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Friday, January 30, 2015

“To the poor, borsht (beet soup) tastes as good as caviar to the rich.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Lavish (abundant, liberal, generous)

Lavish entertainment was provided for the guests.

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A book: “Manners Culture and Dress: of the Best American Society, including social, commercial and legal forms, Letter Writing, Invitations, &c., also valuable suggestions on Self Culture and Home Training” By Richard A. Wells, A.M., Illustrated,, King, Richardson & CO,. Publishers, Springfield, Mass., and De Moines, Iowa, 1891.

Introductions.

Chapter 4.

Pages 50-51

Form Of Salutations.

“To turn to our every-day forms of salutation. We take off our hats on visiting an acquaintance. We bow on being introduced to strangers. We rise when visitors enter our drawing-room. We wave our hand to our friend as he passes the window or drives away from our door. The Oriental, in like manner, leaves his shoes on the threshold when he pays a visit. The natives of the Tonga Islands kiss the soles of the chieftain’s feet. The Siberian peasant grovels in the dust before a Russian noble. Each of these acts has a primary, a historical significance. The very word ‘salutation,’ in the first place, derived as it is from salutatio, the daily homage paid by a Roman client to his patron, suggests in itself a history of manners.

“To bare the head was originally an act of submission to gods and rulers. A bow is a modified prostration. A lady’s curtsey is a modified genuflection. Rising and standing are acts of homage; and when we wave a hand to a friend on the opposite side of the street, we are unconsciously imitating the Romans, who, as Selden tells us, used to stand ‘somewhat off before the images of their gods, solemnly moving the right hand to the lips and casting it, as if they had cast kisses.’ Again, men remove the glove when they shake hands with a lady---a custom evidently of feudal origin. The Knight removed his iron gauntlet, the pressure of which would have been all too harsh the palm of a fair chatelaine: and the custom, which began in necessity, has traveled down to us as a point of etiquette.”

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Hello.

Yes, Correct;

The U.S.A. 1969

First Moon Landing

Is Indeed A Fact

‘Lighten Up’

[I’m beginning to get ever so tired after this long workweek.

If I begin to speak complete gibberish is because I’m tired.]

(We tend to chores while the television is on.)

It was 7:30 A.M. the last time I turned on satellite (correction) television to catch any glimpse of world news and current events, however.

We turned to Aljazeera News and enjoyed one full hour of pre-taped and some live news segments about international events and happenings around the globe.

When I think about it: this morning seems ever so far away like a foggy dream or a hazy memory and everything which was important then doesn’t seem ever so important now eleven hours later as I write this on this very night at 6:35 P.M.

Now, one of this morning’s news segments was about a Canadian astronaut who grew up in Canada’s farmland as a boy.

As this astronauts’ voice came through our television’s speakers he spoke about how difficult it is for one to learn to become an astronaut and the years of study and preparation and assimilation and human hours of experience and expertise doesn’t begin to describe the sacrifices made or the time spent towards the development of human civilization and science and math and classical arts and ethical athleticism.

As a matter of fact I didn’t get to see much of the television programming news segment since it took the entire hour for me to sew two holes shut on one of Eric’s Armani long sleeved navy blue Polo shirts he’s not worn once ever since the shirt came via postal service about three weeks ago and by accident I placed two holes in it as I cut the tags off along the seam. (Sigh.)

As I sat and listened to the astronaut on the television I settled into his soothing and calm storytelling voice.

The astronaut’s voice carried me far-far away to a place called the “International Space Station.”

After hundreds and thousands of times of orbiting the Earth the astronaut spoke about his personal perspective and how he acutely observed different sectors of Planet Earth from the “International Space Station.”

While the astronaut described his experience while orbiting around the Earth from the “International Space Station” he spoke about Manhattan Island as a specific example to concretely convey how the very first time he observed the island of Manhattan from outer space he was aware of how much detail he could see with the bare naked eye thus the following times in orbit he more precisely and deeply observed Manhattan as he did so for many different regions of the Earth throughout his space expeditions to the “International Space Station.”

The astronaut spoke about carrying a small personal camera on his person and whenever he had a short moment to spare then he’d take one photograph of something which truly captured him in outer space looking in on Earth.

He then took his photograph and quietly and respectfully placed it back into his pant pocket and went about his work checking engines and switchboards and cables and all the neat stuff which goes into outer space expertise.

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As it might be I still don’t know the name of this particular astronaut thus I must research it next week.

The amazing aspect of modern intelligent and smart television is how mature an outlook it has on the world and how optimistic and hopeful it is for a brighter and more conducive world of intelligence and peace and creative problem solving.

Television started out its journey as an adult not as a blabbering idiot or running around in its underwear for that matter. No.

Television was brought forth for adults by adults.

As the decades progressed…

Television regressed.

There’s Stewardship in everything we commit our time and energy to it otherwise there’s no worth or importance to any of it.

The magnificence to television is it started out as a service to the public paying taxpayer and news was real news in those days of old.

The remarkable aspect to television is more precisely the people who truly contribute to the next seven generations of intelligence and calm attitude and creative problem solving since the globe is now become overpopulated and uneducated.

Television is a service created to inform the mass public about objective news and current events.

Television’s main purpose is to inform about international news and weather and current events.

When modern television doesn’t meet basic requirements such as vital and objective and broad informative factual news then television becomes stale and antiquated and outdated and most likely something or someone else makes the big bucks since T.V. killed the radio star and the internet killed the T.V. star.

Television’s only real and meaningful purpose is to broadcast objective international news from around the globe yet for some reason modern television seems to consistently drop the ball thus certain programming must be boycotted and ratings must suffer to show anyone other than ourselves how much power united individuals hold in this steadfast world of big money and corruption.

Boycotts are good.

Boycotts means reason and logic prevail in a chaotic world of human destruction and hatred and bitterness and violence.

Television used to do its job well and thoroughly researched.

Television used to be meaningful since former stewards took their job seriously rather than low-paying wages without health benefits.

Who knew television would become antiquated early into the twenty-first century.

Modern television seems to refuse to change its regressed programming thus viewers already jumped ship and went over to the all amazing internet Age in which one can skip all of the commercials they want or watch whatever they want without any restrictions or hindrance or interruptions.

Modern television refuses the one thing it was supposed to do well: television was supposed to educate and make humans smarter and more intelligent since school doesn’t cut it anymore.

Television is power thus it must be respectfully done well.

Modern television rather sit on the bench than play ball.

Modern television seems nervous like an insecure public high school kid to show how smart he truly is.

Modern television seems like a bore at any party.

Modern television seems to be the last one to know international news happening around the globe.

Modern television hasn’t caught up in fashion style since 1996 much less knows the latest Moscow headline or British byline.

Modern television doesn’t see itself from outer space thus television’s enormous ego gets in the way of portraying how tremendously delicious it is to be alive with intelligence and smarts rather than braces on their brains.

*) Have a wonderful smart and intelligent weekend like the rest of mass culture will 313 million plus people not interested in football whatsoever.

*) If one’s going to go and watch Super Bowl commercials 2015 then please watch online and don’t give T.V. any of the ratings whatsoever. (Thanks. What a great help.)

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,179

Word Count: 1,277

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 5,120

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #342 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #94 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #1 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #15 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Thursday, January 29, 2015

“Cheap borsht (beet soup) is a blessing to the toothless.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Infamous (of very bad report, famous for a bad quality)

He established the reputation of being an infamous character.

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Introductions.

Chapter 4.

Pages 49-50

Salutations.

“It would seem that good manners were originally the expression of submission from the weaker to the stronger. In a rude state of society every salutation is to this day an act of worship. Hence the commonest acts, phrases and signs of courtesy with which we are now familiar, date from those earlier stages when the strong hand ruled and the inferior demonstrated his allegiance by studied servility. Let us take, for example, the words ‘sir’ and ‘madam.’ ‘Sir’ is derived from seigneur, sieur, and originally meant lord, king, ruler and, in its patriarchal sense, father. The title of sire was last borne by some of the ancient feudal families of France, who, as Selden has said, ‘affected rather to be styled the name of sire than baron, as Le Sire de Montemorenci and the like.’ ‘Madam’ or ‘Madame,’ corrupted by servants into ‘ma’am,’ and by Mrs. Gamp and her tribe into ‘mum,’ is in substance equivalent to ‘your exalted,’ or ‘your highness,’ madame originally meaning high-born or stately, and being applied only to ladies of the highest rank.

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(Corrections: from “through” to “thru” to “threw.”)

(Correction: from “Marino” to “Merino.”)

My two packages of “Benetton” clothes arrived for scan at 5:23 P.M. at Koeln, Germany. How exciting!

Thank you postal service.

My four “Old Navy” Women’s Soft Vintage/Charcoal/M/Petite t-shirts for a total of $35.00 arrived today by postal service one day earlier than expected. (Thank you, everybody.) (The t-shirts were consistently measured and cut and fit well enough.) Progress was made.

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Hello.

Clothes as

Hidden Derogatory Forms

In Television Messages

Experts tell me: There’s no connection between what one sees on television and how one lives out one’s life. (Okay.)

Experts also explain to me: One of the main reasons why television hosts or presenters dress ever so badly (derogatorily or sexually explicitly while on mass media or television) is because such personalities mean to give “someone” they know well the “middle finger,” (most likely close family members.) (Okay.)

Experts inform me: About the “nervous” psychology of television thespians or hosts or presenters thus is the reason for such professionals to only mentally “hone-in” or “focus” on people which such television professionals secretly dislike or hate and often subconsciously think about while performing and wish to personally tell off but can’t or won’t or haven’t yet thus sneakily such television professionals dress as lewdly as possible to make their families or friends uncomfortable or angry since television presenters or hosts get shortsighted about their overall audience and only think about the people they know and not about the audience they don’t know or see.

It’s been explained to me: The reason why any television hosts or presenters dress offensively like any teenager with their “middle finger” up or penis squeezed thru a toothpaste tube or vagina squirt is because if such professional individuals were to ever stop long enough and consider the rest of their millions of audience members then most likely such television presenters or hosts would indeed pass out from fright. (Okay.)

(It still doesn’t excuse their unprofessional misconduct in wardrobe.)

Hello, the rest of us are still here.

Mostly television presenters or hosts badly or inappropriately or aggressively or derogatorily or overtly and sexually explicitly dressed is accomplished as any strong signifier for either “mommy” or “daddy” to go “fuck themselves.”

Point made.

Point taken.

[(Great!

So the rest of the audience gets manhandled to sit through and watch “petrified” and “anxious” television performers or hosts give their “grandmothers” the metaphorical “middle finger” by overtly and covertly subliminally deceptive wardrobe messages hence television hosts or presenters don’t seem to think pass their own nose yet such professionals don’t either clearly or distinctly represent themselves to an entire mass audience only to a niche market or few who love raunchy lewdness and body parts falling out of the lotus flower.)

We know exactly what “tits and ass” look like.

Please, tuck them back in. Thank you.

Please, don’t blind us with your shit.]

Ah, the psychology of anything.

What will it take for professional television hosts or presenters to understand the finite idea about the rest of the world watching no matter what personal hardships or struggles or difficulties or absurd relationships or distraught emotions one might be under; the rest of the world is still ‘out’ there and we can see you.

