Remember the song from Mr.Ed - "a horse is a horse of course ". Unless the horse was Mr. Ed. ( got ya singing that one all day long). So what does Mr Ed have to do with shirts. Well - a shirt is a shirt of course unless it's Mr. Silk Shirt, Mr. Rayon shirt, or Mr. Wrinkle -free shirt. So like the amazing Mr. Ed ( who we all remember talked) your shirt that isn't a shirt also talks.
How does a shirt talk? Ok - I'll give a few minutes to think about it. The shirt doesn't talk aloud- so don't go into your closet and think those shirts are talking behind your back when light is out. Those of you who read this blog - you got the answer- yep it's talking on the ....... wait for it........care label. (ha - and you thought i'd finally finished my care label diatribe).
So let's talk shirts. Oh shirts- those bastians of maleness. The indesputable foundation of every mans closet. Let's talk about those regular everyday everyman man shirt. These come in cotton or cotton/ polyester blend. Aside from differences in color, sleeve size and neck size - they are pretty much all the same. And that my male friends is why you're shirts are the least expensive item to clean. It is the one gament that we have machines that with a well trained operator will allow faster production. ( some cleaners will stop there - but we make sure each shirt is touched up by hand after production to remove any and all wrinkles). Starch ? No starch? Which is better ? Honestly, I could make some testostorone laden comment about real men use ..... but the truth is - What do you like? It is really up to you. ( however, I will say that starched blue jeans - kinda like a denim girdle - so always a good way to hide those extra lbs - maybe that's a woman thing)
Now, let's take a trip to say ... the Bahamas? How was that for subtle? Those shirts are made of silk. Most will say drycleaning recommended or dryclean only. So could they concievable be done like your everyman shirt? No. The dyes on that shirt can not be washed, starched and pressed wet. That shirt will shrink with high heat. That shirt, gentleman, requires special care. So buy them if you understand they need to be drycleaned and the dyes are sensitive. But do not buy these type shirts if you don't want to pay the drycleaning bill. Don't get me wrong - these are great shirts. My son loves them ( but his mom owns the cleaners). All I'm saying is these shirts are going to be more expensive to maintain. So its kinda like buying a Lexus or a Ford. Both good cars but one is more nicely equipped and it will cost more to maintain. So if you choose to go to the Bahamas in your shirt buying - remember it's a Lexus.
So guys - here's the deal . When you buy a shirt .. think ... do I want to spend the money to maintain it? Why buy a Lexus to never change the oil and let it fall apart? Why go the shirt Bahamas - spend all that money on a seriously fine looking shirt - to wash into the junk yard?So a shirt is a shirt of course unless it's ...
Next week Oh shirt part 2 - so what the deal with wrinkle free? ( ask any woman - no shirt or face is ever wrinkle free with out a heck of a lot of chemicals)
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Take it off
Yes, I know it sounds like that old song from the Joe Namath shaving cream ad ( how old am I to remember Joe Namath much less that ad) But it is time to take off - take it all off. What , you asking, my clothes? No ! (unless you are Tom Selleck - but chances are darn good you are not- so leave the clothes on) So what am I talking about?
Now, inside some of your clothes (Ann Taylor for sure) is a tag that is sewn into the seam that says " remove before washing or wearing". This tag is for inventory control. But you need to know - they really do need to come out. Inside that tag is a dye pack. So just like the ones put in the bank bags during a robbery - that tag is the mini version.
So what can happen if you don't remove the inventory control tag. Well , you wont have it explode on your face or hands like a bank robber but it can explode. If you ever had a load of laundry come out with purple, red , or blue tinge - the unremoved inventory control tag could be the problem. If it leaks while you're wearing it - well it could get on you and that will take a while to come off. You will need a lot of baby oil for that one.
So check those new clothes carefully.They are in blouses, pants, and skirts. Usually , they are near the - ( ok by now you should know this ) THE CARE LABEL. So snip those control tags out to prevent damage to the garment and a very weird tattoo for you . Careful, don't snip your gament. But if you are a little wary of snipping these out - come on by and we will be happy to take care of it for you.
So once again - I managed to get care label into another blog. So now I want you to not only read that care label but get those inventory control tags out before washing or wearing.
