Displaying 0 To 0 Of 0 Comments Arab Uprisings: Still Writing History I agree – even in the midst of chaos and serious matters, THAT is a howl! But man – he looks awful in Baby Blue! Definitely NOT his color. Thanks Khirad! Something light to easy the worry about the folks in Libya. This is NOT a good story. » Posted By choicelady On February 24, 2011 @ 8:56 pm I rather think, PW, that Sec’y Clinton is standing back on the advice of Obama. Hers is the traditional “domino theory” perspective looking not to the individual histories or peoples or their rights to self determination but to the Cold War mentality of pursuing ONLY what benefits the U.S. She is in the thrall of the religious right, has chosen the man most often behind the covert and illegal support of military and other dictators, Doug Coe, current head of “The Family” of extremist Christians, to be her personal pastor. Obama by marked contrast, understands national sovereignty and diversity among people and their cultural and historical experiences. Khirad – your help to us in sorting out these significant differences among nations is without peer. It helped so much during the upheavals in Tunisia and Egypt and helps even more to understand Libya in particular. We are on the cusp of world historical change. We need to know who is who and how these are not interchangeable parts in a messy whole but countries with unique histories and possible outcomes. Your constant presence in helping us to understand the differences is a major contribution. Thank you again as always. » Posted By choicelady On February 24, 2011 @ 7:37 am Thank you Cher – good, really GOOD, information. It always is, and this is a superb feature. Between Kalima’s morning blog and this, I feel bookended with good stuff. MANY thanks to the great talents here on the Planet! » Posted By choicelady On February 23, 2011 @ 7:35 pm Hi KQ – I just heard one of the constitutional attorneys on Rachel Maddow’s show note that Obama has done more in just slightly over 2 years than in all of history. The problems with these laws is that they ARE laws, not Executive Orders. If there is to be some kind of permanence, he’s had to take it slowly, use the courts well – even when it LOOKS bad – in order to render the rights as something more than temporary privileges. I know a ton more about Colonial Era law than contemporary law (I can replevy your cow should you need the help), but I had cause to deal with the federal court system over an injunction governing actions at women’s reproductive health clinics. What often seemed idiosyncratic and slow to those of us wanting things to be FAST turned out, in the long run, to be the best possible thing. We had rights, not just temporary restraints, and it made all the difference. I have learned to respect the common law system of the US even though it’s a lot more energizing to think we should fight at the barricades. Or at least used to before we got older and more creaky. What protects common law nations is the fact the courts DO work to our benefit most of the time and DO make changes that are permanent. It’s worth it. I think, that said, I’ve never read or witnessed a SCOTUS so intrinsically corrupt as the one we now have, and that, I must say, gives me pause. I’m impressed with the work Common Cause is doing to raise up the disgusting conflict of interest between Thomas and the Koch brothers that should have led to his recusal on Citizens United. I imagine nothing much will happen, but he should be impeached for his wanton ruling in favor of people from whom he took favors and for whom his wife still works. Disgusting. I have faith in the courts, I am astonished at how much Obama has gotten done legally in 2 years after decades of the erosion of rights. Now – my next fun thing to watch – the ethics commission in WI investigating the Governor for saying to the Koch imposter things that are blatant ethical violations. Nothing helps more than the bastard hanging themselves with their own egoes. » Posted By choicelady On February 23, 2011 @ 7:33 pm Memo to Members: How We Choose Front Page Posts and Other Editorial Policies Speaking of sellout…I have noticed that when I try to access something in a past HP that I found on google or whatever, if it speaks poorly of the corporate rich, and advertisement pops up THAT WILL NOT CLOSE – THE LINK TO CLICK ON THE X DOES NOT WORK. Perhaps it’s just my problem, but does anyone else have that happen? And if so – are all the past articles casting aspersions on corporate bigwigs the focus of said problem? Just asking. » Posted By choicelady On February 23, 2011 @ 5:16 pm Thank you Haruko – it’s heartbreaking! My father was often in Christchurch during WW II – he was an officer in the Coast Guard, and that was an entry point for cargo, a cessation from hardship. He brought back cowrie shells, photos galore, and a beautiful small tiki that graced our bookshelves forever. I loved NZ my whole life though I’ve never been there. It lived for me in my father’s glowing descriptions, not even all that out of date today, and the loss of these magnificent buildings along with the people whose lives are utterly irreplaceable, is heartbreaking. My heart goes out to this