It’s imperative for our modern television hosts or presenters to “get it right” thus they must mature and graduate to a whole new level of adulthood and join the rest of their audience members as we make this remarkable journey of thoughtful “semiotics” and “meaning” and “significance” because isn’t almost everything significant in one form or another?

Isn’t “everything” which is conveyed semiotic? Yes.

Perhaps, television has no barring or pressing implication or worth in the lives of everyday real people, however.

Nevertheless, anything going or coming across broadcasted airwaves signifies some form of message or other? Yes? Yes.

There seems to be something vastly vague or crude or insignificant or disruptive or overtly deceptive about the split between television and reality.

Isn’t the entire point of “everything” for the world to be more connected now than ever? Yes.

Then why aren’t we more connected by way of high set standards and regulations and healthy viewing policies?

What keeps television from severely following through with one of the most important aspects of conveyance in signifiers such as clothing or wardrobe attire especially used for television presentation?

Nothing keeps clothes from conveying professionalism and astute culture.

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In conclusion:

Mostly, modern television’s wardrobe and attire is the same as watching any freakish fifteen year old masturbate with broken shards of glass across his penis while he slashes away at his tender blue veins with a sharp razor blade since he hates himself so much and wishes to feel anything at all so long as he doesn’t have to feel the depth of his humanity or loneliness or desperation. (Yes, I made up such imagery.)

[Major look. (One can see it with one’s mind’s eye.)]

Since mostly, if not then, all clothes are overt or covert messages then what will it take for the message in the bottle not to read, “Fuck you and go get help.”

What if the message read, “By the time you read this then mostly I’ll probably be dead or rescued or still waiting for a reply, so here’s wishing on a star and you.”

What about overtly sexually explicit clothes which draws the eye to create and make complete distinctions about the character of another or lack thereof?

Do modern television executives and producers and directors and writers and talent and crew not understand the vast complexities and social computations which go into the summary of another which can and does either make or break one’s career?

What is it about modern television executives and producers and directors and writers and talent and crew who make them ever so ignorant or uneducated or passé and boring about the semiotics of clothes and wardrobe and attire over broadcasted airwaves?

What is it about modern television which doesn’t know class or sophistication especially when it comes to a well put together wardrobe?

Does modern television come from the gutter?

Is modern television trash?

Is modern television immature?

Is modern television uneducated?

Is modern television a dead beat?

Is modern television an over sexed dead Hippie?

Is modern television a pervert?

What keeps modern television from respectful communication?

What keeps modern television back from its maturity?

What will it take to get modern television out of the late 1980’s and 1990’s and bring it into the year 2015?

What will it take for modern television to see the broader picture of audience rather than lewd niches?

What will it take for modern television to get over its tit obsession like a wet masturbating boy?

What will it take for modern television to become a mature and handsome man, any woman would want to date?

What will it take for modern television to properly wear clothes and put on a clean shirt?

What makes modern television ever so behind the times?

What makes modern television ever so antiquated?

What makes modern television ever so unattractive?

What makes modern television a perverted creep?

One may act “weird” from time-to-time, however.

One mustn’t become a “weirdo” like modern television publically masturbating expecting its audience not to get insulted when sperm shoots across our television sets and into our living rooms with a near miss across the face.

What will make modern television cool?

What will keep modern television from its perverted little stares and long awkward silences?

From now on: Every time, one sees television thespians or talent or performers or actors half naked or with their “tits or asses” hanging out: Remember this: They’re dressed in such a manner to give their grandma the big “fuck off” send off they always wished they could give her in person but didn’t have the courage to do it. (Okay.)

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,412

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 3,843

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #341 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #93 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #1 without stress: I love it. (Nope. No screaming. Silence.)

*) Week #15 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

“What’s cheap is expensive.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Filch (to steal, to pilfer)

When the grocer was not looking, the hungry boy was tempted to filch an apple.

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Introductions.

Chapter 4.

Page 49

Salutations.

It is the salutation, says a French writer, which is the touchstone of good breeding. There have been men since Absalom who have owed their ruin to a bad bow.

According to circumstances, it should be respectful, cordial, civil, affectionate or familiar---an inclination of the head, a gesture with the hand, the touching or doffing of the hat.

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(Correction: from “turn over” to “turnaround.”)

P.S. No, I don’t wear leggings in public however I do like to wear securely belted durable stiff materials and thick dark high waist denim skinny pants or jeans which the fabric is soft to the touch yet robust and durable designer jeans at $138.00 a pop on discount for a total of $40.00. (Whew.)

Yes, “philosophy” isn’t (is not) any type of science. (Correct.)

My Benetton packages are in Milano, Italy tonight. How exciting!

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Hello.

Developments

Pima Cotton

2014

Pima cotton like any other cotton has an extensively beautiful and brutal history towards better civilization and humanity.

Pima cotton for sure is absorbent especially with dark colors like stark blacks and navy blues.

Pima cotton has a tendency to hold dye quite exceptionally well long after the fabric wears out.

There’s something magical about the way Pima cotton can and does beautifully absorb color.

Mostly with blacks it’s difficult to get the color black to look ever so stark as it ought to and Pima cotton seems to stand the test.

Pima cotton is named after the Pima Native Americans.

Pima cotton is an extra long staple (ELS.)

Pima cotton is cultivated in the Southwestern parts of the United States and Australia as well as Peru.

Pima cotton is considered a “superior blend of cottons.”

Pima cotton tends to hold extraordinarily well under rugged outdoor situations and circumstances.

Pima cotton can and does shape and mold well to the contours of its designers’ purpose and intent except without consideration for...

Pima cotton is thick to the touch than other blends of cotton.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for chopping wood and feeding teams of sled dogs.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for long cross country ski treks across and thru miles of natural woods.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for al fresco weekend mid winter afternoon lunches cooked over open fire and frozen falls beneath our feet.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for long afternoon weekend expeditions snowshoeing across mounds of ice to capture photographs of icicles made by the tremendous slamming waves of cold and snow and wind and drifts of sand and pieces of dune.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for bog walking around semi-sinking mud holes as swarms of mosquitoes and black flies take a stab at one’s arms and head for Sunday afternoon lunch.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for bog walking while a young man questions one’s life purpose and preaches gospel dribble spoiling the natural wonder and beauty of any sundown twilight nature walk.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for cleaning out barns and picking up after horse manure in the middle of dark cold winter nights without any end in sight to the work other than one’s favorite jealous horse’s rear end and more compiling debt and a life one didn’t want or wish for.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for ant hills and bee swarms and biting black flies in the middle of August afternoon heat and twilight sunset.

Pima cotton sure is durable and made for getting yelled at by perfect strangers while one volunteered to clean up after mouse dung at a public food bank.

Pima cotton is made for all of those exceptionally difficult situations in which one must get dirty and pick up leaves or sweep up saw dust or neighborhood garbage without penetrating skin.

Pima cotton is made for outdoor use.

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Pima cotton is scratchy.

Pima cotton ever so fervently pokes thru sweaters and camisoles and tank tops and other high quality undershirts.

No matter how many basic layers of clothes one wears to protect themselves from the ever poking nettles or prickly hairs of the Pima cotton one can’t totally or completely save one’s skin from the never ending battle of scratchy Pima cotton against the skin.

Pima cotton shapes and molds all too well in the sense once Pima cotton is molded then it rarely softens or takes any other form or shape other than the measurements of a strict ruler causing Pima cotton to be unwavering to the ever moving and complex contour lines of one’s body.

Pima cotton doesn’t seem to know how to relax around social settings thus it holds its rigidity upright...

Pima cotton doesn’t seem to know how to laugh at itself therefore it continues to poke as a weak form of self expression.

Pima cotton sure is uncomfortable at the best of times.

Pima cotton makes people subconsciously scratch causing them to look as though they have scabies. (Of course, as an example.)

Pima cotton isn’t a very good friend since it makes humans come across as ridiculous when humans don’t seem to be able to stop scratching.

Pima cotton is like the thick and scary wools of the late 1980’s in which one didn’t get a single break from itching or scratching unless one took off one’s oversized wool sweaters and threw them into an open bonfire and freed oneself of such underdeveloped materials not quite mature for the full extent of decent human company or companionship or conversation.

Pima cotton is socially awkward.

Pima cotton makes one count the seconds and minutes until one can go home to take a shower and get rid of the prickly feel of such immature cottons.

Pima cotton isn’t any good friend.

Pima cotton doesn’t make for any good dinner guest.

Pima cotton is made for sailor’s ropes and canvas shoes.

If only Pima cotton could be softened and matured then it would be possible to uphold some respectable future relationship to the fabric or material.

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,061

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 2,431

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #340 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #92 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #1 without stress: I love it. (Nope. No screaming. Silence.)

*) Week #15 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

“Jews have no nunneries.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Adage (saying, proverb, motto)

“A stitch in time saves nine” is an old adage.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 48

Assisting A Lady In Difficulty.

If you see a lady whom you do not know, unattended, and wanting the assistance of a man, offer her services to her immediately. Do it with great courtesy, taking off your hat and begging the honor of assisting her. This precept, although universally observed in France, is constantly violated in England and America by the demi-bred, perhaps by all but the thorough-bred. The “mob of gentlemen” in this country seem to act in these cases as if a gentleman ipso facto ceased to be a MAN, and as if the form of presentation was established to prevent intercourse and not to increase it.

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Hello.

Benetton

Boycott Over

(May 10, 2013 to January 24 & 25, 2015)

My one year Benetton boycott is now over.

Mostly I’m partial to artisan hand crafted works and custom-made (one of kind) clothiers and cobbler shoes and blown glass jewelry and luxury goods and items from and / or Made In Italy. (Preferably Made In Italy.)

My love affair with luxury goods and gorgeous Italian clothes comes from our Sardinian family who knows chocolates and sweaters well since they make both by hand and are merchants of such luxury goods and items.

My other love affair with Benetton clothes comes from one of our families oldest and most respectful and kindest French friends who is a reputable and invaluable buyer for Benetton U.S.A.

Due to our close connection with our longest and dearest families friends and neighbors I fell head over heels in love with Benetton at the ripe age of ten (10) when my friendship began with an extraordinary and beautiful married French woman who’s been more of an inspiration and fashion role model to me than most any other woman alive.

Every time, I go to use or wear Benetton clothes I think of our family’s dearest Benetton French buyer friend who married the kindest American man and thus they live happily ever after.

Every time I go to use or wear Benetton clothes I think of our family’s dearest Benetton French buyer friend who ever so meticulously and with deepest care and highest regard and love and respect for clothes picks out and sorts through seasonal lines of fashions to bring the best of the best to modern American women and men and children ever since or close to 1987 when we first met (not when Benetton originated.)

Every time I go to use or wear Benetton clothes I close my eyes and think of our family’s dearest Benetton French buyer friend and her expensive lingering Chanel perfume which makes me melt at the sight of her gracious and kind face and blue eyes.

Every time I go to use or wear Benetton clothes I think of our family’s dearest Benetton French buyer friend and her beautifully patterned silk scarves which droop whenever she slightly bends over and on her back lays flat a silk scarf triangle which doesn’t ever seem to move or get shifted or rumpled too badly.