Now, inside some of your clothes (Ann Taylor for sure) is a tag that is sewn into the seam that says " remove before washing or wearing". This tag is for inventory control. But you need to know - they really do need to come out. Inside that tag is a dye pack. So just like the ones put in the bank bags during a robbery - that tag is the mini version.
So what can happen if you don't remove the inventory control tag. Well , you wont have it explode on your face or hands like a bank robber but it can explode. If you ever had a load of laundry come out with purple, red , or blue tinge - the unremoved inventory control tag could be the problem. If it leaks while you're wearing it - well it could get on you and that will take a while to come off. You will need a lot of baby oil for that one.
So check those new clothes carefully.They are in blouses, pants, and skirts. Usually , they are near the - ( ok by now you should know this ) THE CARE LABEL. So snip those control tags out to prevent damage to the garment and a very weird tattoo for you . Careful, don't snip your gament. But if you are a little wary of snipping these out - come on by and we will be happy to take care of it for you.
So once again - I managed to get care label into another blog. So now I want you to not only read that care label but get those inventory control tags out before washing or wearing.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
The Sequel
Ever wonder if any one in Hollywood has a new idea? I mean how many Rockys, Terminators, Pirates , and Alvins can they posssibly make? Then we have old tv shows like the Brady Bunch, Starky and Hutch and The Addams Family made into movies. While enjoyable in my youth - I really peferred to just remember those with my rose colored glasses that made me think they were great. And lets not even talk about Bewitched.... oh poor Elizabeth Montgomery must have been twitching her nose in heaven hoping to make that disaster disappear. And who in the right mind ever thought that remaking classics like The Day the Earth Stood Still or War of the Worlds was a good idea? Ok - no one in Hollywood has a right mind - so what was I thinking!! But I say here and now - any one touches The Thin Man - well that is when I toss my popcorn and never spend another $9.50 for a movie again. No one can beat William Powell and Myrna Loy. No one else could possibly be Nick and Nora Charles or heck no other dog could be Asta.
So now you say - why is she ranting about sequels? Well because this is a sequel.... but I think it's a good one. Of course maybe it's just that I'm seriously serious about care labels. By now you know what care labels look like and how important to look for them before you buy. But this is the sequel .... what if you did all that and still you have The Nightmare on Elm Street happen?
So here's the nightmare - your black and white shirt has machine wash cold tumble dry. Since you are now a care label reader you do exactly what the label says and like the disaster movie the black fades all over the white.( are you hearing the music from Psycho in your head right now?) Or ( keep that music going) you take a matching khaki blouse and skirt that says dry clean only to the cleaners and it comes back not matching - the blouse is khaki and the skirt is green. What happened. Like the audience that says to the beautiful blonde - run. Run back to the store where you bought it.
How does stuff like that happen? How often does that happen?
Ok how does it happen - well it can be mislabeled. Sometimes when a manufacturer is making thousands of garments some one picks up the wrong box of labels and sews them in the garments. Sometimes like in the white and black example the dye was not properly set. That is fairly common and oh so simple to do. But to save a few pennies - it does not get done. And the now mismatched khaki - well the skirt was originally green and once again to save money the manufacturer over -dyed the skirt. That means the dyed a green skirt khaki to match the blouse.
How often does this happen - well we have a book chock full of stuff like this. But mercifully for all of us - only about 10% of garments have problems. Even high priced garments like Tommy Hilfiger shirts have had problems. Tommy Hillfiger in the 1990's was the Creature from the Black Lagoon of problem shirts. His were so bad that the Federal Trade Commission fined his company and made Tommy put a 1-800 number in the shirts for problems. And thus Tommy learned his lesson and spent the few pennies extra to set the dyes. But it took hundreds of drycleaners sending shirts for analysis to get this done.
So if you go back to the store where you bought the problem garment and they are no help. Do not give up - you can do more. You can call the manufacturer. Hey its not hard to do. I've done it and believe me so can you. In every garment is a RN number. ( gotta be there by law) That number is registered with the FTC for each manufacturer. So you can call me and I can help. Yep I have a big book of RN numbers. When you call - have the offending garment in your hands. That way you can accurately describe it and if asked can give the lot numbers or style numbers if they are in the garment. Then you explain what happened and most of the time the manufacturer will help you return the garment.
