If you’re happy and you know it dress alike

Before you venture too far into this week’s column, I feel it’s only fair to warn you that what you are about to read is so sickeningly cutesy-poo that if you have an aversion to sweets, this is guaranteed to make your teeth hurt or possibly make you puke.

I love my wife, and in 43 years I hope to have been married to her for 46 years. (No, that’s not the vomit-inducing part of the column, smartass.) But if my wife and I ever start to dress alike, someone please do me a favor and kill me. Continue reading »

Addressing the really important issues

The headline on Yahoo.com told me just about all I needed to know: “All eyes on Michelle’s dress.”

Here we are, having just made history by electing an African-American as president of the United States, and Yahoo was trying to tell us that what was really important was the dress Michelle Obama was wearing as her husband gave his victory speech in Chicago.

Is it just me, or does that seem a little ridiculous? Continue reading »