The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: fashion

  • A Great Way to Celebrate Earth Day

    What can we do? Quite a bit, actually.

  • Dressing Like the Dominant Group

    Be careful who you flatter with your imitation.

  • The Rational Dress Society

    Women should not have to harm themselves for fashion.

  • You Can’t Have My Hawaiian Shirts

    Spread the colorful love!

  • Your Stool is Worth HOW Much?

    My doctor was running late. (Aren’t they always?) So I found myself sitting in a waiting room with nothing good to read. Out of pure desperation, I began flipping through a fashion and style magazine. I figured that would be good for a laugh, and I was right. It never ceases to amaze me how…

  • The Bumblebee Shirt

    I am convinced that some people should not be allowed to dress themselves. You know the ones. You pass them on the street and the first thing that crosses your mind is, “What the hell were you thinking this morning?” I must admit I’m not exactly a fashion plate myself. Comfort matters much more to…

  • Lifestyle Sanctimony

    I love to people watch, and operating a drawbridge as I do, I get plenty of opportunity. Half the time people don’t even realize I exist. They must assume that the bridges open themselves. I particularly enjoy unique individuals, and as I observe them I make up stories in my head about what their lives…

  • Back to School at 46

    A couple of years ago I decided that my life had hit a dead end and that what I needed was a massive “do-over”. So I quit my job, sold my house, and went back to college to get my third degree. The first time around I was straight out of high school, and it…

  • A Newfound Respect for Journalists

    The other day I got an idea for a blog entry. I was going to write about the death of the wristwatch. I mean, I haven’t seen one in ages. And what do you need one for anymore? We have cell phones and laptops and a whole host of other electronic devices that include time…

  • It’s World Hijab Day. Should I Care?

    In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a Muslim. I’m a Unitarian Universalist. But I have worn a hijab on two occasions. Since I am not a Hijabi (which is a woman who wears a hijab), and have not experienced what it is like to wear a head scarf day in and day…