Tieing One On For Mickey

        

           As a lighter part of their column this week, Ann Marie Timmins and Matthew Spolar of the Concord Monitor write about Rep. George Lambert’s many ties.  Apparently he tries to match them with whatever is happening on the House floor on a given day.

            Been there, done that.

            Not that I have a long history of this kind of sartorial splendor, but lately, I’ve found myself reaching for a Mickey Mouse tie every Wednesday morning.  I bought it for times when I thought the House would be delving into Mickey Mouse stuff.  There’s hardly a day it doesn’t apply now.

            Two years ago, I wasn’t planning to dress any particular way, but it seems my subconscious was getting the best of me.  I was fond of a black shirt, solid white tie combination, and fellow Reps began to notice that when I wore that combination, I was in a dark mood, a mood for business, a mood when I wouldn’t suffer fools lightly (not that I ever do).

            I’ve largely given up the black and white combination this session.

            Sadly, Mickey Mouse seems more appropriate.

            Then there’s that donkey tie, a gift from Chris Spirou (before he sailed off to Greece to become President of Manchester's Hellenic University--I kid you not).  Sort of like education funding, I cherish this tie and seem to need it more and more every day as my fellow Republicans seem determined to hold our freedoms hostage and drive us back into minority status.

            Ah yes, what will it be tomorrow?

            I feel a mouse coming on--AGAIN.