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Is my dad turning into a metrosexual?

My dad has always been a no-nonsense kind of guy on most issues. And when it comes to hygiene, “Head and Shoulders” has always been his shampoo of choice. As for “body wash” – well, he’s been a life-long Dial bar soap user. He’s always pretty much been no-frills when it comes to that stuff, so when it came to Christmas time and buying him “smelly” gifts, it used to be that I could get him a Brut cologne gift set and a cute popcorn tin, or some Old Spice, a box of hankies and several pairs of tube socks and he’d be content and happy on Christmas day. .....   [Read More]

Introducing Velvet Lair

I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce y’all to a blog I have started as a “companion” of sorts to this one. It’s called “Velvet Lair.” I started it earlier this year because 1) I have started back (after a long hiatus) to creative writing in my spare time and wanted to document my journey back to that at the blog, and 2) there are things I sometimes want to write about that don’t always fit into the political theme of this blog. You’ll know what I mean when you take a look. I sometimes write there about music, movies, human interest stories, cutesy stuff, etc. I suspect it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, and that’s fine. Don’t feel like you are insulting me if you aren’t interested in what you see there. I understand that my rambling on can be a turn off sometimes 😉.....   [Read More]