I'll be darn'd. Looks like folks there *do* have a sense of style.

Definitely. Love LaPierre's tie. My ensemble today coincidentally is very close to his.

And Steyn, being tall, pulls off so well the three-button-jacket-but-button-only-the-middle look, with a solid pocket square to match.

Karol,

I want to see a pic of you and Mary Katharine Ham.

We hung out but didn't get any pics together, unfortunately.

I'll be darn'd. Looks like folks there *do* have a sense of style.

Awww, thanks. It's just a little number I threw together.

Damnit, you didn't get a picture with McCain.

But you did get a picture with Mark Steyn so you are forgiven. By the way, this is a great picture of you.

Could you email this picture? I need a picture of my two heroes.

O.M.G.
I mean- my god Mark Steyn!

[told you - let your hair curl, you look incredible]

Wow, you keep getting better looking all the time.

Could you email this picture? I need a picture of my two heroes.

Haha, of course, Jake.

told you - let your hair curl, you look incredible

I prefer it straight but I get that a lot.

Wow, you keep getting better looking all the time.

Thanks! ;-)

That *may* mean you didn't start off too good looking, or that you were good looking to begin with and are now more so. There is the inferred bias of the second - but it was not stated.

So let me be the first to say that you have excellent cheeks.

However, you do have red eyes! And someone should tell Steyn that napkins in jacket pockets looks naff.

Naff? Naff?! Naff!

A silk or linen square, placed carefully in the outer breast pocket of a man's jacket, whether you wish to call it a pocket square or handkerchief or what-have-you, is exceedingly complementary to the outfit, particularly when coordinated with the necktie.

Pocket handkerchiefs rock. I love 'em. When in doubt, white silk or linen. Folded is too 1950s. Peaked is nice, but Steyn shows that a fashionable man likes his puffed. Also, puffed is like your hair: it's hard to do wrong, so just do it how you like, and don't worry if it's not perfect. A true "bad hair day" is truly rare, as is a "bad handkerchief day," because nobody knows how you really wanted it to look. Odds are, you'll look fine.

Those who know me know that I'm almost obsessive about coordinating my ties, pocket squares, metals (watch plus belt buckle plus tie chain plus cufflinks) and leather colors, probably to the point of being a dandy. But when my girl remarks how handsome I look when dressing for work, I feel all right.

America is 10 years behind when it comes to fashion I know. Now I do not pretend that I look good in any clothes (or no clothes). But the whole tissue in a pocket thing is passe.

Not at all! In the U.S., that and vests went out with the 80s. But pocket squares and cufflinks are classic and never go out of fashion (even if I must share styles with the likes of Charlie Rangel). You should meet one of my dearest friends, one of your countrymen, who at 60 is an inspiration to would-be-dapper men of any age.

Let us know when you're here, I'll show you. :)

G-R-O-S-S

The Shrubette making GOO-GOO eyes with Wayne LaPierre'.
I don't see why she thinks the neighborhood is dangerous, Girl, just strap on that assault rifle and blast away when the riff-raff look sideways at you.

Peregrine, you could only hope to look a hundredth as good as Karol. She's far more of a woman than you'll ever be, and La Pierre at his advanced age is far more of a man than you'll ever have.

Put down the dope and come join us in reality. The ride is free, ok?

Gunman Kills 5 on Illinois Campus

Keep rubbing up against that scumbag!
Meanwhile let's keep a body count.

Here's an idea. Let's keep a body count.

A-Bad Guys killed by Good Citizens Defending Themselves

B-Good Citizens Killed By Bad Guys and Lunatics

Which catagory will pile up the most bodies? Hmmmm?

Wayne LaPierre' is responsible for more deaths than can be counted.

You go Girl, keep rubbin' up against him.
Oh, and buy a decent dress instead of that polyester nightmare.

What's the matter, Peregrine, didn't have a date that night? All I can say is, I'm glad some unlucky guy was spared.

But just because you were alone on the night of a consumerist holiday, it doesn't mean you should be so jealous. Think reality for a second.

Oh, and FBI statistics have shown for years that would-be victims use guns two million times each year against criminals. Here's but one example.

http://www.qando.net/details.aspx?Entry=7881

The reason you don't hear about it: criminals tend to kill. Good guys unfortunately tend to wound. Bad guys produce the body count. Good guys are too merciful, so in your statistical exercise, they couldn't possibly keep up.

Viva Charles Bronson.