But if all this fails ..... you are still not done. Yep you are like those zombies that just keep on coming. You can ask your drycleaner to have the garment analyzied. Or you can be like Dracula and go for the jugular - write the FTC. (Federal Trade Commission c/o Correspondence Branch , Washington D.C. 20580)
Most drycleaners and most manufacturers do a good job. But if you have a problem with a garment - do not just let it go. If the store won't help( though most good stores will) keep going. It is important that you get what you paid for - a good garment that can be cleaned. ( because none of you bought spot clean only right?).
So now will care labels keep popping up in this blog like Alfred Hitchcock in his movies? Probably. But for now - I'll be moving on to other subjects. But hey if Indiana Jones can come back and Star Wars can have a prequel - so can care labels.
So now you say - why is she ranting about sequels? Well because this is a sequel.... but I think it's a good one. Of course maybe it's just that I'm seriously serious about care labels. By now you know what care labels look like and how important to look for them before you buy. But this is the sequel .... what if you did all that and still you have The Nightmare on Elm Street happen?
So here's the nightmare - your black and white shirt has machine wash cold tumble dry. Since you are now a care label reader you do exactly what the label says and like the disaster movie the black fades all over the white.( are you hearing the music from Psycho in your head right now?) Or ( keep that music going) you take a matching khaki blouse and skirt that says dry clean only to the cleaners and it comes back not matching - the blouse is khaki and the skirt is green. What happened. Like the audience that says to the beautiful blonde - run. Run back to the store where you bought it.
How does stuff like that happen? How often does that happen?
Ok how does it happen - well it can be mislabeled. Sometimes when a manufacturer is making thousands of garments some one picks up the wrong box of labels and sews them in the garments. Sometimes like in the white and black example the dye was not properly set. That is fairly common and oh so simple to do. But to save a few pennies - it does not get done. And the now mismatched khaki - well the skirt was originally green and once again to save money the manufacturer over -dyed the skirt. That means the dyed a green skirt khaki to match the blouse.
How often does this happen - well we have a book chock full of stuff like this. But mercifully for all of us - only about 10% of garments have problems. Even high priced garments like Tommy Hilfiger shirts have had problems. Tommy Hillfiger in the 1990's was the Creature from the Black Lagoon of problem shirts. His were so bad that the Federal Trade Commission fined his company and made Tommy put a 1-800 number in the shirts for problems. And thus Tommy learned his lesson and spent the few pennies extra to set the dyes. But it took hundreds of drycleaners sending shirts for analysis to get this done.
So if you go back to the store where you bought the problem garment and they are no help. Do not give up - you can do more. You can call the manufacturer. Hey its not hard to do. I've done it and believe me so can you. In every garment is a RN number. ( gotta be there by law) That number is registered with the FTC for each manufacturer. So you can call me and I can help. Yep I have a big book of RN numbers. When you call - have the offending garment in your hands. That way you can accurately describe it and if asked can give the lot numbers or style numbers if they are in the garment. Then you explain what happened and most of the time the manufacturer will help you return the garment.
But if all this fails ..... you are still not done. Yep you are like those zombies that just keep on coming. You can ask your drycleaner to have the garment analyzied. Or you can be like Dracula and go for the jugular - write the FTC. (Federal Trade Commission c/o Correspondence Branch , Washington D.C. 20580)
Most drycleaners and most manufacturers do a good job. But if you have a problem with a garment - do not just let it go. If the store won't help( though most good stores will) keep going. It is important that you get what you paid for - a good garment that can be cleaned. ( because none of you bought spot clean only right?).
So now will care labels keep popping up in this blog like Alfred Hitchcock in his movies? Probably. But for now - I'll be moving on to other subjects. But hey if Indiana Jones can come back and Star Wars can have a prequel - so can care labels.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
New Years Resolution You Can Keep
Every year we are assaulted right about now with New Year resolutions. The morning news folks bring on experts to tell us how to actually do the things we say we want to do. Yep, we can shed those extra pounds, learn to quit cussing, quit smoking or just do the things we say we want to do without fizzing out in two weeks or being complete jerks to our friends and families before we fizzle out.