It was our families close and kind and respectful French friend and buyer who lent me the wisdom to trust the label of Benetton.

Because of our dearest families connection to a most incredibly kind and amazingly intelligent French woman I’m now connected to Benetton and keep an eye out for the label.

Yes, I’m aware Benetton is a clothing label like any other luxury label looking out for the bottom line thus I keep myself in check yet there’s a close and personal connection for me with Benetton and their luxury line ever since I fell platonically in love with one of their buyers who exudes nothing but class and style and educated intelligent European sophistication.

In my personal journey and quest for further maturity and adulthood advancements I want to be like this family’s dearest and kindest French International clothing buyer hence she’s the very essence of sophistication incarnate with her quiet ways and clear blue Mediterranean eyes which miss nothing at all.

Yes, I want to be like my fashion role model when she was in her mid thirties and I was in my early teens. I want to be like she is now, ever so beautiful and sophisticated and intelligent. I’ll get there with my preppy heart and personal mission and practical purpose.

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As heart wrenching and as difficult as it is to boycott some of my favorite brands or labels or television shows it must be done for the good of all people.

My heart’s in the right place: I know good from bad and right from wrong thus as a private citizen of the world it is not only my responsibility but also my duty to boycott any brand or logo or label which stands in the way of revered human life or regard for international workers and their workers’ rights to safe work conditions and regular bathroom breaks and health care and benefits and regular raises.

The May 10, 2013 Bangladeshi mass genocide and killings of a people is nothing to be taken lightly thus we don’t.

Whenever, any company so much as decides to set aside their ethics or industrial responsibility-at-large towards any or all industry garment workers whether workers be contractors or not; it’s not ever good policy to allow for a mass slaughter of about 1,000 garment workers killed due to modern “Eurocentric” and present American economic colonialist business greed and disregard for workers and their families.

(The thought of so much irresponsibility could make one’s stomach queasy or one’s head spin.)

What happened in Bangladesh on May 10, 2013 was inexcusable and irresponsible of the fashion industry.

As private American citizens, there wasn’t much we could do here in America for our Bangladeshi Brothers and Sisters other than to close off our pocketbooks to any and most clothing companies which decided human rights and life have so little to do with professional industry business ethical standards which as a comparison is a wrong consensus since business has so much to do with the livelihoods’ of workers and a roof over one’s head and keeping people alive from starvation not getting them killed while at work.

Personally, I don’t boycott anything, simply because I believe I’ll make a dent or much difference, only it’s my conscious, and it requires of me to do something right and personally bold and beautifully daring to go without “creature comforts” for a time and to re-learn how to re-live without luxury items or goods no matter how much we may want them; Deep down inside we understand the value of life thus we boldly stand for something meaningful like fair wages and safe worksites.

We also understand someone’s beautiful family across the world in Bangladesh suffers when their family members get killed by greed and irresponsibility by an entire antiquated fashion industry which must catch up with human rights and international civil liberties for all. Otherwise, no go.

It’s any wonder how any of these CEOs sleep well at night.

As of this weekend, personally I purchased $500.00 of Benetton Women’s clothes and look forward to it with a light heart and an open mind since my personal one year and eight month boycott is now officially over.

Yep, I can’t wait to feel Benetton next to my skin once more.

Cheers.

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,222

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 1,370

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #339 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #91 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #1 without stress: I love it. (Nope. No screaming. Silence.)

*) Week #15 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Monday, January 26, 2015

“If you open a shop, stock up on charm.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Obsequious (fawning, servilely attentive)

The obsequious waiter got on hid nerves after a short time.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 48

Introducing Yourself.

If on entering a drawing-room to pay a visit, you are not recognized, mention your name immediately; if you know but one member of a family, and you find others only in the parlor, present yourself to them. Much awkwardness may be occasioned by want of attention to this.

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Hello.

No Blog today.

(Miscommunication and hard feelings for a short while.)

Tomorrow will be a new day.

Thanks to this life for adventure and friendship.

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 148

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 148

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #338 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #90 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #1 without stress: I love it. (Nope. No screaming. Silence.)

*) Week #15 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.) (Holding steadfast to the one notch tighter on my belt since two weeks ago.)

Friday, January 23, 2015

“Charm can’t be bought at the grocers.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Affluence wealth, abundant supply, riches)

Indian princes were men of great affluence.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 47

Morning Visitors.

If you are paying a morning visit, and some one comes in, whose name you know, and no more, and he or she is not recognized by, or acquainted with, the person visited, present such a person, yourself.

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Hello.

Tally

Wardrobe

Winter 2015

(Of course,

if we need anything important

then we’ll purchase it

aside from our privately

conducted sociological study)

2013-2014, $38,000 is the average median annual income for a family of four persons per household in the Twin Cities multiply by 10% equals $3,800 divided by 4 equals $950.00 for a complete wardrobe (head-to-toe) for each individual family member and don’t forget pets, too, (an extra clothing allowance set aside or an extra household budgetary each single itemized expense.)

$3,800 annual wardrobe budget divided by 2 adults equals $1,900 per family member per yearly or annual wardrobe (plus $250.00 per year spent on pet wardrobe expenses which comes out of our food budget since we don’t spend all of our food budget, anyway, thus we might as well purchase dog clothes throughout the year with the little bit of extra left over petty cash or money.) Fun! (One must get extremely creative with an annual household wardrobe budget of $38,000 per yearly average median Twin Cities’ household costs and expenses.)

2015 Total Wardrobe Budget $1,900 each

(Per household of two persons)

(Twenty year (20) sociological privately conducted study;

2015 is our ninth (9^th) year of private research.)

2015 Wardrobe Budgetary Expenditures thus far:

(From December 17, 2014 - January 21, 2015)

Final Discounts:

(Further corrections will be made.)

Annual Wardrobe Budget: $1,900 each

Women’s Wardrobe Winter 2015:

Women’s Armani Wool Coat: $238.00 (Awesome)

Women’s Patagonia Down Sweater Vest: $179.00 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Sheer Crewneck: $39.40 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Essential Long Sleeve Crew: $19.40

“Size Small” (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Small Graphic Tee: $42.50 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Patent Skinny Belt: $9.99 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Quilted Leather Gloves: $34.25

Women’s Armani Wool Belt: $35.10 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Statement Necklace: $35.99 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Pop Color Card Case: $29.99 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Mirror Croc Tote: $55.20 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Cable Knit Hat: $19.40 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Will-All over Stitch Cardigan: $39.40

“Size Medium” (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Officers Skinny Jean: $40.00

Black (Awesome)

Women’s Moose Lake Gift Shop Infinity Scarf: $26.00

Women’s H&M Fancy Jersey: $12.95

Women’s H&M Fancy Jersey: $14.95

Women’s H&M Knitwear: $14.95

Women’s JCPenney Beanie Hat: $9.99

Women’s Broach Pearl Necklace: $118.00

(White House / Black Market)

Women’s H&M Cable-knit Crop Sweaters: $29.95 together

*) Still waiting for Armani belt and tank top.

Women’s TOTAL: $1,063.81

Loss: Garbage: 5 Chinese Blouses: $100.00

Loss: Donated: Women’s Cuff: $35.00

Loss: Donated: Women’s Wool Hat: $12.00

Loss: Donated: Women’s Wool Hat: $12.95

Loss: Donated: Women’s Accent Necklace: $14.95

Loss: Women’s Cashmere Scarf: $10.00

Loss: Women’s Amethyst Lace Gloves: $10.00

Women’s TOTAL Loss: $194.90

Women’s TOTAL Wardrobe Expenditure: $1,258.71

Women’s Left: $641.29 for the remainder of 2015 as of 1/15/2015

*) Still looking for 2 black dresses below knee length and Crew-Neck.

*) Still looking for 1 perfect salmon blazer as always.

*) Still looking for 1 B&G(rey) stripped modern

blouse.

*) Still looking for 1 cashmere scarf.

*) Still looking for 2 graphic or black dress up flats.

Men’s Wardrobe Winter 2015:

Men’s:

Men’s Armani Classic Peacoat: $119.99 (Awesome)

Men’s Patagonia R2 Fleece Jacket: $169.00 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Stitched Shawl Sweater: $49.99 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Graphic Print Sweatshirt: $34.99

Men’s Armani Classic Polo (Long sleeved): $24.99

Men’s Armani Geo Print Polo: $35.10 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Patterned Wool Scarf: $41.50

Men’s Armani Pop Color Wallet: $29.99 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Merino Hoodie: $39.40 (Awesome)

Men’s JCPenney Suit Coat Jacket: 104.00

Men’s JCPenney 1st pair of Trouser: $72.98

Men’s JCPenney Alteration: $31.00

Men’s JCPenney 2^nd pair of Trouser: $69.99

Men’s JCPenney Alteration: $10.00

Men’s JCPenney Vest: $39.99

Men’s JCPenney Corduroy Suit Coat Jacket: $31.99

Men’s JCPenney Long Coat: $79.99

Men’s JCPenney Jeans: $40.72

Men’s JCPenney 1^st Dress Shirt: $29.99

Men’s JCPenney 2^nd Dress Shirt: $17.99

Men’s JCPenney Texture Red Geo Tie: $30.00

Men’s TOTAL: $1,176.30

Loss: Men’s Shrunken Sweaters: $150.00

(Made up in Armani sweaters ($109.97 + one more sweater))

January 2014 Household Wardrobe Essentials Budget:

(Replacement with Leftover Essentials Budget:)

$38.03 + $37.86 = $75.89 - $39.40 (men’s Sweater) = $36.49 - $1.37 = $35.12 (Men’s replacement sweater = $39.40)

Men’s TOTAL Loss: $150.00

Men’s TOTAL Wardrobe Expenditure: $1,326.30

Men’s Left: $573.70 for the remainder of 2015 as of 1/15/2015

*) Still looking for a pair of sweatpants: $?

*) Still looking for a pair of dress up leather gloves: $?

*) Still looking for another scarf: $?

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January 2015 Household Wardrobe Essentials Budget:

(Items not included in Wardrobe expenses)

Cancelled out for the month of January 2015.

Women’s (Men’s, L) Super Soft Microfleece Pajama Pant: $9.99

(JCPenney)

Women’s (Men’s, L) Super Soft Microfleece Pajama Pant: $9.99

(JCPenney)

Women’s H&M Jersey Pajama Top: $7.00

Women’s Croc Dress Shoe: $49.99 (originally $85.00)

(JCPenney) / (Discount)

Women’s 4 Soft Vintage/Charcoal/M/Petite t-shirts: $35.00

(Old Navy)

Women’s non-Thinsulate boot: $69.99

(An already set aside budget for this item: total of $130.00)

(Purchased the ugliest boots in the world yet I needed them badly)

TOTAL: $111.97

Left: $150.00 - $111.97 = $38.03 - $39.40 Sweater = $-1.37 (Ok.)

(Replacement: Men’s Suede Patch Cardigan ripped a hole in it.)

*) Still looking for undergarments. (Boy Shorts.) ($?)

*) Still looking for bikini swim suit. (My first.) ($?)

