I wish I lived in a time and place where men still wore suits everywhere and men were still gentlemen, women ladies, and children innocent.A man walks into the room. He is wearing an extremely well-madesuit that cuts a dashing figure. The entire suit impresses upon everyone an acute sense of precision. His crisp silhouette…
Babies are smarter than you think
Your Baby Is Smarter Than You Think - NYTimes [PDF] I was never really that good at playing with little babies. I just don't do the whole motherese thing, and I often don't know what to do with themother than hold them and bounce them around. Not that I don't like babies: I love them,…
Retail inefficiency at Best Buy
On Monday I went to purchase my little headset package: the Voyager Plantronics Pro and the Rocketfish Micro Bluetooth USB Adapter. The previous night I had put the order in online for local pickup.The way I figured, I wouldn't have to deal with finding the items and I could just go straight to Customer In-Store…
What I love about the 80s
[flv:RobinSparkles_Mall.mp4 480 360] Even though I wasn't old enough to appreciate the 80's as it was happening (or the 60's, or the 50's for that matter...), I have a great love of all the oldies.One of the things that I noticed that I enjoy about 80's music is the cheeriness. I remember when I first…
The journey to find my bespoke suit – Part I
A suit is a set of garments crafted from the same cloth, consisting of at least a jacket and trousers. Lounge suits are the most common style of Western suit, originating in England as country wear. -Wikipedia I have always had a healthy attraction towards suits. Ever since I was young I wanted to have…
