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Obviously denim is one of my favorite things on Earth. Few things are more comfortable than well-worn denim that has been broken in over years. But lately I’ve discovered another pleasure: raw denim. I know, I know — raw denim is stiff and unforgiving. Its color is uniform, with none of the wear of use. Wearing it, raw denim doesn’t hang correctly and doesn’t conform to your body the way broken-in denim does. That, however, is part of the charm. I have, of course, discovered this by several lucky purchases of raw denim overalls. You can find raw denim overallsDown the rabbit hole….

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Here’s a weird thing about me: In general, I hate collared shirts. Now, this might seem slightly confusing since to anyone who pays attention, I clearly own a number of collared shirts. But I have some specific preferences thereof. Growing up as a kid, I detested collared shirts and I never wore them unless I was specifically ordered to by my parents. I seem to recall that this occasionally vexed my father. In third or fourth grade there was a time when he thought he’d add flannel shirts to my wardrobe, and I resisted this with some vehemence. It wasn’tDown the rabbit hole….

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So there’s this new photo app called Prisma that’s all the rage. It’s kind of cool, really — it’s similar to Instagram in that it takes photos (new or existing) and applies filters to them to make them look nifty. The difference is that Prisma’s filters don’t just tweak certain aspects of the photo, like contrast or color balance or such things; Prisma uses your photo as the basis for a new image, called an “artwork”, in a certain artistic style, specified by use of the filter. It takes a little getting used to (and I’m not quite there yet),Down the rabbit hole….

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Pie-in-the-face weirdness below the break…. OK. So it’s been my experience that the most common form of whipped cream in the US, the stuff in the aeresol can, is great for topping your pumpkin pie or for dipping strawberries or for giving to cats as a treat (yes, this is a thing), but lousy for pies in faces. The stuff is very highly aerated so as to come out of the can better, but once it’s dispensed it breaks down very quickly. You really have to use the stuff fast, lest the effect be less of getting hit with a pieDown the rabbit hole….

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I’ve always had an odd relationship with plaid. I love it, but I’m never sure it looks all that great on me. Until now, my only plaid clothes have been fleece tops: But then, a while back, I bought a regular plaid shirt on eBay. I had to search around for a while, because I wanted a standard shirt, but I wanted a banded collar. Why? Well, in general, I’m not a big fan of collars on shirts. I have a few denim shirts with collars that I like, but by and large, I prefer collarless. Here’s the result: IDown the rabbit hole….

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Some random notes from this year’s iteration of the Erie County Fair: :: One regret that was in my control: No ride on the Big Wheel. It was such a gorgeous night…shoulda done that. :: One regret that was out of my control: Apparently the Fair has done away with the daily parade? I hate this decision. We loved that parade and we hope it comes back. What the hell, Erie County Fair! :: Another regret out of our AND the Fair’s control: Due to avian flu, no birds were on display at all. So no cool-looking chickens from localDown the rabbit hole….

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White overalls. Oh yeah, babe. I’ve wanted a pair of white overalls forever, and I even got a pair a while back, by Carhartt. My problem, though, was that most white overalls are made for painters, and for some reason, the bib pocket on painters’ overalls is almost always that triangular shape, as opposed to the “traditional” style of bib pocket, which I prefer. Finding a pair like this has been mostly fruitless — they exist, and they occasionally show up on eBay, but they’re pretty rare and I’ve never seen a pair in my size. So I did theDown the rabbit hole….