Fashion Nightmare

I know what you're thinking - You? A fashion nightmare? No way! I look to you for all my fashion tips.

Well, brace yourselves - this blog will burst that bubble in a hurry.

Rather than continuously updating my wardrobe, I tend to buy clothes in bulk, wear them until they fall apart, and then replace them all at the same time. The same goes for shoes.

Months ago, maybe years ago at this point, I purchased new pants for work. Because it seems that I'm on a five-outfit rotation, as expected, they're all falling apart at the same time. So much so that I've been "hemming" them with packing tape for weeks. Ridiculous, I know. God forbid I learn how to sew.

I tell you that secret of mine now because this morning I dropped them off at an alterations place to have them mended. Problem solved.

It feels so good to get that off my chest finally...so liberating!

Okay. Okay. I'll give you another fashion confession of mine. When wearing shoes with no socks, I put a dryer sheet underneath each foot. Trust me, I know that's weird but I'd much prefer to give off a scent of "Summit Fresh"ness with every step instead of swamp foot.

Okay. I've said too much. Gotta go.

The Wheels On The Bus

During today's commute into work, my RIPTA bus was traveling slowly past a local yellow school bus. What I saw through the windows made me sad.
The school bus wasn't full; in fact, the seats that were being used held just one child apiece. A few kids on the close side of the bus were listening to their iPods or were playing with their phones. Others were simply watching cars go by. One young boy was sleeping with his face pressed up against the cold glass window.
That's all fine and good but I was sad to see that there were no conversations between any of the students. I bet if I was a fly on the wall of that bus I'd be the only one making sound, fluttering my paper-thin wings.
I remember my elementary school bus as a social gathering. We'd have singalongs and talk about recent Mickey Mouse Club, Kids Incorporated or Full House episodes. As I got older, the conversations certainly changed but they still occurred.
Do kids these days only communicate with help from their phones or do real face-to-face conversations happen in schools these days?