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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Gone

I knew that it had been a good vacation when yesterday I went to tie my tie before work and completely forgot how. I put it around my neck, one end longer than the other and then I froze. I simply could not remember what to do next. A brief moment of panic passed over me. Did I have a stroke that erased that piece of knowledge? If so, what else did I lose? Would I get on the bus and forget when to get off? Would my words come out garbled and confused?

I tried a few combinations, but I couldn’t get the tie right. Then I tried not thinking about it and just letting muscle memory take over. That didn’t work, either. After several years of wearing a tie almost daily, how did I forget? Next I would forget to wipe, and then I would forget to even go to the bathroom before urinating, and then I would be thrown into a nursing home, wetting my pants and drooling onto my shirt.

Finally, I resorted to the Internet to save me from myself. Thankfully, BrooksBrothers.com has tutorials on how to tie a tie. I followed their examples and finally got myself ready for work… and managed to get off the bus at the right stop.

Posted by Aaron on January 6, 2009 12:22 PM

Comments:

I'm somewhat embarrassed, and somewhat proud to admit that, I STILL don't know how to tie a tie :-)

Dan

Dan Knutson
January 6, 2009 2:03 PM

You should have called me - I would have come over and helped.

Jon C
January 6, 2009 7:42 PM

Glad to hear you're still functioning. Really, Aaron, you tell a great story. I think Strunk and White would concur.

jon
January 11, 2009 9:26 AM

First timer here. Love your blog. :)

The same thing happened to me when I tried to tie my shoelaces the other day, Aaron. I felt so stupid.

Take care,
Tee

Tee
March 2, 2009 8:29 AM

Your turn to post an opinion.

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