Girls...seriously...I ask ya...why does everything about us have to be so dang complicated...take purchasing shoes for instance...Men have ONE shoe size..they
can go into any shoe store and say I need a 10.5 wide and whoa-la.. it fits!! Simple. Now women... well it depends. we're like astrologers doing a natal chart on
the shoe. Where was it made? Who made it? Was it made in the winter or spring? What was the geographic elevation of the shoe factory? Was the leather from a
happy or a sad cow? Eventually we find a pump with Neptune in its 4th
house and the shoe-shopping mission has been completed.
Same thing with pants...Guys what's your pants size? You'll say 32:30 or 34:32
or something simple, basically the waist and inseam.
But ask a woman... "I'm a size 5 on the eighth day of every third month when
it's not raining, the tarot cards advise up to a full size larger during the
second full moon providing the humidity is low, and thats if the designer's
last name starts with an F." And if conditions are'nt favorable
for that day ..we buy a skirt.
And let's not even get into colors. Men are not totally unfamiliar with the
fact that there are multiple shades and can probably tell 4-5 different ones
in each main color group. But, we women carry portable physics labs with us
and can discern a variation of one hertz in the spectrum of visible light. What's the difference between eggshell white, bone white, and navajo white?
A man doesn't know....but a woman does.
We even manage to make our purses complicated some how...pockets inside of pockets, zip this, unzip that, sections under lock and key with security guards on duty...And this keeps us orginized and know just where everything is...NOT!!! . We just throw every item we come across during our day into our purse. I remember when I was a kid my Aunt used to have this huge purse. I stared into that black hole once. There were receipts, business cards, a potted geranium, a five-year supply of chewing gum, ten ounces of lint. A man has but one small wallet that holds their basic survival kit....drivers license, credit card, cash. Keys go in the pocket...done, Simple!
Well, one good thing can be said about purses ...if we didn't have them then you guys would be volunteered to carry around our tampons and such in one or more of all those many pockets designers put in your clothing....then of course, there's the chance you would forget about them being there and the next time your at a meeting with say....the Dutchess of Kent or someone, and pull your handkerchief out and shower feminine hygiene products everywhere.
Yep, at least the purse is still a good thing!!
until next time
- Kim Gallagher-
(now where did I put my car keys at?)
