Posts by acole

Quote: Forum members seem always to be asking opinions about plaids on EBay. Often it's real hard to tell what you're buying, so you often wind up buying defensively-patterns so subtle you can hardly see them. I...

I recently devoured this book after my wife received it as an office gift. It seems either you're the sort to get irritated by pervasive mistakes in written English, or you're not. As an admitted member of the former group who often...

<gulp> 19. I can't decide whether to be gratified or alarmed by this...

From my observations of, erm, certain of my older relatives, I can reliably caution you that a gift of snow tires is RIGHT OUT (despite the consideration it may show for her health and well-being).

To echo several previous suggestions, both naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene have significant vapor pressures at room temperature, which is why they work as fumigants. Warm air in a well-ventilated room ought to do nicely to remove...

Ah, Festivus... Have we ever discussed the truly parlous state of Seinfeld's wardrobe? I've never seen such awful, flimsy collars on a dress shirt, for instance. Xmas always puts me in a weird position. As a lapsed Methodist, I have...

To echo PHV, I'm interested IF a sufficiently large size is offered. My handspan is 10", or just enough to reach a major tenth interval on the piano (C -> e, for instance). My experience with most "extra large"...

Nobody is disputing the existence of informal black suits, only the propriety of wearing them. I don't see why it should be such an all-or-nothing issue. Wearing a black suit to a formal event looks tacky, but wearing one at a trendy bar...

Now, those are some originals.  We sure have come a long way in the technology of athletic wear...can you imagine wearing a sports jacket for actual sports?   I certainly don't look for extra privation in running or walking--these...

Quote: No offense, acole, I dig Jazz, but running in them? My feet and calfs (calves?) hurt just thinking. They're Saucony Grid Jazz 8s, actually, but this particular pair is shot--I've pounded the midsoles into...