My plan was to keep churning out TIE O’ THE DAY posts during our vacation. (We know you miss us when we’re dormant.) However, the dastardly Tropical Storm Gordon– which we barely missed– had knocked out internet access on Dauphin Island, so the posts took a timeout. The neckwear did not, and I will certainly let you see what we and our family o’ ties were up to.
We begin with this photo of Suzanne and me at the baggage carousel in the Mobile Regional Airport, on the first day of our trip. Suzanne was tasked with carrying ALL our bags, since I’m still not lifting or toting anything like the luggage we packed. Each piece was so heavy that somebody must have packed cinder blocks. Besides the two suitcases she’s wrangling in this photo, Suzanne is carrying my computer bag and my Bag o’ Bow Ties, while wearing her own backpack/purse. She’s trying to figure out a strategy for getting all the bags to the rental car. I was kind and offered to carry the small Bag o’ Bow Ties and the rental car paperwork. It was the least I could do. The absolute least.
I, on the other hand, was busy wearing my shirt cape and posing. Note wood Bow Tie o’ the Day’s wings, which I had carefully chosen to wear on the plane in order to give a little extra assistance to the pilots. The flights to Atlanta, then to Mobile were a success, so wearing Bow Tie worked. Obviously.
And let me add this: You know how as you’re leaving the airplane each crew member stands at the door repeating “buh-bye” or “have a good day” to each passenger? I got to hear “Cool bow tie!” from a crew member. It broke up the insincere, monotonous exit chatter. That alone is worth wearing a bow tie around your neck in the clammy humidity of Alabama. 🛩