*) Still looking for 2 formal pajama tops. ($?)

*) Still looking for the perfect thermal top. ($?)

*) Still looking for the perfect black sports bra with spaghetti straps and feminine yet durable. ($?)

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January 2015 Household Wardrobe Essentials Budget:

(Items not included in Wardrobe expenses)

Men’s Underwear: $19.50

Men’s Sports Crew Sock 5PK: $16.00

Men’s Slippers: $14.99

Men’s Dress Shoes: $61.65

*) Still looking for comfortable slippers.

TOTAL: $112.14

Left: $150.00 - $112.14 = $37.86

(Replacement: Men’s Suede Patch Cardigan

ripped a hole into it.)

February 2015 is another month wardrobe essentials…

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000 personal journals

Word Count: 1,104

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count:

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #335 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #87 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #6 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #14 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Thursday, January 22, 2015

“A little charm does no harm.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Alacrity (cheerful readiness, briskness, eagerness)

He obeyed with alacrity.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 47

Meeting on the street.

If you are walking down the street in company with another person, and stop to say something to one of your friends, or are joined by a friend who walks with you for a long time, do not commit the too common, but most flagrant error, of pressing such persons to one another.

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Hello.

One Inch is one inch

Please

Part II

What’s there not to love about one inch?

The difference between an inch or not is drastic.

There’s a lot to be said for an exact one inch measurement.

One inch is the difference between fitting into certain clothes or not.

An inch can make a world of difference when clothes are either too tight or to loose on one’s body.

There’s nothing like seeing beautifully dressed humans whether they wear their grubs or their finery so long as the clothes fit them well.

As of yesterday I lost another one entire and whole complete inch around my waist ever since Christmas and New Year’s 2014-2015 Celebrations.

Not once did I ever realize or consider or think about the tremendous difficulty it is not only for petite statured people to find clothes which properly fit but also clothes made for small framed women with small bones must be a nightmare finding anything other than the unflattering styles made for some teens or children.

(Yes, I’m able to wear teens and children’s size clothing, yet I don’t since I’m a mature adult woman of a certain age and prefer to look the way I want rather than the way advertisers wish for some hysterical teens to dress or look.)

For the past fourteen years (14) it seems as though “Size XL” and “Size XXL” have taken over the racks in the form of and disguised as “Size Medium” and “Size Large” yet such clothes are made more with the intent to shield one from any raging storm more so than fashion or modern chic styles.

In other words: clothes are as big as rain ponchos and rarely attractive or well made or well thought out unlike rain ponchos are designed to keep the rain out.

Yes, I wish an inch were still an inch then one would shop with delight and encouragement and confidence to spend money without fear of having to return most everything back to the stores since a Women’s “Size 9” flip flop is more like a Women’s “Size 6” flip flop. (I checked and double checked the size.)

Officially, as of yesterday I must now purchase tops and t-shirts and blouses “Size Small” which fall into the category of 2, 4, and 6.

What is it about going down sizes which tricks the brain to think one’s still either the same former “Size Large” or “Size Medium” yet when it comes to informing the brain of this newfound freedom then it must get used to the idea of yet another smaller size such as “Size Small” which my brain tends to kick and scream all the way down the aisle because it doesn’t believe it’s really happening yet it is happening and it is all, too, real.

***

What is it about my brain not wanting to understand it must now begin to order “Size Small” tops and t-shirts and blouses from here on out.

“Size Small” doesn’t freak me out. No.

“Size Small” means a second chance at a healthier lifestyle and vitality and unrestricted movement and stamina and strength and longevity and grace and more beauty added to an already blessed human body and brains which were bestowed upon with many wonderful natural gifts and talents from the Gods below (Mayan theology.)

Yes, I must now re-set my brain to consider itself a “Size Small.”

My brain must now learn to adjust to a tiny little human body even though my psychology hasn’t yet caught up with my changed body.

My brain still believes my body is a “Size Large” or “Size Medium” on top and both sizes no longer apply to my petite body type and changes which occurred ever since the third week of February 2014 when we quit eating sugar.

Even though I’m now a “Size Small,” my brain hasn’t yet begun to get used to the idea my body has lost sixteen pounds (16 lbs and kept off body fat and some muscle for almost six straight months come February 2015.)

Even though I’m not regularly walking outside this winter: on average I stand for about six (6) hours at my new state of the art stand up desk purchased this past weekend and delivered this very morning. (I’m in love with my new stand up desk.)

As of two years ago I started standing at my desk ever since my body began to feel slight aches all over from sitting and either typing or editing for long periods of time.

Today, instead of propping up my computer monitor and small laptop on top of books and other makeshift items, now I’m working like a solid rock star and neither my wrists nor hands hurt while I stand and type. The desk is exactly my height at 5’3”.

(Seriously, my new nurse informed me I grew another inch since August 2013.) (Okay.)

As difficult as it might be to re-wire my brain to think differently about my body I will do it.

There’s nothing like golden change.

There’s nothing like a smaller body.

There’s nothing like excess fat off of the body.

There’s nothing like the freedom of a new body.

Even though my bust (chest) is naturally full and large the rest of me is quite small. I must now relearn to move in my new body. It’s not easy getting used to a new body. It’s not meant to be easy relearning how to walk again yet I’ll figure out a way to get on with my newfound body.

Yes, I’m ever so grateful for all of the hard work and new lifestyle without sugar of any type. It’s been worth not consuming sugar of any type except holidays and birthdays.

We shall continue with no sugar for decades to come.

We think clearer without sugar.

We don’t get as sluggish and as exhausted as we used to when we did consume sugar.

“Size Small” here we come!

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,102

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 5,103

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #334 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #86 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #6 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #14 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

“Charm surpasses beauty.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Motif (theme, dominant feature)

The motif of the musical composition was a pleasing melody.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 47

Introductions Without Permission.

There are some exceptions to the necessity of applying to a lady for her permission. At a party or a dance, the mistress of the house may present any man to any woman without application to the latter. A sister may present her brother, and a mother may present her son, upon their own authority; but they should be careful not to do this unless where they are very intimate, and unless there is no inferiority on their part. A woman may be very willing to know another woman, without caring to be saddled with her whole family. As a general rule. it is better to be presented by the mistress of the house, than by any other person.

(Yes, after the word “rule” there was a period followed by a lower case letter in this 1891 book thus I left it in.)

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Hello.

One Inch is one inch

Please

Why isn’t an inch an inch any longer?

What is it about losing weight which makes it ever so difficult to figure out clothing size especially in a world in which an inch could be a matter of two or three inches off?

Personally, I don’t believe in vanity sizes since it’s ever so difficult to get the right size to begin with much less forced to adjust to vanity clown sizes.

Yes, I wish an inch was still an inch by today’s clothing standards then it would be a cinch to find clothes in all stores, however.

Due to today’s “vanity” sizes: “Size Small” might fit like a “Size Medium” or a “Size Large” which will most likely droop and sag and hang off of one’s body in poor taste like rags on a poor lonely homeless boy of eight in Charles Dickens novels.

What is it about an inch measurement?

Doesn’t anybody know mathematics anymore?

Doesn’t anybody know the difference between one inch and two or three or five inches?

Searching and finding the right clothes takes forever whenever shopping online since a “Size Medium” 8-10 is no longer a “Size Medium” and “Size Small” 2,4,6 is no longer a “Size Small” since both sizes are now whatever the hell any wayward designer or seamstress believes an inch ought to be.

Nowadays, one can purchase a “Size Small” from ten different stores and not come close to a “Size Small” at all.

Personally, the time it takes to find clothes which properly fit is far more difficult than the money they cost since most clothes by today’s disgusting standard are cheaply made and garbage in general and mostly ready for an incinerator.

It’s difficult to find properly sized clothes which might beautifully fit since mostly Americans are obese and egocentric about their wide girth.

It’s difficult to find properly sized clothes which might beautifully fit ever since other nations are willing to stroke the artery clogged egos of the obese Americans.

***

Oh, I must stop here for today.

Once a month for about half an hour we professionally (non-sexually) mentor a mature and quiet young music engineer of twenty-one years of age, male, Caucasian.

We neither so much as mentor nor guide nor say the “right” thing: we’re simply getting to know each other: hopefully all we can do is answer questions as earnestly and as directly as possible even though translation sometimes is difficult in any language.

(We speak English with our mentee since English is a common human’s language which means business and profits and capitalism and environmentalism and fair wages and health benefits for all modern working “economic slaves”).

The one aspect our mentee and us share in common: is this: We happen to love (platonically for us) the same person as our common brother and we’re practically brand new to each other: yet still we love someone in common we’ve not ever happen to frequent in the same room simultaneously together: great times: fun: someday, we’ll have “a meeting of” and gather together and take it from there as mature adults as we are.

(Cheers as the Spaniards taught me in 1987, 1996 and 2010.)

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 671

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 4,001

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #333 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #85 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #6 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #14 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty four (24”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

“The charming don’t have to be beautiful.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Motley (different, various, incongruous)

He hired a motley crew to do his work.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 46

Introductions With Permission.

A gentleman should not be presented to a lady without her permission being previously asked and granted. This formality is not necessary between men alone; but, still, you should not present any one, even at his own request, to another, unless you are quite well assured that the acquaintance will be agreeable to the latter. You may decline upon the ground of not being sufficiently intimate yourself. A man does himself no service with another when he obliges him to know people whom he would rather avoid.

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Hello.

Fashion / Style / Look

Winter 2015

The Armani luxury goods manufactured in China are well made and durable and sustainable and beautiful.

What’s there to complain about Armani’s manufactured Chinese luxury goods?

There’s nothing much to complain about Armani’s manufactured Chinese luxury made goods with one exception: I only wish Armani’s clothes and luxury goods smelled exactly like Italy right when one opens up one’s packages straight from the U.S. postal carrier as they ever so courteously hand us our packages when we’re outside in our yard.

(Oh, well.)

There’s nothing like the smells of Italian chocolate mixes with roasted coffee smells and beautifully hand or machine stitched sweaters made only for royalty or sailors.

First hand we know what it’s like to open U.S. postal mail packages which inside contain baskets as large as small coffee tables filled with colored confetti like ringlets and many assortments of the finest custom made chocolates and sweets and candies and oh, those ever so divinely died and woven Italian sweaters made by Sardinian village women. (We know Italy. Our family is.)

The late 1980’s stores such as “Glass Block” (store no longer exists) sold t-shirts for $30.00 (thirty dollars) and such t-shirts lasted about five years.

Although such late 1980’s t-shirts weren’t nearly as soft as today’s inexpensive t-shirts which cost about $12.00 dollars per t-shirt yet may last anywhere from one to three years only when one machine washes the t-shirts in cold water and flat lays their t-shirts to air dry then one may get more millage out of their modern (2013-2014) t-shirts otherwise clothing merchandise is made for the garbage can or the oceans or the mountains and valleys and peaks and landfills.

We understand the concept of quick turnaround in fashion, however, the reality is far from the excellence in vision or dream or quest of fashion and civilization and craftsmanship especially in an Age in which machines do most of our laboring for us.

Finally, Armani saved my little (large size) head from freezing this winter in 35 weather. (Now I’ll have to measure my head.)

