This morning, I had to stop by the bank with several other people and sign some documents.  After that, I went to my local optometrists and picked out a new pair of prescription glasses to add to the collection.   I finally settled on a new pair of clear and black Ray Ban prescription frames that felt sufficiently geeky and made me want to code and read.  After everything, it was only a bit more than $300, mostly due to all of the extras I added such as anti-glare and a higher grade material. … [Read more...]

Nordstrom is selling bright blue Nike shoes called the nike LunarGlide+2 Running Shoe.  I wish they had all of the colors like this, I'd buy them all.  I'm busy today but I think I'm going to have to make it into the Overland Park store to pick up a pair.   … [Read more...]

Behind the mahogany shelves and tailored sales staff, these are the folks that dress everyone from Stephen Colbert to the Chuck Base on Gossip Girl, most of the Presidents of the United States to Clark Gable. They are the staff at the Garland Shirt Company in Garland, North Carolina.  They make the magic happen from bare concrete floors in an inconspicuous brick building that you wouldn't notice even if you drove right by it on your way to work. One of the reasons I like, all else equal, … [Read more...]