# 1
I won’t mention the brand of men’s underwear, but you all know it very well! Kudos go to them, as they came up with the idea of printing their label on the fabric, rather than using scratchy sewn in labels. Not having ever worn men’s undergarments, I can not say whether or not theirs were scratchy, however the fact is, most labels are sewn into the neck of garments. They are really a bane to most everyone. I have always hated them and usually cut the labels out, thereby losing information regarding laundering instructions, and what country of origin. (Which is another gripe altogether!) If they cannot print the label onto the garment, I have thought perhaps relocating the tags, into the inside of pockets. (Another gripe to be dealt with later!) Or to a side seam or hem, still available but not such a nuisance! Simple solution!
#2
Country of origin! …….. I did not notice, for some time, that almost everything I buy is “imported”. There was a time when the purchase of an imported something-or-other, had a certain amount of prestige and you did not care if the label scratched. It was enviable to have it and to show it off. I regret to say that now it is virtually impossible to buy anything “Made In the U.S.A.,” much to my chagrin! I know! I know! There are so many reasons for this state of affairs, ranging from greed to politics, but still, I get a small thrill when I buy something that boasts of the fact that it was made here in America!
#3
Pockets! ……Now that everyone from first-graders to Great-Grandparents, have “cell phones“, it seems that all garments should have pockets. Also I quit carrying a purse when I go shopping, as I see no need in lugging one around when all I need is a credit card and identification, and of course, my cell phone, which would all fit into a small pocket! (On the news a while back they told of a woman whose purse had been stolen while she was shopping, and it held several gold coins she was carrying around, can you believe that?) Nowadays, women carry purses worth several hundred dollars, so the purse itself would be a worthwhile target for a purse-snatcher! Please, I beg you………..give me a pocket! I also would like all my dresses to button up the front, but that is another story!
#4 Random thought……….Interesting to note that a book you read as a child, is so much more enjoyable, and understandable, when read later in life. Ergo, you get so much more out of it! I noticed this when I read Swiss Family Robinson as a ten-year-old and then when I read it many years later, to my children! As a youngster, so much of the book was “over my head” and only after some years of experience, did I grasp the entire story! Now that I have a Kindle, I may go back and read some of those books like Alice in Wonderland, and Treasure Island, and see what I missed the first time around! Oh Yes, and Gulliver's Travels , which I later learned was a satire, and I would like to see if it is still “over my head”.
#5 Another Random thought!………..Some European countries have eating habits that differ from ours. For example, some do not transfer their fork from the left hand to the right hand after cutting off a morsel of food. That seems like a more efficient way of eating. So I decided to try that and, as I live alone, I would not be bothering anyone with this change…………….Tried it a few times………but, before I realized it, I had gone back to the American way! Hard to break a habit of 80 years. Plus, I did not really trust my left hand to go directly to my mouth and so was not entirely comfortable with the European method. (Now, their habit of driving on the WRONG side of the street, that is another matter entirely!)
