It’s a bit chilly outside, so Tie o’ the Day #2 is a flannel Stacy Adams. Shirt is a heavy flannel from Field & Stream. I do not lie when I say the shirt is heavy: it does weigh almost a pound and a half. It’s fantastically toasty. But I don’t wear it to doctor appointments, cuz when the nurse weighs me, that extra pound or so makes me feel fat. Yes, the cultural propaganda about women and weight works even on me.
I don’t hate the cold and rain. I’m just ready for it to go away for a few months. I love rain in the fall. The scent of rain-drenched leaves mixed with fireplace smoke is a smell of perfection. And it’s fun to crack the windows in a warm house, in order to take a deep whiff of the pleasantly fragrant outdoors–while simultaneously eating a giant bag of Halloween candy an hour or so before (and after) a hot, crock pot dinner. Now that’s the good life.
No matter our various situations, we can all live the good life. Truth, beauty, and goodness abound. We simply have to look at the world with what I call The Grateful Eye. As opposed to The Evil Eye. Or The Teachers Eyes, which really do exist in the back of teachers’ heads.