For the first time in about nine years I finally found one gray cable knit hat and it’s fantastic in 35 weather. (Let’s see what it can do in -19 below zero freezing weather?)

My awesome Armani gray cable knit hat Item Number H5HA308 040 9999 actually stays on top of my head quite nicely and doesn’t move or fall off or slip down or sit crooked.

(If I would’ve known how divine this hat was going to feel on top of my head then I would’ve bought ten, fifty or one hundred of this specific hat and material and fabric and look and cut.)

This Armani hat is pure magic.

For the past decade I’ve spent nearly a small fortune on hats which ride up and by the end of an hour the hats eventually look more like tea cozies (tea warmers, kettle warmers, teapot warmers.)

Personally, we look forward to investing in Imporio Armani next year winter 2016 (December 2015-Jaunary 2016.)

We look forward to the comparison and learning the difference between outlet Armani Exchange and Imporio Armani.

Thank you for existing Armani.

***

All I know is I know nothing.

Please forgive my ignorance…

(In gesture, not literally.)

When I first took the Armani Exchange Men’s White Print Sweatshirt Item Number H6M711CR 100 9006 for $34.99 (originally, $69.99) out of its clear thin lining plastic logo bag I almost dropped the sweatshirt out of my hands and didn’t wish to ever touch it again for all of the money in the world.

Oh, no!

There it was again.

My worst material fabric nightmares relived.

The outer fabric of Item Number H6M711CR 100 9006 took me back to 1991, 1992 and 1993 when America’s manufacturers played around with some weird mixture of either cheap spandex or nylon or polyester and couldn’t quite get the mixture right so American manufacturers gave up on such terribly made low quality fabrics and stuck to cotton and other more breathable clothing materials rather than fabrics which wrongfully clings to the body and is as unforgiving and relentless as a rabies dog with semi crossed eyeballs and saliva foam around it’s lips.

As soon as I touched the sweatshirt I realized I ought to have thrown it into the garbage can before Eric caught sight of it because the graphics are cool and the cut is well made and it fits like a dream on Eric and it’s awesome to look at yet when it comes to touching such disgusting fabric I can barely keep my food down hence when Eric wears such specific sweatshirt it’s exactly like touching nylon hosiery and I don’t want to be reminded of chintzy women’s underwear while I hug and kiss Eric in the mornings before we start our workday.

Today Eric wore his new print sweatshirt and I made sure to French kiss Eric without hands only so I didn’t have to bring myself to touch Eric’s sweatshirt which gives me the creeps each time I touch such fabric.

(I haven’t told Eric yet how I feel about his sweatshirt and I don’t know how to bring it up to him since other people’s clothes is ever so intimate and personal a topic of conversation.)

I don’t know how to bring it up to Eric I’d like to throw away his sweatshirt into the garbage can without donating it.

The sweatshirt material feels like a pervert.

Nice but weirdly so.

Not ever did I think I’d have to endure such revolting fabric for as long as I lived yet here we are full circle around with the Chinese.

Not ever did I think I’d have to endure such disgusting material fabric on awesome Italian luxury clothes.

Today in the mail we received a most beautiful and awesome and wonderful Merino Hoodie Sweater Men’s Item Number G6W549HD 010 9006 for $39.40 (originally, $98.50).

Item Number G6W549HD 010 9006 is now my favorite article of clothing we’ve bought for Eric thus far ever since August 2014 when we begun to purchase Armani.

Today in the mail we received a most unfortunate Armani Georgette Trim Camisole Item Number H5M300TW 410 9003 for $20.00 (originally, $49.99) Size Medium yet it wore more like a Size Large tent. (It’s a must return.)

The very touch of this fabric makes me nearly physically ill due to the chintzy cheap material fabric with lack of quality passed off for luxury when it belongs in a trash can.

Today in the mail we received a most disastrous Chinese made Nordstrom Item#85365281 “Leith” Black Long Sleeve Midi Dress “Size Medium” which wore more like a “Size Small” and looked exactly like a long pajama dress I owned in the early 1990’s only it came in pink and was soft and fuzzy on the inside.

This Chinese made Nordstrom Item#8536528 is made of the same crappy cheap and chintzy Chinese fabric material as Armani Item Number H6M711CR 100 9006 and Armani Item Number H5M300TW 410 9003.

(I must return these items otherwise they must immediately be dispensed with and not ever again purchased for as long as we live.)

In conclusion: the reason why the Chinese aren’t any types of leaders at anything in the world is because getting filthy rich isn’t any type of dream.

Now getting entrenched (deep rooted) or fully settled into one’s clothes is as good as human touch and not something to be taken for granted or entered into lightly since such dreams are real and do mean something when one can flawlessly get lost inside the many layers and folds of beautiful fabric of reality come true.

The reason why the Chinese aren’t any types of leaders at anything is because they make disgusting manufactured goods and everybody knows it since there’re no regulations or policies or workers’ rights or human rights then China’s a lost blob on the map of garbage manufactured goods which fills up our oceans and mountains and valleys and peaks with more unsightly and chintzy cheap garbage.

The reason why the Chinese aren’t any types of leaders at anything is because they refuse to make ethical and responsible and reasonable decisions about their exports thus the Chinese don’t seem to be trusted to do well by and for others.

Soon, within the week I must make up my mind to continue with yet another year long Boycott of Chinese horribly made products until December 2015 when we go to purchase Imporio Armani.

Until then, Made in the good old U.S. of A. or bust.

Americans are sick and tired of chintzy and gross and ugly fabric material passed off as something it’s not.

You do know what they say about badly crafted items?

The Chinese remind me of bitter and angry sexless bunch by the look of their badly made clothes and their overall hatred for the human race as well as the animal kingdom.

Why isn’t the Chinese modern chic?

Ever since 9/11 (2001-2015) (14 years) the Chinese have had the great chance and opportunity to make something of themselves on our American taxpayer’s pickle or dollar or dime ever since American corporations gutted the American manufacture’s whale belly and transferred their factories over to China only to turn around and sell Americans shit products at ridiculously expensive prices in exchange for garbage goods.

Every American ought to boycott or to have boycotted Chinese made goods for the past fourteen years and continue to do so until real change comes back.

Why aren’t the Chinese very refined at garments when they’ve been in the business of beautifully crafted made silk fabrics for centuries?

Don’t give me any excuses.

As privileged as I’ve been in the past and as privileged as I am today, I’ve studied Chinese Literature and Chinese History and no one can pull the wool over my eyes about what’s taken place here before.

Technically, I’m an analyst in Global Communications which encompasses everything. Everything.

At least once, for four straight months, in each area of study: I’ve accomplished every medium and discipline from weaving fabric on looms to dying silk to embroidery to paper making to calligraphy and film development and oil on canvas and stretching canvas and classical and modern dance and anthropology and sociology and mathematics and science and philosophy and writing and basic drafting and deciphering glyphs and fencing and martial arts and the culinary arts and basic electronics and non-underwater basket weaving and music theory and international business and law and the humanities totaling about __ degrees.

Yes, I’m an expert analyst on the subject of everything related Global Communications. Period.

Yes, I’m qualified to analyze anything Global Communications.

Thus here we are.

(Talk about bursting such a bubble. You didn’t know, I knew so much, did you? Well, I look dumb but I’m not stupid.)

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,924

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 3,330

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #332 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #84 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #6 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #14 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty five (25”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Monday, January 19, 2015

“Two things can’t be bought: charm and luck.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Callow (green, immature, unfledged)

His actions show him to be a callow youth.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 46

Introductions In Other Countries.

When two Frenchmen are presented to one another, each presses the other’s hand with delicate affection. The English, however, never do so; and the practice is altogether inconsistent with the caution of manner which is characteristic of their nation and of our own. If we are to follow the French in shaking hands with one whom we have never before seen, we should certainly imitate them also in kissing our intimate male acquaintances. There are some Americans, indeed, who will not leave this matter optional, but will seize your hand in spite of you, and visit it pretty roughly before you recover it. Next to being presented to the Grand Jury, is the nuisance of being presented to such persons. Such handing is most unhandsome.

(Yep.)

(Lesson #2,989 learned early on.)

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(Correction: Starting any sentence in any paragraph with “I” weakens the stance of the speaker as well as the overall literary structural format of / or / in any paragraph or stanza.)

Happy Malcolm X Day!

Hello.

One nice wardrobe item,

Does not make a wardrobe.

A pretty Caucasian woman in her early thirties with shoulder length strawberry blond hair wore three year old faded blue jeans and two year old dirty grey running tennis shoes with a three year old maroon reddish purse over her left (facing up) forearm as she slightly swung it exactly like an eighty-five year old woman from rural farm America traveling to and from the dentist office in the big city. Afterwards, off to sea food night ready for early Finn dinner at four in the afternoon.

The pretty Caucasian woman walked opposite of me one shoe aisle over to my left shoulder as I walked up and down rows and rows of shoes at a commercial warehouse.

Right in the instance before she came parallel shoulder to shoulder with me, she crossed her right arm directly across her entire body and in a woven pattern quickly reached underneath and around her left wrist and placed a firm grip over both handles of her bag with her right hand forming a perfectly shaped pretzel or butterfly with her left hand near her left hip only to indicate how lengthy were her arms.

The pretty Caucasian woman had the wispiest light fluffy hair like whipped mayonnaise. Her hair was ever so wispy light like falling feathers or see thru veils.

In stark 1980’s cafeteria warehouse lights, her hair looked golden yellow.

If only for a moment, everything I did see thru the golden threads of her blondish dirty brown hair looked defused and filtered across the room making the view seemingly more interestingly thru the thin strands of her hair.

The pretty Caucasian woman had a long reaching stride which covered remarkable amount of ground at a fast clipped walking pace.

Her lanky legs lent her some form of opulence even though her face read the story of…

Her lovely unscarred face and clean skin was fair.

Her unpainted fingernails and ears were squeaky clean.

Her shoelaces were perfectly tied in neat little bows.

The collar of her white t-shirt was clean.

She wore absolutely not one single stitch of jewelry.

Her long arms’ length was like ballerinas’ arms under hot spotlights dancing shimmering rhymes and fool’s tales of woe.

The pretty Caucasian woman gave the air of unmarried status without children.

Mostly everything about her youthful independence said she was foot loose and fancy free.

The corners of her eyes and mouth had not yet begun to sag or wrinkle.

Her rosy lips were healthy as babes.

Her maroon reddish bag looked rugged and independent. One could only imagine what her bag had seen of her owner’s front seat and backseat from grocery store aisle to women’s changing rooms to…

Her faded blue jeans weren’t torn around the cuffs. Her white faded grayish socks told a story of mud and many cycles thru the wash.

Her wide shoulders pointed out at the edges and turned with her when she took massive strides.

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Patagonia

(Show Off)

A shabbily dressed young Caucasian woman wore a black Patagonia down goose jacket while she held her nose a bit, too, high in the air as she looked around and judged others by her low expectations in the same exact manner as the “Bucket Lady” does. (Ouch.)

It wasn’t so much the young woman’s air of superiority at ten thirty in the morning which left much to be desired.

