The Four-in-Hand How To

• Begin with the wide end on your right and extending about a foot below the narrow end of your tie.
• Bring the wide end of the tie over the narrow (right side to left side).
• Bring the wide end underneath the narrow end (left side to right side).
• Bring the wide end of the tie over the narrow again (right side to left side).
• Bring the wide end of the tie through the back of the loop (left side to center).
• Hold the front of the knot loose with your index finger; pass the wide end down through the loop in front.
• Remove your finger and tighten the knot.
• Hold the narrow end of the tie and slide the knot up to the collar.

From tieguide.com

Nash claims second straight MVP award

PHOENIX (CP) - Victoria's Steve Nash was already considered one of the best players in the NBA.

Sunday, he solidified his place among the league's all-time greats.

The Phoenix Suns superstar was named NBA most valuable player for the second year in a row, becoming just the ninth player in league history to do so. The six-foot-three guard joins elite company that includes Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan.

The 32-year-old confessed he has a hard time comprehending his newfound place in basketball history.

''I have to admit, it's a little bit uncomfortable to be singled out amongst all these great players two years in a row,'' Nash said at a Sunday news conference. ''I have to pinch myself. I couldn't believe it last year, and to do it again is even more difficult to understand.''

Canadian Press
5/7/2006 5:43:16 PM

May 7th workout

Good Mornings - 31 x 12, 31 x 15
Dumbbell Press - 78 x 6 each arm

[To the tune of James Blunt, "Wisemen", from the album "Back to Bedlam".]

New Tool

Here's an excerpt from Darryl Sterdan's Winnipeg Sun review of 10,000 Days:

Those hoping for the naked aggression and power of the band's earlier days may find 10,000 Days a long, slow slog. But those willing to be drawn into the depths of Tool's dark artistry will find more than enough happening beneath the surface of these songs to keep them occupied for the several hundred days until the next visitation.

[To the tune of Tool, "Wings for Marie / 10,000 Days", from the album "10,000 Days".]