Well, it wasn't a lie, exactly. It was an error of omission.

I had forgotten, when I wrote my previous entry, that I have worn a bow tie on two occasions during the past couple of years. Special thanks to Matt -- a lawyer, of course -- who pointed out the error of my previous claim that I hadn't worn a tie in three years.

Here is a picture of me at Dustin's wedding in September of this year. As you can see, the bow tie doesn't make me look anywhere near as awful as the green necktie last week did. In fact, I'd say the bow tie makes me look rather svelt, relatively speaking.

Fortunately, no photos of me wearing a tux and tie at my own wedding survived.

So, what do you call a standard business tie that isn't a bow tie? I mean, if I had said "neck tie" in my last post, would you have understood that I wasn't including bow ties? Hmmmm.

Either way, I hate ties.

xoxoxo,

--Allan