Day: November 10, 2018

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I Must Be Losing My Touch

Tie o’ the Day reeks of prettiness. Just gaze at it a sec. See what I mean?

Hat o’ the Day is a new addition to my hat club. It showed up in my mailbox yesterday. I was not surprised at its arrival because– of course– I ordered it. Duh!

Anyhoo… My main bow tie supplier is Beau Ties Limited of Vermont. In my post photos, you’ve often seen me in their t-shirts and hats, as well as their bow ties. They make a bunch of misc. other stuff. For example, I have drinking glasses and a coffee mug with their bow tie logo stamped on them. And then there are the playing cards with bow tie backs. And a bow tie-emblazoned water bottle. And a lovely bow tie logo Christmas ornament they just sent me. And on and on. Heck, you can even send Beau Ties Limited of Vermont one of your neckties and they’ll turn it into a bow tie for you.

This sleep cap is a new item they’re peddling. I had to have one. It looks stunning, and that alone is enough reason to fork out a couple of bucks. But there is a practical reason I “need” this cap: My ears are cold from October to May, and I need a little sumpin’ sumpin’ to keep my ear tips warm. I like to sleep in a freezing bedroom, so this is a fashionable alternative to wearing a regular old beanie while I sleep.

A funny thing already happened to me and my new night cap. Last night, on our way home from our dinner/movie event at the U, Suzanne and I stopped to get the mail. There was a little package with my name on it, and I knew exactly what it was. At home, I opened my package while Suzanne was upstairs. I fell in love with my new sleep hat and immediately put it on. So there I was– sittin’ in the loveseat, wearing my glorious sleep hat, watching LivePD, and generally being me. Suzanne came downstairs and sat in the loveseat next to me. Picture it: I’m wearing my not-so-tame hat she’s never seen before. You can see it’s a silly, long, red-and-black flannel hat. With a tassel!!!! Suzanne said nothing about it. Nada. Not one word.

For five minutes, I waited for some kind of reaction from Suzanne. A word, a snicker, rolling eyes– a response of any kind. Nothing. Finally, I said, “Hey, do you notice anything different about me?” And she said something like, “Yeah. I saw your hat.” And then she immediately went back to looking through her JOANN’s sale ads.

Are my shenanigans getting dull, or is Suzanne starting to take my weirdness for granted? Either way, I gotta revamp my schtick.

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I Really Did Officially Study Constitutional Law

Tie o’ Last Night helped me go formal black tie to an event at the University of Utah. I even wore my black-and-white harlequin cape, but I coat-checked it at the door. Thus, you don’t see it in this picture. Every now and again, during our grand evening, I got a jolt of panic– wondering if someone had maybe seen my beauteous cape and stolen it. But then I’d remember: It’s a very out-there cape, and there’s probably not another soul on the planet who could make that look work. My capes will always be safe from theft, I think.

I’m always telling you that Suzanne is a bigly deal in the public school system. And she is. Lately, one of her tasks has been to deal with the topic of Women in Leadership– particularly the LACK of women holding leadership positions in public education.

As a result of some of her efforts, she got an invite to last night’s dinner at the U, which was followed by a screening of the documentary, RBG– about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. What a brilliant mind, in the tiniest body. I did not know that over her career as a lawyer, she had argued six cases in front of the Supreme Court, winning five of the six.

My fave amusing part of the film was when the camera followed her during her normal workout. She’s 86, and she lifts weights. She also does push-ups, along with the rest of her challenging workout regimen. Just watching her made me tired. But it also made me feel inspired, and not just to work out. It inspired me to think more about what I can do to make the future a little better for others I will never know– because, of course, I’ll be dead. But the future won’t.

BTW  I’ve written at least three times about seeing WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?– the documentary about Mr. Rogers. I’ve watched it a few times, and I’ll watch it many more. His wisdom is filled with common sense love. As I watched RBG last night, I felt like I was watching a different-but-same continuation of WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?. Both Rogers’ and Ginsburg’s lives have been about loving your neighbor and treating them with dignity. What a way to be.