tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7687365784640128431..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Clothed in ImaginationJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-42378029785659062842015-07-28T14:42:43.551-04:002015-07-28T14:42:43.551-04:00I like your sensible views on clothing, Gloria! Co...I like your sensible views on clothing, Gloria! Comfort is key especially while writing or doing chores. Most people in my area wear casual or work clothes. Occasionally I see people wearing pajamas while they're shopping or shoveling snow while other people are always dressed in the latest fashion. It's an interesting mix. Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29859880635577706032015-07-28T12:36:38.243-04:002015-07-28T12:36:38.243-04:00I used to care more about clothes when I was teach...I used to care more about clothes when I was teaching, but not a whole lot. For me comfort is the most important thing. I wear jeans or shorts and T-shirts mostly - sweatshirts in the winter. Yes, I put on something decent for church on Sundays or weddings or funerals, but I almost never shop for clothes wearing only what I already have. It's good enough. My son sometimes chastises me when he sees me walk by his place in the winter on my morning walk in the woods because my winter coats for everyday are ancient and look it. But I figure if they're warm and comfortable and no one is in the woods to see me, why fuss about it. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-69298925743963884012015-07-28T10:02:01.573-04:002015-07-28T10:02:01.573-04:00Jim, that's so interesting that you wear orang...Jim, that's so interesting that you wear orange during hunting season. I hadn't even considered that possibility since I have been a city/suburban dweller for many years. Although when I was very young and we lived in Arizona, I had to make sure to stay out of the way of people with guns in the desert. But I'm not sure if they were hunting or target practicing. <br /><br />KM, what a shock to have corrections officer burst in your class to make sure you were okay. I guess that was the last time you wore your orange shirt to class. <br /><br />I don't usually look through catalogs either, but I couldn't stop reading the stories. They appealed to my sense of humor.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91657205603379258742015-07-28T08:05:58.346-04:002015-07-28T08:05:58.346-04:00That clothing catalog looks interesting, but I kno...That clothing catalog looks interesting, but I know I wouldn't have gotten through the first page before before it ended up in the recycling bin.<br /><br />I give a little thought to what I'm wearing, but not much. Mostly jeans & a comfy shirt.<br /><br />When I was working, I did think about it more--and dressed to make the people with whom I was working (or, when I was teaching special education, their parents) comfortable. Since I never cared about promotions, I didn't worry about looking "professional."<br /><br />Jim, I've got a blaze orange hoodie I wear, esp. during deer season. In general I don't wear orange. I had an orange shirt I really liked. I wore it one day when I was teaching GED classes in a jail. It was an intense class--the test was going to be given in the next week. We all sat around a table, working on math. All of a sudden the door burst open and the "rat patrol" stormed in. The corrections officer monitoring the video couldn't pick me out from the orange jumpsuits the inmates wore, & came to the conclusion that they had "done something" to me.<br /><br />I know first impressions are supposed to be important, and I would never dress in a way that would be disrespectful of someone's important occasion like a wedding, funeral, graduation, ordination, etc, but it's really not a major concern for me.<br /><br />KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-60463345855588491352015-07-28T07:21:54.717-04:002015-07-28T07:21:54.717-04:00I am a comfort slob – unless I need to dress for a...I am a comfort slob – unless I need to dress for a part, in which case I have closets full of customs: fine wool suits, shirts with French-cuffed shirts, cufflinks and ties to create the business ensemble (now worn for weddings and funerals); business or social casualwear; hunter orange so I don’t get shot during bird or deer season; compression tights to hold my muscles more or less in place to try to prevent injuries when I run; and on and on it goes.<br /><br />Given no obligations I'm a jeans (or shorts) and a tee shirt (with a flannel shirt if necessary) kind of guy.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com