Talking Ties
I have been reading Burl Veneer’s Tie Blog for a few years near. He reports that his tie wearing has decreased, but still gives us the scoop when he does.
As I went out exploring, I found that there are quite a few gentlemen who chronicle their tie choices for the day.
Michael, on Knot a Blog has an ongoing chronicle as well. In his most recent post, he discusses Lenten Ties. I have never really thought of ties in connection to Lent, except, of course, in the sense that perhaps people are a bit dresser for the season while attending church. He brings up a whole new concept of “Tie Deprivation” as something to offer up for Lent, or at least for Ash Wednesday. He doesn’t give up ties, just goes for a tie that is much more dour and less expressive. In otherwords, perhaps a solid or basic red and blue stripe that surely is in every man’s closet.
In the meantime, Will Stuivenga, librarian, musician, and vintage tie aficionado is celebrating the 100th tie to grace his blog.
The Great Coat and Tie Experiment was born from rebellion. Because everyone was going casual, this software engineer rebelled by donning a coat and tie. The blog doesn’t seem to have been updated since ths summer, so I wonder of the rest of his colleagues followed his trend, and therefore he has gone back to casual attire.
When wanting to know what’s new or what’s old but has stood the test in time in ties, don’t wait for a fashion editor to tell you. Look around at what other men who are not in the fashion business but take their ties seriously have chosen to get hear the “word on the street.”
Do you or someone you know keep a fashion diary online? Comment and tell me about it!
Until next time,
Someone Likes Me!
Daily Crossover just tagged VintageGent’s Menswear Daily in their Top 10 Emerging Blogs. I am speechless. I just don’t know what to say! I am not sure if this blog has officially “emerged” yet, but apparently someone has taken notice. What are my picks? What would I consider my short list of Top Ten Emerging Blogs to be? I am halfway through deciding and will reveal my choices later today (I hope!) There are four that surely you will not want to miss.
blogging | Comment (0)Whoa! A Whole Lot ‘a’ Shakin’ Goin’ On!
Yesterday Vintagent.Com was taking a little snooze. Well, not really. The site was down for a little bit. I frantically called tech support at my host, BlueHost. There was a server that had gone down (happens sometimes to the best of ‘em) and they were working to remedy the problem lickety split. I have dealt with servers and moving database before, so know how that can cripple an operation for a week or more. Not so, here.
I was very impressed. In fact, after battling it out with tech support and customer service agents at other companies that handle other electronics that are dotted around the stately VintageGent estate, I needed to be pinched. BlueHost customer service and tech support representatives are right here in the good old U.S. of A! No offense to people working hard at call centers overseas, but with more and more customer service jobs going over seas, it is great to know you have hired a company that is creating some great jobs stateside.
What’s more, I am saving loads of Washingtons because they let you host as many domains as you can stand on one account, instead of hitting you for hosting for each one.
I seldom “plug” services not relating to fashion or time past, but all I have to say to this is:
CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP FOR BLUEHOST.COM NOW. You won’t be sorry! I am floored, and you will be too for just good old fashioned value and courtesy. I’ve added a little chiclet to the bottom of my sidebar, just in case you want to find their link later.
Hen Pecked
Awhile back, I stumbled across a blog whose owner was looking for inspiration in order to write a few stories. I (as were others) was asked to come up with a name of a character and a genre. I was going to suggest a hardboiled detective, but I am sure lots of other people would choose the same thing.
So “Mrs. Polly Pickensfield,” who happens to be a hen, is what I suggested in the genre of Kiddie Lit that became the seed for a new story.
Read “Maestro,” which takes us back to a time when life’s realities weren’t minced in front of children, but were perhaps made a little more comforting with familiar settings and farm animals. I was quite impressed with the talent of the writer and the bittersweet story that came as a result.
blogging | Comment (0)Bloggers: Do You Want to be a “Dummy”?
Teresa, the nice gal over at ScribbleScratch.Com is throwing a party. Actually, since this will be occurring amongst people in various homes and buildings all over the world, its more of a “happening,” which of course transcends party on the hierarchy of cool. The “happening” is a contest and the winner will receive a copy of “Blogging for Dummies.”
The entry rules are very simple.
1) You must have a blog. If you scribble a note in your trapper keeper, no one else will be able to read it.
2) You write a blog entry on your blog letting others know about the contest. Contest page is HERE. Entry deadline is 11:59 PM EST. (Unlike the 11:59 AM that my brain had interpreted it as - therefore inspired by the contest I already had a “Dummy” moment.)
Then, of course, you need to let her know that you entered by commenting with a link to your blog on the contest page. Otherwise you won’t be entered. She is a smart cookie, but with all the reading she is doing of your fine entries, her psychic senses might be a little busy and she might not “pick up on” the fact that someone out there entered. So be direct and tell her!
And, as an added bonus, by posting news of your entry on her blog, you may just get entered twice!
So be a Dummy…enter today! Show her blog some love ! And this way that you can have bragging rights that you beat out the VintageGent-ette for the rest of the entire year, or I can brag until December 31st that I beat you out and that you clearly never had a chance.
(and P.S. -= be sure to bookmark ScribbleScratch or subscribe. Teresa is a very talented photographer and writer and her blog is worth many revisits)
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