It was more so her contempt for her fellow man which made her face ugly with a continual snide remark of hatred desire ever so slightly around the corners of her nose when she crinkled it inward and gave it a good wiggle to indicate her disgust as her lips rose in the manner of the Joker in Batman Chronicles.

Whatever natural appeal she held it was gone.

For whatever ungodly early hours of the morning her perpetual snide at others within close proximity made her seem ever so small in stature and character since she was the most horribly dressed woman in the entire store, including the professional staff and personnel.

By ten thirty in the morning real money had already walked thru the doors and “Gone with the Wind.”

Little did the young woman realize real money had tried on boots and left.

Meanwhile real money and I snuck glances and exchanged smiles and admired each other’s shoes and boots and wraps and jewelry without much of a single word.

We communicated with warm expressions and calm body language to be grateful to shop amongst other more civilized women rather than the type of women who elbow and shove and push to get to merchandise as though it were going out of style.

The moral of the lesson: One looks far more impoverished when one can or does barely only afford one good luxury item and the rest of one’s wardrobe or outfit or home or vehicle or lifestyle falls apart at the seams because it doesn’t have any good strong leg to stand on.

There’s no reason to be arrogant when one can or does afford one single luxury goods item yet the rest of one’s assemble is raggedy and old and faded and gross to look at.

The arrogant young woman’s clothes looked ever so faded and wrinkled and aged like thrift store clothes. I could almost smell the mustiness of her small studio flat and burned pots and pans in the sink.

Right as she walked past me I could smell her two day bed head and cheap two dollar shampoo as well as the smell of nervous sweat wafting from cheap deodorant and lotion.

In other words: she was literally disheveled and dirty still yet even if it killed her, she held steadfast to her air of superiority.

Since she lacked refinement and reasonable sense she looked ridiculous like a madwoman walking down long rows of aisles of shoes fulfilling the deepest and emptiest aspects of her womanhood yet she bought nothing.

This disheveled woman who seemed to whole heartedly think she’d pulled the wool over our eyes did seem a bit mentally off and not at all in touch with our modern era.

She gave me goose bumps. Quickly I moved to the other end of the warehouse and as far away from her as possible because she gave me the creeps.

This particular disheveled young woman reminded me of the disheveled middle aged man who drove a “Hummer” yet his jeans were ten years old and his sweater was at least five years old and his tennis shoes three years old.

How outdated Americans look.

They do it to themselves.

Mostly Americans are house poor and everybody knows it.

Normally, one doesn’t afford luxury goods or items unless one can afford everything else like new socks and jeans and t-shirts and sweaters and new tennis shoes and winter boots otherwise one tends to broadcast to the rest of the world exactly how impoverished one is when one can only afford one good luxury item of clothing and everything else requires serious attention.

Serious attention to one’s wardrobe says: one’s priorities aren’t set straight thus the reason for why people come across as more like mentally ill when the rest of their outfit is ready for an incinerator.

If one can’t afford new underwear and socks then most likely one shouldn’t arrogantly run around showing off their one luxury goods item when everything else says, “raggedy” and falls apart like a weak house of cards.

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,406

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 1,406

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #331 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #83 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #6 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #14 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty five (25”) inch waist.

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Friday, January 16, 2015

“Men are always close---to their pocket.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Hallucination (the perceiving of an object with no reality, a delusion)

He suffered from an hallucination since his accident.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 45

Introduction Of A Lady To Gentlemen.

When you are presented to a gentleman, do not give your hand, but merely bow, with politeness : and, if you have requested the presentment, or know the person by reputation, you may make a speech,--- indeed, in all cases it is courteous to add, “I am happy to make your acquaintance,” or “I am happy to have the honor of your acquaintance.” I am aware that high authority might be found in this country to sanction the custom of giving the hand upon a first meeting, but it is undoubtedly a solecism in manners. The habit has been adopted by us, with some improvement for the worse, from France.

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Hello.

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000 personal journals

Word Count: 614

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 5,083

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #328 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #80 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #5 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #13 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty five (25”) inch waist. (Up another belt notch. Holding steady.)

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Thursday, January 15, 2015

“Don’t use the chutzpa of a beggar as an excuse for not helping him.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Aperture (hole, opening)

He is careful that the aperture in the camera is properly set.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 45

Speak The Name Distinctly.

When, upon being presented to another, you do not feel certain of having caught his name, it may be worse than awkward to remain, as it were, shooting the dark; say, therefore, at once, without hesitation or embarrassment, before making your bow, “I beg your pardon, I did not hear the name.”

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Hello.

Patagonia

Armani

Winter

2015

Part II

Be Good to Each Other…

Life sure is…

The main reason why I personally enjoy purchasing top notch quality clothes from either Patagonia or Armani is because in a world of so much public confusion or unnecessary harsh attitudes or difficulties in communication or vast misunderstanding we find it of vital importance to wear affordable and durable clothing hardware and gear which will protect us from the natural weather elements as well as other humans and nature and animal wildlife and keep us protected and from harm.

In a world in which it’s difficult to get any decent cup of coffee with any genuine humane smile there’s nothing like wrapping up in a wool blanket coat of taste and luxury and comfort and get lost inside of it and forget the crabby world around one’s shoulders.

When all else fails and everybody’s lost their marbles or sanity and reasoning logical skills then there’s nothing like climbing deeper into one’s clothes and settling in, to be cradled by a respectfully romantic storyline lullaby tune sung in verse about how the hero always loses and the average human goes home by supper time to sit down to a home cooked meal accompanied and surrounded by beloved ones.

Wholeheartedly I give myself over to my favorite articles of clothing in my wardrobe which as of late happens to be my Armani wool coat and Patagonia down sweater vest.

As of late my deepest sentiment is to put on my Armani wool Admiral Coat or Patagonia down sweater vest and not take either of them off for eight straight solid hours per day only since both coats are the same as walking around wrapped in the comfort of one’s mattress and sheets and blankets. Nice and warm. (Warmer and lighter than vintage fur.)

Weekdays (workdays) I get up and properly get dressed and prepared for anything the day might hold in store for me whether I work from my private study or online via internet telecommunicate with anyone across the globe or chase after “Freeway” when he slipped out of my hands and chased after the post mail carrier on Monday. (I was ever so terrified yet dressed and prepared.)

Whenever I think about luxury lines or goods or products or general consumer merchandise which is excellently crafted and made then I think about everyone from the designers to the seamstresses and how much they love their work and their consumers.

To make clothing well is to care about the well being of humans and what happens to them.

Personally, I don’t know Mr. Armani or Mr. and Mrs. Patagonia, however. I feel as though I do know each and every single one of them, each and every time I wrap their arms around me in the form of one of their garments.

What a great thing it is to afford luxury.

Outlet Armani or not, there’s no other Armani.

Armani knows human touch.

Armani is Armani.

Patagonia is Patagonia.

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 531

Word Count: 613

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 5,259

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #327 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #79 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #5 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #13 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty five (25”) inch waist. (Up another belt notch. Holding steady.)

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

“He gives twice who gives quickly.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Essence (true substance, prime character.)

The essence of his talk can easily be remembered.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 45

Casual Introductions.

When two men unacquainted meet one another where it is obviously necessary that they should be made known to each other, perform the operation with mathematical simplicity and precision, ---“Mr. A., Mr. A.’; Mr. A.’, Mr. A.”

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(Correction from “Thinsolate” to “Thinsulate.”)

Must consult an expert coder about the simplest of HTML commands such as how to perfectly align or center cut any heading without losing the alignment for posts, uploads and published online works, materials and pieces. (Okay.) (I tried everything I could think of under the sun. No go. It’s time to get an expert consultant to look over these alignments and columns.)

Hello.

Patagonia

Armani

Winter

2015

Part I

2013-2014, $38,000 is the average median annual income for a family of four persons per household in the Twin Cities multiply by 10% equals $3,800 divided by 4 equals $950.00 for a complete wardrobe (head to toe) for each individual family member and don’t forget pets, too, (an extra clothing allowance set aside or an extra household budgetary each single itemized expense.)

$3,800 annual wardrobe budget divided by 2 adults equals $1,900 per family member per yearly or annual wardrobe (plus $250.00 per year spent on pet wardrobe expenses which comes out of our food budget since we don’t spend all of our food budget, anyway, then we might as well purchase dog clothes throughout the year with the little bit of extra left over petty cash or money.) Fun! (One must get extremely creative with an annual household budget of $38,000 per yearly average median Twin Cities’ household costs and expenses.)

This winter 2015 we’re the coat family.

Finally, we purchased brand new winter coats as of this fall / winter season 2014-2015. (Whew.)

R.I.P. to our early winter / late spring 2010 “Gap” and “Old Navy” wool peacoats which were purchased for $20.00 and $40.00. (Thank you.)

(2014 we even went so far as to purchase four (4) Thinsulate down coats for our dog “Freeway” except only two (2) coats fit well enough to wear thus the other two coats were donated.)

2015 Total Wardrobe Budget $1,900 each

(Per household of two persons)

(Twenty year (20) sociological private study;

2015 is our ninth (9^th) year of private research.)

2015 Wardrobe Budgetary Expenditures thus far:

(From December 17, 2014 - January 21, 2015)

Final Discounts:

(Further corrections will be made.)

Annual Wardrobe Budget: $1,900 each

Women’s Wardrobe Winter 2015:

Women’s Armani Wool Coat: $238.00 (Awesome)

Women’s Patagonia Down Sweater Vest: $179.00 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Sheer Crewneck: $39.40 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Essential Long Sleeve Crew: $19.40

“Size Small” (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Small Graphic Tee: $42.50 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Patent Skinny Belt: $9.99 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Quilted Leather Gloves: $34.25

Women’s Armani Wool Belt: $35.10 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Statement Necklace: $35.99 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Pop Color Card Case: $29.99 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Mirror Croc Tote: $55.20 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Cable Knit Hat: $19.40 (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Will-All over Stitch Cardigan: $39.40

“Size Medium” (Awesome)

Women’s Armani Officers Skinny Jean: $40.00

Black (Awesome)

Women’s Moose Lake Gift Shop Infinity Scarf: $26.00

Women’s H&M Fancy Jersey: $12.95

Women’s H&M Fancy Jersey: $14.95

Women’s H&M Knitwear: $14.95

Women’s JCPenney Beanie Hat: $9.99

Women’s Broach Pearl Necklace: $118.00

(White House / Black Market)

Women’s H&M Cable-knit Crop Sweaters: $29.95 together

*) Still waiting for Armani belt and tank top.

Women’s TOTAL: $1,063.81

Loss: Garbage: 5 Chinese Blouses: $100.00

Loss: Donated: Women’s Cuff: $35.00

Loss: Donated: Women’s Wool Hat: $12.00

Loss: Donated: Women’s Wool Hat: $12.95

Loss: Donated: Women’s Accent Necklace: $14.95

Loss: Women’s Cashmere Scarf: $10.00

Loss: Women’s Amethyst Lace Gloves: $10.00

Women’s TOTAL Loss: $194.90

Women’s TOTAL Wardrobe Expenditure: $1,258.71

Women’s Left: $641.29 for the remainder of 2015 as of 1/15/2015

*) Still looking for 2 black dresses below knee length and Crew-Neck.