So did you make a resolution? It's been 5 days - how's that working for you? Well for me - the shed those extra pounds came to a roaring halt when I made Paula Deen's " Not Your Mama's Banana Pudding". If you are a lose weight resolution person skip this paragraph. You absolutely do not want to read this. This banana pudding will change your life. Bananas taste really good - even if you haven't eaten a banana since the Gerber jar. The pudding is creamy, fluffy and rich. Instead of the old vanila wafer that turns into a gluey goo - you use a cookie. And sad to say this makes a huge 9x13 pan of yummy heaven. To make this really depressingly awful - it's super easy to make. So go to Food Network's web site - get the recipe and forget the shedding pounds. Of course we could exercise and still eat the pudding. But hey - that's too much work and it's really cold outside. I don't want to walk in the cold and then before you know it it's really hot outside and then - well you see the problem. So another year of chubby Vicky. Another resolution bites the dust.
But wait - there is a resolution we can all keep. "What?" you say. Yes, there is a resolution that is easy , requires no work, no exercise, no giving things up , and takes about 1 minute. How perfect is that? And when your friends ask you can say "yes I made a resolution." Because you know if you say " no I never make resolutions." you just sound like a lame loser with no willpower. And when asked later in the year "how's that resolution going?" You can say "going great."
So here it - before you buy any clothes this year resolve to read the care labels. EASY! So repeat after me - I resolve to read the care label before I buy any garment. ( see you're no lame loser without willpower) You are empowered. You will know exactly what you are buying and will not waste your money on over-priced clothes that cannot be cleaned. ( what would be the point of reading the label and still buying over-priced stuff that can't be cleaned just for the designer label)You can do this. And in the next few months - you will still have the willpower to continue. By December 2010 - you will have been one of the few who did it. Made a resolution and kept it.
So while you are keeping your resolution - yes you empowered resolution winner - think of me. I cannot make this my resolution - that would be well stupid. What kind of drycleaner would I be if I didn't already read the care labels? Heck , I even read yours when your clothes come here. So I am care label reader. I cannot resolve to read care labels ( lucky you and pity me).
So I will resolve to to lose weight - good bye Paula Deen. I will try to excercise - guess I should get off my tushie now and walk around the block. I will try to get into my skinny jeans - hello Special K. So while I am eating lawn and cardboard ( no -it will just taste that way) .You will be reading care labels. You will keep your resolution and me - well we'll talk next December.
So did you make a resolution? It's been 5 days - how's that working for you? Well for me - the shed those extra pounds came to a roaring halt when I made Paula Deen's " Not Your Mama's Banana Pudding". If you are a lose weight resolution person skip this paragraph. You absolutely do not want to read this. This banana pudding will change your life. Bananas taste really good - even if you haven't eaten a banana since the Gerber jar. The pudding is creamy, fluffy and rich. Instead of the old vanila wafer that turns into a gluey goo - you use a cookie. And sad to say this makes a huge 9x13 pan of yummy heaven. To make this really depressingly awful - it's super easy to make. So go to Food Network's web site - get the recipe and forget the shedding pounds. Of course we could exercise and still eat the pudding. But hey - that's too much work and it's really cold outside. I don't want to walk in the cold and then before you know it it's really hot outside and then - well you see the problem. So another year of chubby Vicky. Another resolution bites the dust.
But wait - there is a resolution we can all keep. "What?" you say. Yes, there is a resolution that is easy , requires no work, no exercise, no giving things up , and takes about 1 minute. How perfect is that? And when your friends ask you can say "yes I made a resolution." Because you know if you say " no I never make resolutions." you just sound like a lame loser with no willpower. And when asked later in the year "how's that resolution going?" You can say "going great."
So here it - before you buy any clothes this year resolve to read the care labels. EASY! So repeat after me - I resolve to read the care label before I buy any garment. ( see you're no lame loser without willpower) You are empowered. You will know exactly what you are buying and will not waste your money on over-priced clothes that cannot be cleaned. ( what would be the point of reading the label and still buying over-priced stuff that can't be cleaned just for the designer label)You can do this. And in the next few months - you will still have the willpower to continue. By December 2010 - you will have been one of the few who did it. Made a resolution and kept it.
