Category: Ties

Tie o’ the Day #2 is a CHAPS gem. A coral tie with hula girls on it can never be a wrong thing to wear. And it looks extra groovy while paired with this Urban Pipeline short-sleeved button-down. The shirt has got yer palm trees, yer VW vans, yer umbrella drinks, yer sunglasses, etc. Wahoooooo!

Summer is within reach, tbloglodytes. Spring chilliness, rain, and the stupid wind exist to remind us to count our summer blessings when the tank top days finally arrive. Yes, it will start to get way too hot, and we will gripe about that. But then we’ll remember winter’s freeze-and-fog air, and then we should kiss the burning sidewalks in gratitude for the over-the-top heat. No more b-r-r-r-r-r!

Wanna live a happy life? Be present, wherever you are–no matter the climate or season. And be grateful and make some joy, in whatever presence you happen to inhabit at that moment in the eternal scheme.

(Bow) Tie o’ the Day #1 is from the U.S. POLO ASSN. I love the white and purple polka dots on the navy blue background. (This photo makes the background appear purple, but trust me that it is blue.) Tie contrasts pleasantly with the sea foam-colored Bugatchi. When putting together the clash fashion contrast for your ‘fit, you want to make sure that either the shirt or the tie pops out from the other. The shirt does the popping out in this instance. Remember that you gotta be eye-catching, in order to make people smile.

In a half hour it will be time for Peggy to call to see if I’m ready to chauffeur her and Mom for our drinking and driving adventure. After Peggy’s call, I call Mom to make sure she gets dressed for our drive. She always manages to get dressed, sort of. By that, I mean that she puts on clothing, which is a jacket over her pajamas.

Mom rarely gets out of her pajamas these days. Aside from our ride, she doesn’t usually go anywhere. Just putters contentedly around her house. She dozes in small doses throughout each day. And she still cooks fabulous eats. Also–as I’m sure I’ve mentioned before–at 3 o’clock she watches Harry, then at 4 o’clock she watches Ellen. Mom is into those talk shows the same way I must have me some Judge Judy each day. (I bet most of you don’t know that Judge Judy is on six days per week. (They play one episode at 4 a.m, Tuesday through Saturday.) Our shows are like a religion to us both. We are unquestioningly devoted to them. 🙏

So I’m just going through some boxes in a storage closet this afternoon, and look what I see posing on a shelf! How could I resist giving the leg lamp and the X-mas tie a spotlight on Tie o’ the Day (#2), when they obviously tried so hard to get my attention? This is why I love ties! They are so clever. 🎄

Howdy, Tie o’ the Day people! What a traveling morning Tie and I had! I knew we had a trip scheduled to bigly Richfield, so I jumped into my fave-rave Bugatchi of this spring season, and a striped, silk ARROW Tie o’ the Day #1 tie.

The Richfield trek was necessary cuz Peggy’s and Grant’s eye doctor is there, and they have old eyes, which require many examinations throughout the year. (See Cast o’ Folks page from this site’s menu, if you don’t know who the aforementioned people are.) Not only does Mom not drive anymore, neither Peggy nor Grant will/can drive anywhere that is located outside of Delta. Ans so, I have learned that when you are a writer with no set work hours, you are available to haul old people around to their various appointments.

Chauffeuring the aged and infirm to all corners of the state of Utah is not such a bad thing to do–especially if you are like me and you are going to die someday, and you need to bank as many good deeds as you can in the time you have left, so you can hope to get at least your pinky toe into Heaven.😟

Tie o’ the Day #2 is from VAN HEUSEN, and the shirt hails from Old Navy. What makes the splash of this look is the complete clash of forms. The shirt’s organic forms couple fabulously with Tie o’ the Day’s geometric forms. Here’s the design equation: organic shapes + geometric shapes = DANDY CLASH SPECTACLE! See, fashion math pays off once again for anyone who is gawking at it. The impulse toward true clash fashion should result in equal parts pop-up book pages, and basic eyesore. Take your pick. Just enjoy the choice.

CHURCH BOW TIE!

Got serious? Had to furrow my brow and put my serious mug on to go to church. Sacrament Meeting assists me in my spiritual edification. Also, it’s fun to whisper during church to Sister Who Wishes To Remain Nameless. And church has a tendency to brings on naps–in church and after. 😜

Tie o’ the Day #1 is a lovely polka dot blue bow by Stacy Adams. Shirt is designed with mini green, white, and gray squares. Vest is by JOHN VARVATOS. Note the striped vest back. This ‘fit is a nice example of extreme clash fashion, cuz ya got yer dots, yer checks, and yer stripes mixed together for your eyeballs to enjoy.

Gotta get back to my naps.

FYI! Oodles of you must be wondering if I wear ties when I sleep. The answer: sometimes.🤠 [The cowboy hat is because I don’t cotton to the idea that “Home is where you take your boots/hat off.” Nope, home is wear you take your tie off.]

Roxy sports our Tie o’ the Day, a dreamy pink Stacy Adams number. Alas, we made it through our yard sale earlier today. Now Roxy has cranked up the Pink Floyd for us, and we are vegetating as effortlessly as possible.

That pun was just sitting there in the header, so I had to stretch for it. I’m not saying I made a clean catch of it, but I tried. It was quite a groaner, for sure–as most genuinely funny puns are.

Shirt’s from the Gap, and it is quite Halloween/Thanksgiving/Fall/candy corn-looking. I think there’s a good chance this shirt might be laying around on a table at the yard sale in the morning. I will pay you a quarter to get it off my property.

Tie o’ the Day #1 is a swell bolo tie, also known as a “string tie.” I bought this at The Utah Arts Festival in 1987. On the back of the creation is the date and the artist’s name: Lori Mahan. Haven’t heard of her since that day. She must not have made it to the Bigs.

Notice the fish on this piece. This works so well for us cuz it is Fish Friday. And from the look of this artsy bolo, it is also Heart Friday, and Dog Friday. School lunch menus gave us fish sticks and fish burgers on Fridays, but I don’t recall ever being served hearts or cute dogs on Fridays.😁

Delaware State Police Trooper, Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, was gunned down and killed in the line of duty yesterday. Put his family in your prayers.

Tie o’ the Day #1 (another Stacy Adams) wanted to take a ride up to the grocery store today. The darn scamp kept putting items into the shopping cart when I wasn’t looking. 3 boxes of cereal, 2 packages of Twizzlers cherry pull ‘n’ peel licorice, 2 bags of potato chips, and a package of strawberry sugar wafers. It’s a good thing I find all of those things yummy. As for what I put in the cart: A steak and Diet Coke. All I can say is that if Tie is gonna put all that stuff in the shopping cart, it should certainly be generous enough to pull out its wallet and pay for it.😤

Also, Utes hat is courtesy of a company called Signatures. Go, UTES!!!

Oh, and I’m wearing another Bugatchi. Surprise, surprise.