*) Still looking for 1 perfect salmon blazer as always.

*) Still looking for 1 B&G(rey) stripped modern

blouse.

*) Still looking for 1 cashmere scarf.

*) Still looking for 2 graphic or black dress up flats.

Men’s Wardrobe Winter 2015:

Men’s:

Men’s Armani Classic Peacoat: $119.99 (Awesome)

Men’s Patagonia R2 Fleece Jacket: $169.00 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Stitched Shawl Sweater: $49.99 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Graphic Print Sweatshirt: $34.99

Men’s Armani Classic Polo (Long sleeved): $24.99

Men’s Armani Geo Print Polo: $35.10 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Patterned Wool Scarf: $41.50

Men’s Armani Pop Color Wallet: $29.99 (Awesome)

Men’s Armani Merino Hoodie: $39.40 (Awesome)

Men’s JCPenney Suit Coat Jacket: 104.00

Men’s JCPenney 1st pair of Trouser: $72.98

Men’s JCPenney Alteration: $31.00

Men’s JCPenney 2^nd pair of Trouser: $69.99

Men’s JCPenney Alteration: $10.00

Men’s JCPenney Vest: $39.99

Men’s JCPenney Corduroy Suit Coat Jacket: $31.99

Men’s JCPenney Long Coat: $79.99

Men’s JCPenney Jeans: $40.72

Men’s JCPenney 1^st Dress Shirt: $29.99

Men’s JCPenney 2^nd Dress Shirt: $17.99

Men’s JCPenney Texture Red Geo Tie: $30.00

Men’s TOTAL: $1,176.30

Loss: Men’s Shrunken Sweaters: $150.00

(Made up in Armani sweaters ($109.97 + one more sweater))

January 2014 Household Wardrobe Essentials Budget:

(Replacement with Leftover Essentials Budget:)

$38.03 + $37.86 = $75.89 - $39.40 (men’s Sweater) = $36.49 - $1.37 = $35.12 (Men’s replacement sweater = $39.40)

Men’s TOTAL Loss: $150.00

Men’s TOTAL Wardrobe Expenditure: $1,326.30

Men’s Left: $573.70 for the remainder of 2015 as of 1/15/2015

*) Still looking for a pair of sweatpants: $?

*) Still looking for a pair of dress up leather gloves: $?

*) Still looking for another scarf: $?

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January 2015 Household Wardrobe Essentials Budget:

(Items not included in Wardrobe expenses)

Cancelled out for the month of January 2015.

Women’s (Men’s, L) Super Soft Microfleece Pajama Pant: $9.99

(JCPenney)

Women’s (Men’s, L) Super Soft Microfleece Pajama Pant: $9.99

(JCPenney)

Women’s H&M Jersey Pajama Top: $7.00

Women’s Croc Dress Shoe: $49.99 (originally $85.00)

(JCPenney) / (Discount)

Women’s 4 Soft Vintage/Charcoal/M/Petite t-shirts: $35.00

(Old Navy)

Women’s non-Thinsulate boot: $69.99

(An already set aside budget for this item: total of $130.00)

(Purchased the ugliest boots in the world yet I needed them badly)

TOTAL: $111.97

Left: $150.00 - $111.97 = $38.03 - $39.40 Sweater = $-1.37 (Ok.)

(Replacement: Men’s Suede Patch Cardigan ripped a hole in it.)

*) Still looking for undergarments. (Boy Shorts.) ($?)

*) Still looking for bikini swim suit. (My first.) ($?)

*) Still looking for 2 formal pajama tops. ($?)

*) Still looking for the perfect thermal top. ($?)

*) Still looking for the perfect black sports bra with spaghetti straps and feminine yet durable. ($?)

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January 2015 Household Wardrobe Essentials Budget:

(Items not included in Wardrobe expenses)

Men’s Underwear: $19.50

Men’s Sports Crew Sock 5PK: $16.00

Men’s Slippers: $14.99

Men’s Dress Shoes: $61.65

*) Still looking for comfortable slippers.

TOTAL: $112.14

Left: $150.00 - $112.14 = $37.86

(Replacement: Men’s Suede Patch Cardigan

ripped a hole into it.)

February 2015 is another month wardrobe essentials…

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Exactly on September 15, 2014 we purchased two pieces of attire from Patagonia: One, one women’s fleece jacket, Two, one men’s hooded sweater. (Both roughly for about $169.00-$189.00 dollars each.)

On Monday, January 12, 2015 one Patagonia women’s down sweater vest ($179.00) arrived with the post mail. (Thank you.)

The down sweater vest is a dream come true.

Today, I stepped outside in the down sweater vest to retrieve the mail with only a light sweater underneath the vest and a beanie hat over my head.

The down sweater vest is perfect for this warm spell we’re having in the low twenties.

Personally, not once or ever have I owned a down sweater vest in my life. This is truly a tremendously magnificent present within the year to come.

***

Over the Holidays 2014-2015 we purchased one women’s Armani wool Admiral Coat $238.00 discount (originally, $398.00.)

This particular coat is warmer than the full length real / and / synthetic down coat with a terrible zipper we purchased for $15.00 at “Old Navy” late spring 2014.

This Armani women’s wool Admiral Coat is one of the best if not then the best and warmest of coats I’ve ever owned.

For this type of -19 below zero freezing climates the compliment is saying plenty when any coat is ever so invaluable as this one.

Normally, I wear “Medium” Armani Exchange tops, however.

Perfect for now.

My biceps are 13.5” in width thus I ordered a size 12 coat.

Even though the wool coat is a bit large around the waist I can still wear a thick sweater and Patagonia gorgeous fleece jacket comfortably underneath this admiral coat and I’m good to go. I haven’t ever been this comfortable in this winter climate as I’ve been this year.

When Armani packages arrive at our home by post carrier (as they did today) I normally bring the packages in white boxes to the basement and set them on the carpeted floor in front of the television (with the television off) and kneel down in prayer and ask the Gods to please make sure the clothes fit extraordinarily well on us and also to protect us from all harm while wearing such beautifully refined garments.

After I open up everything I keep myself from hugging Mr. Armani’s beautiful clothes until they’ve had at least one cycle thru the wash.

After the wash whenever I do get around to hugging Mr. Armani’s clothes I get a sense he’s a polished and respectable brilliant man with an eye for quality and luxury.

We’re ever so grateful to Mr. Armani.

We’re ever so grateful Mr. Armani is in his line of business and industry and brings so much high quality luxury goods to “Middle Income Earning’ Americans like us.

Now, if only Mr. Armani would see the benefit of 100% organic cotton and 100% un-plucked and range free geese feathers for down clothes.

Mr. Armani, we thank you from the bottom of our heart.

What more can one say to any man who’s got everything?

Absolutely Nothing.

Possibly, someday I’ll write a poem about Armani clothes.

Passionately, I’m ever so moved by no logo Armani attire.

Mostly and in general logos seem to devalue clothes.

Mostly and in general logos immature any look or fashion.

Mostly and in general logos are collegiate.

It’s difficult and labor intensive cutting off or taking off all of the tags and logos from any clothes yet it’s worth taking all of the tags and logos off even though I do tend to gouge large holes into the Armani clothes cutting off the tags and then I’m out clothes. (Bummer.)

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,864

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 4,646

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #326 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #78 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #5 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #13 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty five (25”) inch waist. (Up another belt notch. Still holding steady.)

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Creative Notes:

*) Yes, I did indeed get the dates wrong on the June / July 2014 Self Portraits. It wasn’t until I looked back at my notes, I discovered the discrepancy thus the correct date is now changed and updated. (Thanks.)

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

“Even the poor should give some token of charity.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Estranged (made strangers, alienated)

The friends were estranged after their quarrel.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 44

Ceremonious Phrases.

These ceremonious phrases, “Permit me to present, &c.” are not to be employed unless the acquaintance has been solicited by one party, under circumstances of mere ceremony; and when you employ them, do not omit to repeat to each distinctly the name of the other.

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(Correction: from “unsweatted” almond milk to “unsweetened” almond milk.)

Yes, I’ll have to consult a coding expert.

Yes, ever since I was 13 years of age I was taught written code as complex or as simple as building programs in the likes of “Pac Man” video games yet I don’t code video games very often and the simpler the command then the harder the time I seem to have with HTML coding such as to how to “center cut” or center any heading.

Frustrating.

Hello.

“Allegra K”

Amazon.com

The beautifully lit color photographs of Chinese made “Allegra K” merchandise in the form of women’s blouses and dress shirts are stunning new styles of clothes in their appeal and vibrant color.

Whoever comes up with “the look” of the line or patterns or designs or color scheme for “Allegra K” clothing line and merchandise really has a pulse on an updated freshly new look for the modern blouse and dress shirt on the online amazon.com pictures.

These amazingly and beautifully photographed fresh new styles and general look gives hope to an outdated and unattractive era of blouses and dress shirts of the past near decade (2003-2014.)

For some reason I can’t seem to get over my strong sentiment when it comes to the overall “look” and stylistic vision for “Allegra K’s” remarkably well photographed clothes and online visual samples.

Let me cut to the chase: The pictures of “Allegra K” clothes are absolutely attractive to the naked eye.

The pictures are ever so succulent and well lit.

The “Allegra K” blouses and dress shirts look radiant on the pictures and ready for an evening out on the town while those rich and gorgeous photographs dipped in the portrayal of value as any visual dream comes true and creates an optical illusion.

Late one night two weeks ago I scrutinized over the appeal of the material and the detail of the stitch and the print of the fabric and every last detail I could get my hands on because I couldn’t believe I’d scored big time and found gorgeous two hundred and fifty dollar looking blouses and dress shirts for less than $15.00.

The online photographs make the clothes look like a million bucks because the pictures of the clothes on those photographs do look like a million bucks.

The excitement was overwhelming.

We went ahead and made a late night online purchased worth $100.00 of Chinese made “Allegra K” merchandise (about 4 or 5 blouses and dress shirts.) (Correction.)

After our purchase I went back to the website to further scrutinize the blouses and dress shirts we’d purchased to make sure I even liked their clothes or to further inspect the clothing for the sake of it.

When the first Chinese black and white striped “Allegra K” dress shirt arrived in the mail the dress shirt had the most wonderful design and idea behind it yet the quality material lacked refinement and sophistication as well as basic material standard and the “Large Size 14” I ordered was more like a size American 16 (XL.) (Correction.)

The reason I ordered a “Large” is because the online consumer reviews stated mostly all of the shirts and blouses ran “small” thus I ordered “Large Size 14” for almost every blouse and dress shirt we ordered except for another last and final black and white striped blouse which is “Size Medium” and is still yet bound to come in the mail or perhaps not because I was sent two of the same of another black supposed “Large Size” shirt and neither fits.

The clothes photographed in those pictures had refinement and craftsmanship and intelligence and complexity to them.

The pictures of the “Allegra K” clothes are so well photographed and prepared and made.

The models in the pictures of the “Allegra K” clothes are astute and petite and beautiful and fresh.

The models in the photos made me want to purchase the blouses and dress shirts since the clothes looked ever so stunning on the models in the photographs.

