Fashion?

The Thirty Four comment limit was reached so I now must post a new blog. BTW - the record for one day is 386 comments.
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The first order of business is to announce that the ColumbusWIweather station is once again operational. Updating to the web and AROUND THE WORLD every 10 minutes from the extreme south and sunny/warmer side of Columbus** by the new syndicated feature columnist for the start up yet growing exponentially in the extreme south east corner of beautiful Columbia County the . . . . .(bring it) . . . COLUMBUS PIONEER.

**our house IS the point of the southern spear looking south towards Sun Prairie. It's only a matter of time when you will be assimilated!! Deal with it Prairie Dogs.

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OK - day off today - still - it's blogging time.

Fashion? did someone say fashion?

That newspaper we all get on Sundays from Madison (I'm not allowed to speak it's name) had a section in it's LIFESTYLE called - FASHION SUPERSTAR and four photos of Michelle Obama.

Now I've made it no secret that I was pro Obama but . . . Fashion Superstar? A one woman bailout for U.S.Fashion? I THINK NOT.

I am somewhat in tune with fashion, always have been, it's my feminine side or, as it is now called my "metro-maleness". I know the difference between fashion and trend and I can tell when the industry is trying to push garbage down our throats or when something is actually good looking. For instance those little shirts or coats with long sleeve? Yea - we'll see those in the closets soon never to see the light of day.

Well the "fashion world" is all a twitter this week. WHO will she wear. Now Vanity Fair awarded Ms. Obama First Place on the International Best-Dressed list. With Obama was is Iris Apfel on the right (not sure WHICH one that is, does it matter? . . . take a pick) and Kathern Ross (lovely dress), However also on the list is Ivanka Trump who I admire(did that woman behind her just say "b*tch?" .



But back on topic here. Michelle is a fashionable dresser I suppose in a conservative First Lady style but certainly not a Fashion Superstar. Just like Anheuser Busch telling us Bud Lite taste Great because of it's "drinkability" and people saying "yea! it DOES taste great, because they told us it does" I think we are being fed a big bowl of warm hooey on the superstar thing.

Michelle Obama is a Fashion Superstar because she is not Laura Bush. When you think about it Laura Bush had a lot more fashion sense then many of her peers.

They are looking for news and creating it. Say it enough times and people will think it is true.
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With THAT said.

One of our own is back from The Big Apple*

* (first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the New York Morning Telegraph.)

As we all know Rianna was chosen (with the help of the thousands of votes from you guys) as a major candidate for Carol Alts new book "Models Inc" and she had an eventful visit in NY including a one and a half hour stay in an elevator (pictured below).

The funny thing is (for us) is that in order to get out Rianna had to TEXT a friend in Milwaukee who in turned called the hotel who in turn thought it was a crank call and basically hung up. TWICE.

The above photo is of them STUCK in the elevator.

But from what I gather all went fine. I have not heard all the stories but here are some photos of the photo shoot. I took the liberty of doing a little cropping and tweaking a little, hope you do not mind Rianna.























I really like that last photo.

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Thank you for the nice comments on the newspaper column and for the paper in general - pretty nice looking paper ain't it!!

What would be nice would be to have each paper archived in their website. The Columbus Pioneer (CP)

I did not get to meet Mr. Incredible (the editor) Friday at the Kurth but did meet two of the remaining three Galactic Super Heros, Sean Whyte and the future Gutter Gussie of the sports pages Erin Whyte (not related how you think). Hope you guys did not get TOO bored with us and you are always welcome. Summers at the Kurth ROCK!

AND FINALLY - a serious thingy.

The CP is going to have a candidates section and are looking for VALID questions (not "which flag flies on top"). My view is I want to know why we should vote for each person. Not what they have done but what they WILL do. What makes them different than the other candidates. Any one have questions?

And that my little friends is it for today.

Cheers!
Rod