suzanne though. You know—I’m not stoopid, and I don’t have a death wish. 🤑 👔 💸 😉