To Whiten or not to Whiten?

I've been watching season one of the Remington Steele series of the 80's. This picture doesn't really show this, but this was before teeth whitening was the fad. 

It is refreshing to see what peoples teeth actually looked like before the masses started bleaching their teeth. I find this procedure jarring from the standpoint that it is so often overdone and is obviously a cosmetic enhancement. I've seen people whose teeth almost look translucent because they didn't know when to say when.

I also had a friend that did this when it was first fashionable who protested that it was her tan that made her teeth look whiter than usual. Yea, right. If you're going to do this, at least own up to it when you are called out. If you are not ashamed to do it, then why not fess up to it?

A word of caution...

When you are seeking sponsor's for your various sports teams apparel, it is imperative that you secure the services of a good translator. Otherwise, you may end up wearing uniforms such as these....

Ouch!

Leno Headlines!

There is something so sweet, yet so wrong with this. The image of tough, grizzly guys sitting around a knitting circle seems the epitome of rehabilitation. That is until, they whittle a crochet hook down to a sharp point and shank you!

Fashion growth?

Fashion can be tough. There are so many unflattering trends out there right now. How do you decide what to buy? Well the simple answer is, buy what looks good on your body style. So, if you consider that, why, oh why, is the pregnancy top back in style? The only people this looks good on, is women who are pregnant! That's why they call it a pregnancy top. It's for pregnant women! But I digress.

This top is no better. Okay, a little better. At least it has some shape. But who wants a growth crawling down from your shoulder onto your breast as a fashion statement? How is this remotely considered attractive? And do you really want someone staring at your right breast trying to figure out what the heck is growing on it? 

I just don't get fashion right now. I feel sorry for young women who will have to look at the silly photos of themselves in these clothes when they were young and share them with their grandchildren. "Gee, grandma. You really were a dork!" Yeah, grandma what were you thinking? Just cause it's "fashion" doesn't mean you should wear it.

Happy Mother's Day! Even to the dorks. Maybe, especially to the dorks. Dorks need love, too.

It's flip-flop season!

Yes. Now is the time we bare our toes in the invention known as the flip-flop. Which leads me to make two comments.

First, my friend who sells shoes for a living reminded me several years ago when I bought a pair, that the skin between your toes needs to be slowly broken in. Yea well, shoot, that makes sense. But did I remember  that good advice yesterday? No. I went for a two hour walk in the park in my flip-flops and I am regretting it today. I cut a bandaid in half, put germ ointment on each piece and placed them between my toes. They still hurt! Heed the good advice of not going for long walks when you first air your toes in flip flops. Your tootsies will thank you!

Second, I saw the advertisement for this shoe in Sahalie. In the description they state, 'why you can even wash them in the dishwasher!' Uh, really? And that's a selling point? Does it sound remotely appealing to put your shoes in the same machine you put what you eat off of in? Sometimes I wonder about marketing departments. Now a washing machine makes sense, but a dishwasher? Ick.

Eye Candy

That is how a new drug is being marketed. 

Are you unfulfilled because you have skinny eyelashes? Did you know the definition of Hypotrichosis is to have inadequate or not enough eyelashes. Have you often wanted to have lots of long and lush eyelashes? Well have no fear. There is a new prescription drug that you can use every day for the rest of your life so that your tiny lashes will become plump! Just think. Now you can take a pill to make yourself skinny and use another drug to make your lashes fat! 

We truly have become a society that wants it all and with little work on our part. Putting drugs onto your body for a minimal difference in a eyelash seems absurd to me. They say the only side effect may be temporary itching of the eyes. Or how about skin pigmentation changes that may or may not go away. And then, of course, once you stop using this drug, your eyelashes go back to being skinny. 

I can't imagine using a new (unknown really) drug for the rest of my life for eyelashes. We are truly becoming a society that wants a pill and quick fix for everything.

Baggy pants save a life!

Authorities say a Georgia man was saved by his pants when he climbed up a 35-foot power pole and slipped. Luckily his pants caught on the metal tower preventing his fall.

The 21-year old man from Duluth, Georgia had been drinking (surprise, surprise) and ignored pleas from his companion to stop being a jerk.

Fortunately the baggy trend seem to have a benefit. They have the ability to suspend you mid-air for 2 hours until someone can crawl up the pole to "save" you. Puts sobering up in a new perspective, doesn't it?

Ah, youth. They are the ones who are going to take care of us....

Fashion

I love fashion. But only if it is good fashion that is flattering.

I'm, at times, more interested in the clothes at the Academy Awards than the awards themselves. While I was watching the 81st Awards tonight, I was surfing the photos of the clothes worn on the red carpet. I came across this photo. The following is what accompanied the photo.

"Amanda Seyfried wears a brick red Valentino gown with a bow embellishment."

Good thing they pointed out the bow. Might have missed it otherwise. 

And, uh, who the heck is Amanda Seyfried? I know I'm getting older, because I didn't know A LOT of the people listed in the photo section. 

But it doesn't really matter because I don't care that I don't know. I'm more interested in the clothes....