small country that gave so much to my father and all the others fighting all those years. They had little, but they gave without reservation in material goods and in generous kindness. NZ was my Dad’s home away from home. It rode in his heart all the remainder of his life, and in mine now. Thank you for sharing those beautiful photos and reminding us of all who suffered these last days in that tiny little place so far from us yet so near. » Posted By choicelady On February 22, 2011 @ 8:35 pm I met a woman, tortured in Iranian prison, and, though she did not say it, I got the definite feeling she’d been raped as well. She is here in the US in recovery as a victim of torture. So yes, Khirad – it simply no longer matters if Ahmahdinejad was “elected” or not. It goes well beyond that. Parenthetically, I’d like to add that one jaw-dropping HP troll whined that why was it 1 million in Egypt is a Revolution, but 1 million Tea Party people (actually more like 87,000) was NOT? My question which disappeared, was how good we FINALLY got admission from a ‘bagger that they DID seek to overthrow a DULY ELECTED administration by force and violence (definition of treason, BTW). So from that point of view in a democracy, yes, elections do matter. In Iran where elections seem to change very little – not so much. I will never be able to tell that young woman how desperately sorry I am. She said to us she could not relate to any of us at all. And she is, of course, correct. There is nothing any of us could say or do for her – we will never, Insh’allah, know what she has experienced. Never. I just hope that everywhere uprisings are succeeding there is REAL change, REAL freedom, REAL endings to torture and fear. The mechanics of how they get put in place are of less interest to me than that they are. It must end now. » Posted By choicelady On February 22, 2011 @ 8:28 pm Caru – the enmity toward unions comes from her Dominionist roots. Such non-christian observances stem from a really wacky interpretation of the Bible in which they believe the 12 Apostles were “businessmen” (as if that made ANY sense) meaning only the elites – themselves – are fit to run the world. The rest of us are supposed to be subservient and obedient to our “betters”. Being successful is manifest evidence that they are ‘saved’ and we are not. Union therefore upset the applecart by asserting authority of the masses to have say over their own lives and well being. The press from the Right to end even minimum wage is part of this – we should be happy to starve, GRATEFUL even that we are poor and hungry. Bob Cratchit should have nothing on US for our meek gratitude for a lump of coal from Scrooge. This is behind a great deal of the GOP action these days – a theocratic interpretation of Christianity that would make Jesus blanch and theologians everywhere hysterical. But it has currency among a lot of the Libertarians (Rand Paul for one) and TeaBaggers who are closet Dominionists. They will not be happy until all of us are submissive and docile with them in power. Democracy is anathema to them. And Jefferson MAY have written that about the 51% taking away the rights of the 49% BUT I will lay odds it was before there was a bill of RIGHTS. Rights cannot be eroded or cut via votes – rights are rights. Public sector employees are not covered by the NLRB, but they, ironically, have been empowered by Citizens United that gave unions the same rights as corporations. One cannot eradicated contracts and bargained rights without due process which legislative fiat most decidedly is NOT. I foresee that the eradication of union rights and the limitation of bargaining to ONLY wages will become a major court case in which I suspect the SCOTUS rulings will actually uphold the unions. It is imperative that in terms of message we have pushback on this issue of pensions – they are NOT paid out of any state’s general revenues. Contributions are made as in any agreement, public or private, and paid out of separate investment funds. If and only if that fund goes broke do pensions get command of tax revenue. So it’s the Big Lie. In CA the fund took a real nosedive in the stock market crash – and has rebounded to nearly 66% of the original investment pre October 2008. That’s enough to stabilize payouts for some time. If people buy in extra time, it’s their money alone. The state contributes NOTHING. So what is that to anyone? That helps older workers get a better deal. If you work 20 years, you get 40% or your highest pay which for many people is a pittance. In states that do not allow public workers to contribute to Social Security, it means someone topping out at $60K (the norm) gets $24K upon which to live. Big whoop. Where can you live on that? Certainly not CA. Putting in your own money to bump up your pension to $30K is hardly graft and corruption or easy livin’ ESPECIALLY if you don’t get Social Security. The REAL graft is high level appointees, college heads, etc. who are usually GOP cronies. They are making NO sacrifices at all. Why? They are not in unions. So they are not being cut. If those salaries – in the $300-400K range – were cut, it would actually MATTER. We have far too many supervisors today because eveyone