Watches

The Ol' Man is a big fan of watches...nice watches. My dad gave me a Rolex when I went overseas for the war, and we've accumulated a few others since. Brightling, Omega, Doxa. On the first of each month, we change watches so the other watches don't feel left out. Besides, why own great stuff if you're not going to use it, be it watches, china, clothes? Why leave that stuff in the drawer? If you buy something - use it! Enjoy it!

Are "Muffin Tops" any better?

Girls don't get off scott free either. The "muffin top" look is equally ridiculous. According to Wikipedia, "Muffin-top" is a generally pejorative slang term used to describe the phenomenon of overhanging flesh when it spills over the waistline of pants or skirt in a manner that resembles the top of a muffin spilling over its paper casing. This generally occurs when an obese or overweight person wears low-rise, hip-hugger pants, or midriff-baring tops that are too small." I'm all about women having curves...the super skinny, bones-showing look gives me the creeps, but, squeezing your butt into jeans that are too tight so that you bulge over the top, that's just as unattractive as the low jeans on guys. And, it can't be comfortable! What ever happened to wearing clothes that fit? Where's the harm in that? Personally, I like clothes that fit. I'm not into clothes that pinch, or squeeze, or fall off. I'm into skirts (comfy!). The boys always ask why I wear skirts, and I say, "because your dad likes to kiss me when I wear skirts!".

Fashion?

Maybe I'm totally out of touch. Maybe I'm old, a geek, not "with it". I'm probably using even the wrong words to even describe how old fashioned I am. Be that as it may, I think the "fashion" of ridiculously low pants is way beyond stupid. Every time I see this sorry trend, I get the overwhelming urge to run up to the offender and yank their pants down to their ankles. It would be soooooo easy! What is this fashion statement suppose to be saying? At least the mini skirt showed off legs...I'm not sure what this is suppose to be showing off. "Look at my Underoos!"? or "Hey, I've got clean undies on, just like mom said, in case I get in an accident."? How comfortable is it when you have to continuously pull on your pants to make sure they don't end up around your knees in a step or two? This is a picture of Travis Barker who is the drummer for the band Blink-182 (and I had to look that up on the Internet, because I had no idea who this guy was). Where have all the role models gone? I sure don't want my kids growing up wearing their pants around their butts.