More Snow, Please

Well on the one hand it would be bad for me economically. My bread is buttered by people being able to get out and buy stuff at the health club.

On the other hand I would dearly love to get enough snow to drive out the whiney bastards who want more snowplowing but don't want to raise taxes to pay for it. Go move to Texas if you don't like snow.

On Style: Reclaiming Shirts With Collars

Or, Geek Look Number Two
(The previous installment, Geek Look Number One, was mainly about tee shirts and jeans for men. Most of my advice is for men because I simply don't know that much about women's clothing.)

Office casual. The phrase calls up nebulous images of men in pleated slacks (or trousers if you prefer) with some sort of shirt with a collar, sometimes with and sometimes without a tie. It is totally practical, especially when the outfit is mostly of stain resistant material and worn appropriately for the weather. After all few of us need to do the heavy work that calls for jeans on most days. The trouble is that the look can make the man wearing it look like something of a corporate tool and so is not worn by geeks outside of places of work that require it. With suitable modification, however, it could be a practical and attractive look for a geek out on the town or at a science fiction convention. Pick your jaw up off the floor and let me explain.

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