So while you are keeping your resolution - yes you empowered resolution winner - think of me. I cannot make this my resolution - that would be well stupid. What kind of drycleaner would I be if I didn't already read the care labels? Heck , I even read yours when your clothes come here. So I am care label reader. I cannot resolve to read care labels ( lucky you and pity me).
So I will resolve to to lose weight - good bye Paula Deen. I will try to excercise - guess I should get off my tushie now and walk around the block. I will try to get into my skinny jeans - hello Special K. So while I am eating lawn and cardboard ( no -it will just taste that way) .You will be reading care labels. You will keep your resolution and me - well we'll talk next December.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Ghosts of Christmas Presents
Tim Gunn says "nothing says love like a gift that's homemade;unfortunately it also says cheapskate". While funny -he is only half right and it's not the cheapskate part. My favorite gifts and the ones I hold dearest are the gifts my children made when they were young. My daughter now 21, remember that age you were uber-smart -your parents uber-ignorant, asked when I was going to stop putting those ugly ornaments on the tree. Those "ugly ornaments" are the ones she and my son made in gradeschool. I said "never". Because to me - they are the best and most valuable ornaments I own.
So as you rush around this Christmas, looking for that perfect gift - stop. No gift is as perfect as you. You are what your family and friends desire. Any thing you give will be fine. And if you decide to make a gift - good for you. A family photo would be perfect for your parents. Husbands get a picture or a painting of your children for your wife. Trust me. If you decide to make a scarf (not that hard - if I can do it - you can do it) or a quilt or a garment be sure to include the care instructions. When you buy fabric or yarn there are instructions on the skein or the end of the fabric bolt.
Whatever you decide - buy the perfect gift that brings tears to the eyes or brings bowl full of jelly laughter or you make cookies etc. Remember you are the greatest gift of all. And heck -even if you completely blow it and give the strangest ,weirdest, crummiest gift ever- it will be memorable. For years to come it will be your ghost of Christmas presents and it will the talk of family gatherings for years. You will be famous.( and yes people outside the family will hear of you).
Merry Christmas and may God bless you and our family.
So as you rush around this Christmas, looking for that perfect gift - stop. No gift is as perfect as you. You are what your family and friends desire. Any thing you give will be fine. And if you decide to make a gift - good for you. A family photo would be perfect for your parents. Husbands get a picture or a painting of your children for your wife. Trust me. If you decide to make a scarf (not that hard - if I can do it - you can do it) or a quilt or a garment be sure to include the care instructions. When you buy fabric or yarn there are instructions on the skein or the end of the fabric bolt.
Whatever you decide - buy the perfect gift that brings tears to the eyes or brings bowl full of jelly laughter or you make cookies etc. Remember you are the greatest gift of all. And heck -even if you completely blow it and give the strangest ,weirdest, crummiest gift ever- it will be memorable. For years to come it will be your ghost of Christmas presents and it will the talk of family gatherings for years. You will be famous.( and yes people outside the family will hear of you).
Merry Christmas and may God bless you and our family.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
See Jane run ! Run Jane run!
See Jane run. See Spot run. See Jane run from spot clean only.
Sorry guys, but this really doesn't apply to you. But I promise to write a men - only blog at later date. ( and it will be good clean fun ) There's is nothing as good or good for a groan as a pun. And I am the Queen .
So ladies - why is this for you? Well - here comes New Year. And what do you need for those New Year's Eve parties? A new dress. Men , God love 'em , never seem to understand the importance of a new dress. There's nothing quite like finding a dress that makes you look drop dead gorgeous. At my age if a dress just hides certain parts and makes other parts look thinner - well it's a winner.
Since I'm no Stacey London or Tim Gunn , I can't tell you what will look good on you. But trust me - if there are big toasting champagne glasses on your chest - put it back on the rack. But what I can tell you is how to pick a dress that will last for years and is able to be cleaned.
So before you try on any dress ( yes, before because if you do this after you may tempted to buy it any way) check the care label. The care label may be hard to find. So think of this as a scavenger hunt for grand prize. It may be on the back of collar but most likely scavenger hunter it's on the side seam. This once you find it - is the font of all knowledge. This is just as important and fankly maybe more important than the price.
Why? Well this will tell you how well this dress will last. This will tell you if you will get many parties out of this dress or if you should wear it once and toss it. What? you say, spend hundreds of dollars to wear it once. Yep, that's the dirty little secret . ( told ya I was the queen) Some very expensive dresses can not be cleaned . SO RUN from "SPOT CLEAN ONLY".
