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Sock it to me

I really like socks. It’s odd, I admit that, but I’m a sucker for a nice pair of argyle socks or a solid pastel pair. Socks are rarely seen, but when they are noticed, they really pull an outfit together. It shows the world that you care about even the minute details. [...]

What’s the Deal With That?

In the spirit of the Seinfeld banter going on between “Cosmo” and I (below), I have to say, “what’s the deal with pants shopping?”  I had what I thought was a very simple assignment last Friday night:  go to Men’s Wearhouse to buy a pair of black slacks.  I hadn’t owned a regular pair of black [...]

2008 Election

I don’t like to get too political, but I stumbled upon this over at Rangelife and found it interesting. It’s one person’s take on the 2008 election as a blatent parallel with the NFL draft going on this weekend. I’m not familiar enough with Seamus’ knowledge of the political field to say whether it’s 100% [...]

It’s all about the lid

Sean Patrick O’Malley, archbishop of the Boston Archdiocese, was recently promoted to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI.  I think it’s XVI.  Don’t quote me on that.  Boston.com, the web site I love to hate, came through like it always does with a slide show.  That web site would be nothing without its slide shows.  While flipping [...]