Bush: Stetson cologne and a belt with a buckle. Kerry: imported soap made from heat-pasteurized baby ostrich fat and scented with crumbled lilac. Wispy fop belt by Pierre Cardin.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have locust and brimstone bits to comb out of my hair.
Ah, the idyllic life. Spending ‘quality’ time with family. sadly but profoundly aware that with every tick of the clock the poignant reality of having to board a plane and leave those you love draws ever closer. How I envy you.
Unless your family scene is like mine, where your every perceived shortcoming is pounded flat, dredged in flour and burnt to a crisp 3 times a day, served with a wilted side of painful memories.