SPOT CLEAN ONLY- what does that mean? Or hey, how about PROFESSIONALLY SPOT CLEAN ONLY"? It means do not spill anything on your dress. Imagine your dress with it's sequins, beads, and pearls, and you have to try to remove just the spot and you can not clean the whole dress.How is that clean? And I know pigs sweat, man perspire and women glow - but do you want a dress that will smell like glow?
So run Jane run from "SPOT CLEAN ONLY". Don't even try that dress on. That is right - walk away -leave it on the rack - send a message to designers and manufacturers that you actually want clothes that you can wear more than once.
But,Vicky, what about professionally dryclean only - what does that mean ? Problems. If there is no explanation as to why then leave it on the rack. The label needs to tell you and me why they only want professionals to clean it. But if it says professional dry clean only and gives a reason it may be o.k. So what will make o.k.? If it requires a specific solvent, such as petroleum, then it will be fine. They may want you to remove buttons or trim. And there ladies is the tricky one.
If your dress is covered with sequins and beads and the label says to remove the trim - well no one is going to want to pay to have all the sequins and beads removed to clean the dress and then have them sewn back on after cleaning. That's like making a new dress. Also, make sure that the buttons or rhinestone decorations can be easily removed. Once , again you do not want to pay to have your dress remade after cleaning.
So am I saying - no rhinesone, beads, pearls and sequins ? Heck no - let's face it nothing is nicer than a shiny new dress. And nothing catches eyes like a sparkle on your dress that matches the one in your eyes. What am I am saying is read that care label. If you still have questions - call me . I would rather you call me first and get a dress you can wear for many years than bring me dress that will be nothing but problems for me and you.
Sorry guys, but this really doesn't apply to you. But I promise to write a men - only blog at later date. ( and it will be good clean fun ) There's is nothing as good or good for a groan as a pun. And I am the Queen .
So ladies - why is this for you? Well - here comes New Year. And what do you need for those New Year's Eve parties? A new dress. Men , God love 'em , never seem to understand the importance of a new dress. There's nothing quite like finding a dress that makes you look drop dead gorgeous. At my age if a dress just hides certain parts and makes other parts look thinner - well it's a winner.
Since I'm no Stacey London or Tim Gunn , I can't tell you what will look good on you. But trust me - if there are big toasting champagne glasses on your chest - put it back on the rack. But what I can tell you is how to pick a dress that will last for years and is able to be cleaned.
So before you try on any dress ( yes, before because if you do this after you may tempted to buy it any way) check the care label. The care label may be hard to find. So think of this as a scavenger hunt for grand prize. It may be on the back of collar but most likely scavenger hunter it's on the side seam. This once you find it - is the font of all knowledge. This is just as important and fankly maybe more important than the price.
Why? Well this will tell you how well this dress will last. This will tell you if you will get many parties out of this dress or if you should wear it once and toss it. What? you say, spend hundreds of dollars to wear it once. Yep, that's the dirty little secret . ( told ya I was the queen) Some very expensive dresses can not be cleaned . SO RUN from "SPOT CLEAN ONLY".
SPOT CLEAN ONLY- what does that mean? Or hey, how about PROFESSIONALLY SPOT CLEAN ONLY"? It means do not spill anything on your dress. Imagine your dress with it's sequins, beads, and pearls, and you have to try to remove just the spot and you can not clean the whole dress.How is that clean? And I know pigs sweat, man perspire and women glow - but do you want a dress that will smell like glow?
So run Jane run from "SPOT CLEAN ONLY". Don't even try that dress on. That is right - walk away -leave it on the rack - send a message to designers and manufacturers that you actually want clothes that you can wear more than once.
But,Vicky, what about professionally dryclean only - what does that mean ? Problems. If there is no explanation as to why then leave it on the rack. The label needs to tell you and me why they only want professionals to clean it. But if it says professional dry clean only and gives a reason it may be o.k. So what will make o.k.? If it requires a specific solvent, such as petroleum, then it will be fine. They may want you to remove buttons or trim. And there ladies is the tricky one.