wants the upper management stratum for their middle age and comfort. That is disgusting, but no one challenges THEM. So WI, OH, IA, and several other states are facing massive civil unrest from people who’ve been putting one foot in front of the other, doing the work, and now getting kicked in the teeth over it. And all because some jerks decided that America in 1890 was the model for success. Forward to the Past never worked for any nation. We talk about the “race” to be number one – but in fact all we’re getting is the Race to the Bottom for the majority. That’s not progress. » Posted By choicelady On February 21, 2011 @ 9:11 pm Invite For Collaboration Part 2: Arianna was a supporter of Hillary’s. Hillary is deeply tied to the Dominionist right pseudo Christians in having Doug Coe, leader of C Street and The Family as her pastor and mentor. AH supported that crowd for YEARS during her halcyon days with Newt, her own husband, et al., so I think she and Hillary were and are in sync. I do not trust Hillary. I do not trust Arianna – I think the march of the Dominionists is the most dangerous phenomenon in America, and these two lead the pack. Obama specifically distances himself from the core corporatists surrounding the C Street folks and he ascribes to very different principles of morality. His victory then was a disaster for C Street and their web of CIA, Cold War neo-cons, and those who believe American Exceptionalism means we wade in, guns blazing, into every hiccup in every nation in the world. His refusal to do that – to ratify Honduran RW coup leaders, his willingness to stay OUT of Egypt and now other MidEast upheaveals – is the first time since before WW II, maybe since the War of 1898, that we’ve ceased to impose US imperial goals on every other nation. So not only is Hillary far more embedded in the traditional imperial mind set of C Street and their allies but Obama is a direct threat to them. Arianna, as part of the former network of RW imperialists, needs to bring Obama down. She is the most duplicitous person using progressive memes to undermind progressive actions and thus secure the RW forever and a day. It’s her real people. It’s he real home. » Posted By choicelady On February 21, 2011 @ 9:27 pm Evidence please? I have yet to have anyone show me a single fact – oh, sure, lots of allegations – about his actually doing something that is in sync with the neo-conservatives. » Posted By choicelady On February 21, 2011 @ 9:18 pm Oh wow KQ – yes, the BEST overall analysis I’ve read. I am on the State Strategy Group for Single Payer in CA. In principle I love it, but I’m getting cranky (surprise!) with the folks who dis the gains we’ve just made. Now progressives are sneering at it as “Obamacare” as if there were something WRONG with it. There are weaknesses – and paying individually to what the insurance and provider rates are remains a poor use of our federal dollars – but overall, as escat shows, getting affordable care AT LAST has been a benefit to millions. It’s a GREAT start that would indeed be infinitely improved with a public option. Only once in the course of doing the policy work on CA single payer did we do a fiscal bill. Much of it was adopted – the costs to individuals – by the federal reform. There were huge problems with the financing, too. It required a tax on estates over a certain value (I forget what) that seriously troubled seniors. Only the UK has a national health system. We would do worse than emulate Canada (though the financing is totally regressive with the 17% VAT that falls heavily on the lower income people) or several other systems. What Americans fear is the Gulag – the gray, possibly grungy, clinic where you are a number assigned to a cold and heartless doctor, probably with filed steel teeth. Stories – true stories – about lowest common denominator care do arise. An Irish friend had stubbed his toe badly and lifted the toe nail from its bed. He went to the Irish health service where they removed the nail – without anethesia. Eeeeuuuwww! OK – you know, we don’t HAVE to do that! Killing pain just cannot be bankrupting the system. But that’s what everyone fears. I researched Medicare and was pretty horrified at how little it covers anymore. The out of pocket and decuctibles are high. It’s definitely better than nothing, but the RW has gutted some of its provisions over the years. One thing every system should have, and may do NOT, is a “lockbox” for the contributions. Canada’s national health funds are routinely raided as are our Medicare funds (and Social Security). We have to stop that. I and you and each of us donates a portion of income to our future medical care – and it’s OUR money, not a slush fund. Never DID get over the headlines in the 80s that Reagan was taking $86 billion from SS. Anyway, thank you for SUCH a great summary. We all have to be thinking about this. In the meantime, we have a GREAT start. Let’s not let it go. Anniversary is coming up March 23 – let’s build on what we have not cut it off at the knees. » Posted By choicelady On March 4, 2011 @ 6:51 pm I feel fairly sure, Wolf, that if you have an old grudge against some Perfect Boy Scout, I have an old cat I can lend you… » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 6:13 pm Indeed! » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 12:28 pm For sure! We girls would NOT have welcomed you anyway. Think of that as a reprieve. What if you HAD found the Girl Scout camp and we treated you like “stinky booger-brained boys” as we were so inclined? It would have been much longer than 50 years for you to recover. Things happen for the best sometimes. » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 12:27 pm Has anything changed? Their ban on boys who are gay is SO disgusting given that Lord Baden Powell was gay. What else can you expect from a group that is just inches away from REAL brown shirts? It so depended on the leaders, and they recruited “REAL men” who inculcated too much bigotry into the purposes and impacts of what could have been a pretty cool organization. » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 12:25 pm Never mind. It wasn’t that big a deal. My younger brother – the “perfect kid” – was a Cub Scout then a Boy Scout. He was insufferable at best, being perfect at everything. When he got to be a Scout and collected badges like other kids get M&Ms, he was INTOLERABLE. Best thing I remember is that he was lying on the living room floor reading, wearing his scout uniform. Our cat walked over, calm as could be, and without any preliminaries threw up in my brother’s hat. That’s all I have to say about it. I share your disinterest. » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 12:21 pm Mid-Atlantic Trip Part 15: D.C. by Night He does, doesn’t he? I’d not noticed until you said that. Maybe he’s not as weird as he looked on first glance. See? We can all find something positive if we try. Thanks, kes! » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 9:04 pm Oh no! I did not KNOW that! Well, I will stay clear of THAT! Wait. I don’t go there anyway. Whew – that’s easy. » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 9:02 pm And we ALL know how gorgeous your photos are, Khirad! We want the Technical Glitch Guy as a permanent fixture, but NOT on your post! I can hardly wait to see your photos! » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 6:16 pm I just saw him in my grocery store, Sue. He DOES get around! » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 6:15 pm ChrisR – as a trained historian myself, I would posit that compared to the Homestead lockout or national RR strike or ANYTHING in the post-Civil War era, this is pretty small. I have family and friends in the public universites in Ohio, so I’m very, VERY worried, but this is NOT the secular end times scenario. Not yet. And whether it goes down or not has a great deal to do with us, with whether we are willing to be present on the issues. You, in the private sector, CAN speak out on behalf of your colleagues in the public sector – and join them if and when the picket lines come. We do NOT have to take this stuff from the forces of darkness. First of all – I’m reasonable convinced that a legislature cannot legislate away either contracts or, especially, the right to be a union. The NLRB can become involved since the right to organize and bargain is federal. Why no one is asking that question – can the OH and WI legislatures DO this legally – is beyond me. Across the nation the forces of Kochs and the Family ARE conspiring to end unions. It’s the Dominionist top desire since they posit rule by elites, are anti-democracy, and think working people should be forever grateful just to HAVE jobs and never make a peep when the rich decide to extract more value for their own pockets by picking the pockets of working people. In the public sector it’s a desire to get more goodies without ever paying for them, and certainly to prevent a tax hike on their obscene accumulations. But no – the dark, purple clouds are not YET thundering overhead. The Force can be with all of us as much or more than with them. The issue is how much will do we have to see other people’s lives as important to our own? In “The Terminator” she heads off, pregnant and alone. How different would it have been had she had legions of caring people around her? In only movies does the sole person fight off evil single handedly – and that’s where we go wrong. It is and always has been Egypt, Eastern Europe and Solidarity, South AFrica – we win when we come together. Waiting for the white knight, for the brave woman, for any single person is futile. ChrisR – expect to see you on the public employee picket lines in Ohio. That’s where the strength to overcome the Terminator lies. » Posted By choicelady On February 17, 2011 @ 7:23 am Worth sharing….”The Disease called ‘Perfection’ “ HH – I had to go back to look at your earlier post. If you are struggling with eating problems, you have my heart. If this is just how you ARE, then why does anyone have any more right to castigate you than if you had green eyes? The issue lies only in two things – that you are healthy and that you are in sync with your own self. That’s ALL that matters! I used to be very small – was a 3 for some years. I’m not any more. And I like who I am MORE now than then when I was obsessed with looks and size and weight. I’m also vastly