Now That’s A Hip Idea
We never thought we’d see the day Glamour magazine carried info about camping equipment. But we like it. The November Glamour reports Sierra Designs is marketing a sleeping bag for women.
How do they differ? They’re shorter (women average 5-foot-4 while sleeping bags are made for 6-foot men) - that means less empty space and you’ll stay warmer. They’re wider at the hips (sleeping bags are broadest at the shoulders to fit men’s profiles) so they don’t bind or bunch as you turn in your sleep. And the new women’s bags are better insulated to compensate for the fact women have lower resting metabolic rates.
A sign of the ‘90s? From the Seattle Weekly’s Personals ads: Gay/Bi/Straight men’s ice hockey team needs 3 players, “B” level league, play Mon. & Tues. nights. 20 game season.
The last word? Hardly. Of all the tributes to the former Princess Diana, one of the best we’ve read was an editorial in the November Glamour titled “Diana: Lessons From her Life.” We expected sappiness over substance and were surprised.
Lessons this young woman learned? Put priorities before protocol. Be resilient. Strike a balance between graciousness and guts. Use your clout, however you come by it. Grow into your own style. Never stop trying for your own happy ending. What she appeared to learn in the 16 years after her wedding was that it’s never too late to start over - never too late to change your hairdo, your mind, your heart or your life.
Come into my office: A Seattle Magazine profile of UW football coach Jim Lambright included this insight about his seat of power: “I wanted an office that was inviting, a family setting, more like a living room. Players, parents, the media - I wanted them to feel at home. My wife, Lynne, comes down once a year and decorates.”
“ER” hunk George Clooney on fame: I’m a flavor of the month. It’s just been a very long month. (Source: Glamour)
Think about it: You’ve seen the movie, “The Full Monty,” and even understand the colloquialism; now you can buy “The Full Monty Handbook,” a manual for wanna-be male strippers. Among the book’s pearls of wisdom is the following: “She may have already seen you naked hundreds of times, but she’s never seen you lathered in hollandaise sauce or writhing on all fours to slow-and-sexy jazz instrumentals, has she?”
Just wondering: Is anyone else already thinking about holiday soirees and pondering what to wear? Specifically, is it possible to negotiate icy parking lots in heels; or, is there any way a strappy little black ensemble can be paired with snow boots and still work? Let me know.
, DataTimes MEMO: Susan English is the Weekend Editor at The Spokesman-Review, contact her my mail at 999 W. Riverside, Spokane, WA 99201; by e-mail at susane@spokesman.com or by phone at 459-5488.