If your dress is covered with sequins and beads and the label says to remove the trim - well no one is going to want to pay to have all the sequins and beads removed to clean the dress and then have them sewn back on after cleaning. That's like making a new dress. Also, make sure that the buttons or rhinestone decorations can be easily removed. Once , again you do not want to pay to have your dress remade after cleaning.
So am I saying - no rhinesone, beads, pearls and sequins ? Heck no - let's face it nothing is nicer than a shiny new dress. And nothing catches eyes like a sparkle on your dress that matches the one in your eyes. What am I am saying is read that care label. If you still have questions - call me . I would rather you call me first and get a dress you can wear for many years than bring me dress that will be nothing but problems for me and you.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Lyin',Tiger, and Bares
So now we know- Tiger Woods is not the guy we thought he was. Ok, Tiger is a lyin', cheating SOB. And this knowledge effects me how? I can understand Mrs. Woods being tee-ed off.(pun intended) Would any of us blame her if she took nine iron to his butt? Not me. But this is now between Mr. and Mrs. Woods.Right? Wrong!
Here come to quote Andy Warhol " the fifteen minutes of fame" for trallops. Yes every tramp that may or may not have slept with Tiger will be on parade. The grand marshall of the bimbo parade - Gloria Allred, will tell how these poor waifs were taken advantage of and their lives are in ruins. Hey, like none of these gals knew he was married?
But at what point did this become news? Do you really need Matt Lauer naming the possible bimbos and plastering their faces on the screen. Wouldn"t you think that maybe these ladies have a little pride and wouldn't want to be known as Tiger's coarse mates. ( yes also intended).
What does this say about our society? We have turned people's shame into news and entertainment. Do you feel superior to whore in one ( ok maybe more than one)Tiger ? Do you feel superior to the shame-less hussies? NO!
So why are we bombarded with Tiger. Why the need to bare-all in the press. Heck, alot of the stuff we are getting as news is just someone guessing. Do you need to know about his pre-nup etc. etc.
News should be what effects you and me. The weather is news. Politics- news. Traffic reports - well since stations now tell ya about traffic tie-ups all over the country - not so much. I don't know about you but I don't need to hear about a 20 car pile-up in L.A. since i wasn't planning to get home here in San Antonio via the Santa Monica Freeway.
So am I saying what Tiger did was right. Heck no. But I'm not married to him. Is he a victim of his wealth, status and culture? Heck no . He's a weak scuzzball. But so are the women who knew he was married and didn't care because he is Tiger Woods. Shame on all .So now we know - but now we need to quit peeping in the Wood's family windows and let them work out or not their problems.
News is like pornography - you know it when you see it. THIS IS NOT NEWS.
Here come to quote Andy Warhol " the fifteen minutes of fame" for trallops. Yes every tramp that may or may not have slept with Tiger will be on parade. The grand marshall of the bimbo parade - Gloria Allred, will tell how these poor waifs were taken advantage of and their lives are in ruins. Hey, like none of these gals knew he was married?
But at what point did this become news? Do you really need Matt Lauer naming the possible bimbos and plastering their faces on the screen. Wouldn"t you think that maybe these ladies have a little pride and wouldn't want to be known as Tiger's coarse mates. ( yes also intended).
What does this say about our society? We have turned people's shame into news and entertainment. Do you feel superior to whore in one ( ok maybe more than one)Tiger ? Do you feel superior to the shame-less hussies? NO!
So why are we bombarded with Tiger. Why the need to bare-all in the press. Heck, alot of the stuff we are getting as news is just someone guessing. Do you need to know about his pre-nup etc. etc.
News should be what effects you and me. The weather is news. Politics- news. Traffic reports - well since stations now tell ya about traffic tie-ups all over the country - not so much. I don't know about you but I don't need to hear about a 20 car pile-up in L.A. since i wasn't planning to get home here in San Antonio via the Santa Monica Freeway.
So am I saying what Tiger did was right. Heck no. But I'm not married to him. Is he a victim of his wealth, status and culture? Heck no . He's a weak scuzzball. But so are the women who knew he was married and didn't care because he is Tiger Woods. Shame on all .So now we know - but now we need to quit peeping in the Wood's family windows and let them work out or not their problems.
News is like pornography - you know it when you see it. THIS IS NOT NEWS.
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