Thomas Walton is the retired editor and vice president of the Toledo Blade. He writes a column in the Blade every other Monday. I do not subscribe to the Blade but get to read Tom's column because a friend gladly shares them with me.
His latest subject concerned old clothes vs new. He said he would rather wear his jeans that are 15 years old than the new chinos his wife buys for him. One time he found a pair of trousers in the back of the closet that had S&H green stamps in the pocket.
At the end of Tom's column there are the words, "Contact him at...." and gives his e-mail address.
I have written to him in the past (about the demise of White Castle's and "Six in a bag for a buck") so wrote him again about "old clothes".
This is my e-mail.
hi, tom. i read your article about old clothes. i want to tell you what my mother said about NEW clothes. mom bought a pants suit (this was in the late 70's). i would pick her up to go to dinner and notice she was not wearing the suit. i asked her why. mom answered, "it doesn't fit my bends".
(Notice the absence of capital letters? That's because I don't use caps in my e-mails. I do use them in my blog when I feel like it).
Lo and behold, Tom wrote back! He said, "Thanks for a good laugh. I know exactly what your mother meant. My mom used to say , 'It doesn't give where I take' ".
His column, my e-mail and his reply will be pasted on a page in my new 2012 diary.
Have a glorious day, my four faithful readers, especially my dear friend, Marilyn in chilly
Sarasota, FL. Temperature there yesterday was 51!!! BRRRRRRRRRR!!
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