More Than the Knot

La Cravate: Originally made popular by 17th Century Croatian Military stationed in France.  As legend has it, the name was derived from the French who poorly pronounced the word “Croat”, short for “Croatian”.  Louis the XIV had adopted the style, which in turn made the necktie a symbol of status.  By the late 18th Century, the style Continue reading “More Than the Knot”

A New Year’s Resolution

January 15th came and went, and so did 92% of the people’s resolutions made just two weeks prior. Also, in case you missed it, January 17th was officially, “Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day”.

Statistics show that only 8% of all people who set a New Year’s resolution actually stick with it. I have seen this first hand at the gym. The parking lot was packed the first week of the year and you could Continue reading “A New Year’s Resolution”