Category Archives: Trends

Climbing Up on The Sandal Soapbox

sportsandal-1.jpgI’m not going to name any names here but I must put this out there: Men, pay attention to what you wear on your feet! Especially in summer.

Men and sandals… the age-old problem. Some wear socks with their sandals. Some wear leather sandals with so many straps and buckles, you can’t tell what’s going on down there. And then… there is the “sport sandal.” The sport sandal has its place. Like, outside when sporting. I think the same rules apply to sport sandals for men as to flip flops for women. Outside, going to the store, in the backyard, at the beach, cleaning the car… etc.

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American Apparel Off Our Backs!

powerfist.jpgI went into American Apparel: The Store about a month ago. While there, I felt very uncomfortable. It could have been the blaring rap music with lyrics that went something like this: “When you see a fine nigga, holla, don’t trip!” Wow, that gets me in the mood to spend, spend, spend! Apparently, AA hasn’t heard about the market research that’s been done on what kind of music makes people want to open their wallets.

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Lucky: My Love/Hate Relationship

Lucky Magazine is completely ridiculous. And I read it. Well, “read” might be going a bit far. Is there anything to read in this magazine? No. I look at the pictures. Lucky is a picture book for adult women. Sometimes, if I’ve had a stressful day, I can feel my blood pressure go down as I ogle its pages, much the way they say petting a dog or cat can do. I guess this is one of the pros for Lucky. Also:

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It’s Almost Time…

uglyorangecroc.jpg As I was walking my dog the other morning, I noticed that the birds were singing. This is quite a change from the deathly silence of morning walks in January and February. Spring can’t be far away now. I do look forward to it so. But… with the coming of spring comes something else not so pleasant (besides slush and puddles). It wakes the sleeping CROC-odiles.

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