stronger and healthier than I was then – I’m many years older but many ways better. But I had to stop tormenting myself over imperfection – a 3 wasn’t “small enough”. Well, I’m not that any more, but I like what I look like and am happy with who I am. I wish you health and happiness, self acceptance and love of who you are as you are. If you have that, you have all the riches of the world! » Posted By choicelady On February 16, 2011 @ 9:34 pm Abby – while driving today, I heard an interview with a woman who has written a book, “Cinderella Ate My Daughter”. She has noted the explosion of “girlie girl” marketing, way past anything in previous times, linked to Disney female characters. There are gossamer dresses, tiaras, make up for pre-pubescent little girls, high heels in tiny sizes, and every damned bit of it is PINK. Peggy Ornstein, the author, noticed that not only do these things exist for little girls – hyper-sexualizing them and turning them into creatures with very narrow tastes and life goals (being attractive to men), but they exist for ADULT women, too. You can get a “Cinderella dress” in which to get married, carrying the fantasy into at LEAST your wedding. Stepford Wives meet Tinker Belle. Ornstein heard one of her daughter’s playmates castigating the daughter for not having some thing or other in PINK. The playmate said, “That’s NOT for girls so you shouldn’t have that.” Wow. Ornstein says it’s almost impossible to buy even crib sheets or othe things for girls that are NOT pink. Boys get more variety – not neccesarily nice stuff, but lots of differences – but girls today are surrounded with pink, pink, pink. This is the only measure of Perfection. Pottery Barn and other stores told Ornstein they have tried to get some variety, but PARENTS demand the girlie-girl stuff. What luck will any little girl have in setting her own cap for her own self if her own PARENTS keep pushing the single standard on her? Obviously the Pink Disease does not possess every girl. Many go on to care about education, sports, the arts, science, and to have well-rounded views of attainable achievement. But many girls – TOO many – exist for only the view of how they can please men, narrow views of what is beauty, limitations on their actions (especially if they believe being smart is an obstacle), and fear of self. It leads to a standard of “perfection” that is pretty much unattainable but gets to be overwhelming – anorexia, bulemia, etc. are rooted in trying to be what society demands but that we are not. I LOVE Trisha Yearwood, the C&W singer, for her marvelous song, “Real, Live Woman.” Yearwood is not skinny – at points she’s been quite heavy. But man can she SING! And at all points in her life, she is beautiful. “Real, Live Woman” has a video (it’s on YouTube) of her sitting on the roof of a roadhouse and peep show. As the curtains rise for the men – the women are: real, live women. Teachers, nurses, waitresses, old, young, large, svelt – and the looks on the men’s faces are glorious as they smile and are enchanted by what they see. I LOVE that! It made me cry the first time I saw it. It’s profoundly honorable. I think you’ve hit on something SO important, Abby. I think this is a version of “American Exceptionalism” that corrupts the core of personhood by imposing standards of perfection that cannot be. I am quite small with small hands, and I had a man – a large man with large hands who plays beautiful classical guitar – inform me that my failure to be a concernt pianist was a failure of WILL, that if I wanted to and worked at it, I could do anything I chose. Same pernicious issue – I will NEVER play Rachmaninoff. My hands are just too small. But there was imposed an external standard of perfection. It took me years to get over the guilt of that imperfection until I finally, in absolute exasperation, realized I cannot REACH that far, and that’s that. At the core of racism, isn’t there also a belief in perfection? And that perfection has a hue and shape and voice and appearance? We don’t seem to be able to appreciate that difference does NOT equate with ranking. Being different is not being inferior. It is just variance, not quality, and the artificial standards of perfection don’t allow us to revel in the differences between and among people, of looks, of accomplishment, of character, of intelligence types, of anything. Abby – I think you have contributed profoundly to our understanding. I thank you for this great post. It’s something to mull over and keep in the forefront as we assess what’s happening in America. VERY helpful! » Posted By choicelady On February 16, 2011 @ 9:14 pm Abby – thank you! I have thought the same many times. The rejection of the ordinary, which extends to our dismissal of people who are NOT perfect, is one of the most corrosive aspects of our society. Our disdain for the “flyover” parts of America leaves us bereft of some pretty good values of honor, duty, decency, simple fun, and human kindness. The flyover people in return snob us as lacking in common sense and good judgement, thereby missing all who have those traits. I had a house that was imperfect. It’s floors sagged and windows were old and drafty, but I realized that I had