This is a quick post to say I’m still here, as is the Dogs Pooping Puzzle. TIE O’ THE DAY took the weekend off, so I have not, in fact, finished counting the hung and racked neckties you saw in the photo last week. The truth is I have way too many ties, and my abacus is slower than it used to be. I promise I will have a true necktie critter count by this afternoon’s post. That means I will also be announcing the winning Guesstimator o’ the Necktie Population—who will receive the rare and valuable Puzzle o’ Pooping Dogs. Until then, the neckwear Census can verify The Tie Room has a population of 10 ascots, all shown here. Ascots are mostly worn to project an aura of snootiness. I, like most other human beings, like to pretend I’m snooty on occasion.