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Whatever blouses or dress shirts came to my front door weren’t even blouses or shirts since they were ever so terribly constructed.

Please, place pockets where there indicates to be pockets.

No fake pockets or shoulder pads, please.

One shirt was a tube of material sewn together without an undershirt thus it is completely see thru lace and nothing else with a piece (light salmon in color) sheer sash sewn to the makeshift collar of the lace tube fabric supposedly in the form or shape of a blouse which looks nothing like the photograph did.

All of the shirts minus one blouse are pieces of fabric terribly constructed and sewn together by a beginner Chinese seamstress who requires another five years of sewing practice before ever getting employed anywhere in which merchandise leaves the shelves and makes its way into the homes of mass consumers.

While holding up the badly constructed pieces of material in the form of a neck hole and two arm holes I wondered what made the Chinese garment workers ever so bitter as to ever let such a piece of garbage leave their sewing tables?

When “Allegra K” merchandise makes its way to one’s door it ends up feeling more like someone spit in one’s face than a fairly struck purchase or bargain.

We’re out one hundred dollars.

We’ll happily eat the cost this time in hopes this cautionary tale and lesson will reach other ‘Middle Income Earning’ Americans across this vitally important and beautiful Nation of ours.

Americans mustn’t waste their money on an outright insult and lie and misguided judgment as the garments from “Allegra K.”

Our present American President of the United States of America has already addressed the very fact the internet is like the “Wild West.”

Thus far, I partially sure agree with our present President’s statement about the loosely made comparison and contrast as to how the internet is like the “Wild West” because such a statement puts value on the very fact in which in today’s “day of online” sells any global company may sell outright garbage without any responsibility or accountability to their products or costumers and that’s that.

The consumer eats the cost of terribly inappropriately and badly crafted manufactured goods imported into our American shores from foreign countries looking out for their gross national product of garbage exports.

To add salt to injury: The two packages which came here and arrived safely from “Allegra K” are somewhat of a safety hazard of sorts.

When I opened up both packages a cloud of white dust puffed into the air and I had to back up and away from the merchandise only in hopes it wasn’t anthrax.

After opening both packages and tried on the clothes I still had to bathe and change into my clean set of personal clothes otherwise I itched or sneezed from Chinese dust. I felt dirty all over. (I cleansed from head to toe. No biggie. A hot shower takes care of any dust.)

After I dealt with each Chinese goods I threw my personal garments into hot boiling water and Borax in hopes my clothes would decontaminate.

Everything in my body tells me to continue another four year boycott of Chinese made goods and merchandise since nothing much’s changed in ten straight years of receiving terribly made inexpensive Chinese merchandise and goods and garbage.

Personally, I’ve fallen in love with outlet “Armani Exchange” because the clothes are good quality at practically cost.

Personally, I don’t want to have to boycott outlet “Armani Exchange” yet I can’t in good conscious continue to give our money away to other Chinese companies who spit in our American eye and take our money and flee in the middle of darkness like thick thieves in the night.

Yes, I’ll come back to “Allegra K” next January 2016 and see if their merchandise quality has changed otherwise I’m a sucker and allow for Chinese made goods to rob us blind and that would be my fault.

“Allegra K’s” no good.

“Allegra K” shouldn’t be allowed to sell anything over amazon.com.

How the Chinese manufacturers must laugh in the face of the world each and every single day as they steal consumer money.

The Chinese laugh at us.

The Chinese have a tremendous sense of humor.

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,559

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 2,782

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #325 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #77 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #5 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #13 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty five (25”) inch waist. (Up another belt notch. Holding steady.)

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Notes:

*) My one year boycott of Charlie Rose is almost over. I’m ever so excited to watch Charlie Rose once more on March 2015.

*) My one year boycott of Tavis Smiley is over on March 2015. I’m ever so excited to watch Tavis Smiley once more.

*) My one year boycott of The View will be over on October 2015.

Monday, January 12, 2015

“Charity with a smile shows the donor’s character.”

(Leo Rosten’s Treasury of Jewish Quotations)

Estuary (a place where the tide of the ocean meets the river current)

The boat race was held on the estuary.

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Introductions.

Chapter 3.

Page 44

Proper Forms Of Introduction.

The proper form of introduction is to present the gentleman to the lady, the younger to the older. The inferior to the superior; Thus you will say: “Mrs. Cary, allow me to present to you Mr. Rhodes: Mr. Rhodes, Mrs. Cary;” “Mrs. Wood, let me present to you my friend Miss Ewing;” “General Graves, permit me to introduce you to Mr. Hughes.” The exact words used in introductions are immaterial, so that the proper order is preserved.

It is better, among perfect equals, to employ the phrase, “Permit me to present you to **,” than “Permit me to present to you **;” there are men in this world, and men, too, who are gentlemen, who are so sensitive that they would be offended if the latter of these forms was employed in presenting them to another.

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Happy New Year 2015!

Welcome back!

(Correction: from “Happy New Year’s 2015!” to “Happy New Year 2015!”)

Hello.

May The Gods be with us.

We leave it up to The Gods.

No, I’m not Charlie Hebdo.

(Yes, Charlie Hebdo is professional journalists.)

(No, I’m not any type of journalist.)

(Yes, this is a private citizen’s Freedom of Speech blog.)

~ Our condolences to the French People and all those involved with such horrific acts of terrorism against world renowned political journalists, artists and satirical cartoonists and their country’s people and beloved ones.

What tremendous loss to any small or large community of global private citizens and to such a specific professional field of expertise such as journalism and animation and satire therefore to lose some of our finest satirical cartoonists, prolific thinkers and intellectual challengers and people eons ahead of their time is more than words can say. ~

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To Allah we kneel in a moment of silence.

To al Qaida terrorists;

Two fingers for you.

Fuck murderous Islamic terrorists.

Fuck Islamic terrorists who murder journalists.

What a bunch of “Arians from Darien.”

What are terrorists thinking?

Oh, they’re not thinking.

As any professional working online mass media executive producer of nonfiction literary writings and fiction animation films, personally, I find it my duty to artfully and intellectually constructively to “push the envelope” as often as possible and as much as I legally can since the Business of Art is a political one.

Islam radicalism might call for there to be absolutely no pictures of the Prophet Mohammed painted or drawn or portrayed by the followers of Islam radicalism, however.

Not once or not ever does the Quran explicitly dictate for any Muslim to murder those outside the religion (Islam,) victims and innocent bystanders who absolutely have not one single thing to do with Islam or the Muslim religion.

No. No. No.

Step back. Way back. Way way back.

Our Western philosophers and thinkers and writers and artists and satirists shan’t be killed in cold blood only because some mentally ill or insane lunatic Muslim brothers and sisters can’t seem to decipher modern reality from outdated brainwashed violent Islamic terrorist ideals.

What a bunch of modern ninnies.

In the name of no God shall man or woman or child kill another.

Whatever happened to Middle Eastern God’s Mecca?

Whatever happened to the former global Middle Eastern intellectual oasis which once was a major opened minded cultural hub for the arts and intellect?

Whatever happened to the Middle East which it seems to have dried up like a desert prune or an old woman’s lips and or a culture which hasn’t been able to find its center of gravity to rejuvenate from so much chaos and ugly continuous wars and disaster and hatred?

When will the Middle East begin to show the rest of the globe its highly intellectual classy sophistication?

When will the Middle East become yet another peaceful global cultural hub so that we might be able to live in Saudi Arabia for at least one year during retirement and not get killed when I decide to drive myself to the grocery store or library? (Correction on punctuation.)

When will the Middle East accept difference in matter of opinion without beheading its own foreign brothers or sisters?

When will the Middle East learn to share rather than murder?

When will the Middle East be prepared to become global rather than radical extremists?

When will the Middle East become intellectually sophisticated and emotionally cool and peaceful and wonderfully get along with their neighboring borders?

When will the Middle East begin to make money and get along and play nicely with others rather than Afghanistan wives prostituting themselves out because there’s no food to eat and someone must bring home some “bacon.”

When will the Middle Eat Mature Into Adulthood?

When?

Truly Yours;

Gabriel

Word Count Goal: 1,000

Word Count: 1,223

This Week’s Total Word Count Goal: 5,000

This Week’s Total Word Count: 1,223

One Year Health Goal for each of the following Items:

*) Day #324 without sugar: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Day #76 without a cigarette: It’s alright. I like it.

*) Week #5 without stress: I love it.

*) Week #13 work on 298 cholesterol. I love vegan food.

*) Month #5 BMI is “overweight.” I love a twenty five (25”) inch waist. (Today, I went down another belt loop.)

(Professional ballerinas tell me they have twenty seven and a half (27.5”) inch waists, August 2014. Wow.)

Post Script

Literary Notes:

*) Starting January 12, 2015 I’ll be writing 1,000 (one thousand) words of nonfiction blog writing instead of 2,000 (two thousand) words each day since nonfiction writing is by far more challenging and difficult to do than fiction writing is according to experts. (Okay.)

Personally, I don’t want to work harder. I wish to work smarter.

A writer is considered a writer when their literary pieces are no shorter than 1,000 words per daily entry thus here we are.

In spring of 2014 and fall / early winter 2014 I discovered the blog was beginning to cost me three daily hours of writing and two hours of editing. (I can’t afford that type of time on a blog when I have a million and one other things to get thru in one single day.)

Hopefully, from today on and into the future the blog will only take two hours to write and one hour to edit. It’ll be more manageable since I must get thru other vitally important professional work.

Yes, I completed my 2014 screenplay. (It’s terrible.)

In the process of writing nonfiction I must get as close to the truth as possible from recollection and memory as well as be as fair regardless or in spite of…

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Recently I discovered and was informed by experts, fiction writing is by far easier to write than nonfiction thus it’s best to only write 1,000 (one thousand) words of nonfiction opposed to 2,000 words of fiction per daily literary writing exercise.

Since nonfiction is by far more difficult to write than fiction I shall go ahead and write 1,000 (one thousand) words without shame or guilt about cutting back on one thousand words. (I didn’t know the difference in matter of degree of difficulty between the two genres of nonfiction vs. fiction writing. (Thank you.)

It’s more difficult to write shorter passages than longer ones since one must condense information into a tightly compact vacuum sealed communication format rather than long and winded or drawn out run on sentences or modern rants about anything which ties in to any larger more connected and complex picture.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Adult Maturity 2015 and beyond.

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The word “that” is passive in terms of “that” “that” is neither here nor there.

“That” might or might not be true or an action.

“That” is inconsequential and immaterial to anything with concrete proof or existence.

“That” is a passive word when one doesn’t seem to be able to come up with more tightly edited passages or paragraphs.

“That” is a filler word for…

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Starting any sentence in any paragraph with “I” weakens the stance of the speaker as well as the overall literary structural format of / or / in any paragraph or stanza.

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See you on Monday, January 12, 2015.

This week working on Self Portraits.

Cheers!

Changes and switch from taviettefilms.com over to holmdigital.com

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Welcome Back!

We stand by any / most Union Strikes.

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See you on Monday, January 12, 2015.

Week of January 5-9, 2015 working on Self Portraits.

Cheers!

Changes and switch from taviettefilms.com over to holmdigital.com

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