everything I ever wanted – even if it was not quite as I’d hoped. I still do. I deal daily with people who whine that, at late middle age, they feel their lives have been meaningless. I don’t. I’m not sure anymore what it takes to be grateful, what it takes to know when you’re well off. During the celebration of what Egyptians had accomplished, one woman showed up simply to whine how “we don’t have democracy in America.” To which my reply was raised eyebrows and a snort. Get OVER yourself! Of course we do! Imperfect but we have it. Thank you for this post – it is important for us to keep perspective on what IS good as well as what is not. We can’t change anything if we don’t know what is worth keeping. » Posted By choicelady On February 16, 2011 @ 9:09 am Welcome to the Planet, JB. I second MTW’s sentiment – WASPs simply never HAVE these problems with the police. We aren’t profiled ever – we’re the “norm” which means DWW is never going to be an issue. I’ve had my own problems with the racist Philly cops though. Years ago, in the middle of the civil rights years, I worked in Philly, lived in a transitioning neighborhood, and got assaulted by two white men for being with the “wrong” person. The cops would not take a report, would not do ANYTHING since the perps were gone and we were mostly unharmed. Their sneering disregard for me, for being a “race traitor”, was over the top apparent. It was, for a young middle class white woman, a shocking, eye-opening experience. Long a supporter of civil rights, I was shoved into the world of racial fear – just a taste, just a moment – to finally comprehend that violent racism was not just a Southern problem and to understand how deeply embedded it is. NAively believing people would honor my right to pick my own companions and friends, I discovered it was absolutely NOT true. But I could walk away. I could go around the corner and be OK in white society. My friend never could have that security, not even now. What happened to you is better than then – the cops were not so brutal and contemptuous – but you still were profiled. I never am or ever would be. I trade on that – my white middle class respectability not only gets me out of jams but gives me credibility with police. The only time I’ve been arrested is for justice and intentional; otherwise nope. I’ve been pulled over for expired tags (the sticker was riding around in my purse – kept forgetting to put it on) and simply cautioned since I had it with me. Had I been a Black woman instead of white? Probably would have had a citation. A Black male? Probably would have had the car tossed. My stomach is curled in knots with the fear of what could have happened to you. Yes, attitude matters. But the set of circumstances 99 to 1 would NOT have happened to me to put me into that situation where my attitude is what let me live. I share your wife’s horror of ‘what could have been’ and how on the edge your safety was. I have good friends who are police officers, and I know the dangers they face, but our society has set up an “us v. them” scenario in which YOU will always be “them”. There are not words to say what all of us here feel about what happened to you. Most of us will not walk in your shoes ever. But we walk with you in heart. We hope our presence and our witness helps a little. It will never make it OK. » Posted By choicelady On February 16, 2011 @ 8:20 am From a union worker family standpoint… Love you BDM!!!! Good on you, as Molly would have said. » Posted By choicelady On February 15, 2011 @ 9:24 pm If you’re paying what we pay for health care (I wish it were that cheap, but let’s go with your naive analysis) but you’re gettin guaranteed care with no chance of recission or, like KQuark, getting reamed out so you cannot get coverage at ALL, then just WHAT are you bitching about? Unions don’t cap pay. Corporations cap pay. If you got good wages without belonging to a union, then the union got them FOR you if it was a union shop. You’d NEVER make it here in a NON union shop – it’s all a race to the bottom. I am fine with right to work – but if you’ve declined to join a union, then you must bargain for your own wages and benefits and not get a free ride on the collective bargaining agreements. Uh-uh-uh – no ripping other people’s work off! You think you’re hot stuff? Let’s see you go it alone. » Posted By choicelady On February 15, 2011 @ 9:22 pm LOL!!! I’m so glad to meet the two of you – I think I’m the only anti-war protester who marched 10 miles in a skirt and stockings. I DID have the sense to wear flats. I’ve always dressed fairly conservatively until recently. We have almost no traffic in our 2-person office so sweats are the mode of the day when I’m writing. But in public? Heels, pant suits or dresses, and yes, I still freaking wear stockings. » Posted By choicelady On February 15, 2011 @ 9:16 pm Hey – its a fashion statement! Wear mismatched flip flops with elan, and bingo – you’re a trend setter. » Posted By choicelady On February 15, 2011 @ 9:14 pm That’s so sad, but I’d urge them to turn on Rhee not each other. » Posted By choicelady On February 15, 2011 @ 9:12 pmComments Posted By choicelady
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