MSNBC’s Chris Hayes talks about tying neckties. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Let me say that I’m unimpressed with Hayes’ necktie knot. 🙂 It’s nothing personal. I’m just picky when it comes to neckties and their knots. I taught myself how to tie a tie. The reason? IContinue reading “On Necktie Knots”
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More on the Bayeux Tapestry
I wrote, about six weeks ago, about the Bayeux Tapestry, specifically about a necktie I bought that reproduces some of the Tapestry’s images from the story of William the Conqueror’s conquest of England and his defeat of King Harold II in 1066. I picked up recently a history of the Tapestry and the Conquest, AndrewContinue reading “More on the Bayeux Tapestry”
On a New Necktie
Yesterday I bought a new necktie, one with images taken from the Bayeux Tapestry. The Bayeux Tapestry depicts William the Conqueror’s invasion of England in October 1066 and his overthrow of King Harold II. William began the line of Norman kings of England, from whom the present royal family descends. The images on the tieContinue reading “On a New Necktie”