Far be it for me to advocate that women wear high heels. I happen to be a fan of heels. But, I also recognize there are valid reasons for avoiding them: safety while walking on not-so-dry-or-grippy sidewalks, back health, foot comfort, yadda yadda yadda. Of course, the high heel council has not done nearly as splendid […]
New Yorkers are bold! When I contrast New York City with my new home of Seattle, Washington, I am reminded of the huge differences I noticed last summer when I traveled from Italy to Norway: worlds apart! I would describe Seattle culture – similar to Norwegian – as valuing understatement, practicality, and frugality, while New Yorkers – like Italians perhaps […]
As I walked around downtown Seattle at lunchtime yesterday, I noticed something very interesting about dress style here. I can only describe it as “Seattle Cazh.” I assumed I was encountering many people taking a break from work for a bite to eat. But I wondered, could these people really be coming from work? I mean, was their attire really within the dress code of […]
