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Rick has never written a serious thing in his life, some of which can be found at ESPN the Magazine, McSweeney's, Radar Magazine, Deadspin, Flak Magazine and The Morning News. The rest can be found here. He lives in Los Angeles, is a White Sox fan, and maintains a personal blog.

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Tying a tie

At this point in my life, I should know how to tie a tie. It’s ridiculous that I have somehow made it through life this long without ever having to learn to tie a tie. (Although, maybe, that’s a good thing rather than a bad thing, now that I think about it.) No joke, the tie that I use for nearly every occasion was tied by my father about 5 years ago. It has not been untied once since, just loosened and tightened.

That said, I certainly cannot be the only one in the world who doesn’t know how to tie a tie. As a matter of fact, the dudes over at AskMen.com feel that not enough of you know how to make the correct knots, as evidenced by their latest How To article. So don’t look at me like I’m a weirdo or something! There’s more folks like myself out there than you realize!

So, yeah. Go ahead and bookmark that link, not-knowing-how-to-tie-a-tie friends. It’s going to come in handy.

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