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Hats

Sometimes for dinner you need a good hat.  Though it’s considered bad manners to wear your hat inside or in the presence of ladyfolk, sometimes you have to make an exception if the hat is ceremonial–I’ve seen bishops wear their

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Bad Food and Horrible Footwear

Let’s start with a food review!  It’s the whee-ha world of Trader Joe’s frozen “meals”.  Up for review is the Butter Chicken which is stamped with the watermark “Authentic Indian Recipe”.  Yes, it’s technically true since the original probably also

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Children and Fashion

Alright, here’s the deal:  at some point you begin to care how you look.  For some this happens at five, others at fifteen, others…well, they’re the ones you see in saggy sweatpants and loose slippers shuffling through Walmart.  Child Harbat

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Going Barefoot

Kids have it right because they haven’t enough civilization and experience to do what isn’t natural.  Let’s face it, we are animals, in the species timescale just a blink away from striding the plains and bashing each other with clubs.

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Fall Fashion is Here!

Earlier than Paris, earlier than Milan, earlier than New York, is the San Diego Fall Fashion Reveal on October 8.  This year we’re happy to present the new theme:  Exotic Riviera.  Let’s set the scene:  the engine of a glossy

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Thursday Grab Bag

What I love about Thursday Grab Bag is no rules!  Nothing is too random or inconsequential!  Let’s get started. [Tuesday night, dinnertime.  Scene opens on the kitchen table where Number Two is sitting in high chair and emitting loud shrieks,

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Dressing Up

I have many, let’s call them, “eccentricities”.  One is that I like to dress up.  As Fernando Lamas says, “It is better to look good than to feel good,” and I take that a step further.  When you look good

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