I’m sorry about your sister, especially on top of everything else, David.

I do not have a caftan. But several months ago I bought what’s essentially a heavy t-shirt that just keeps going until it’s a maxi dress. I wore it twice, realized I wanted to wear it several times when it was in the dirty clothes hamper, and bought myself two more. Most comfortable item of clothing I own, and looks moderately dressy.

At the sports med clinic. Just got X-rays done. Waiting to see doc.

Ooo, t-shirt dresses are great. I actually lump caftans, muumuus, and all that stuff under “caftan lifestyle.” Any comfy floaty dress, really.

Comfy, floaty dress is my favorite thing. I'm more than ready for the caftan portion of the program.

Good luck on the X-rays, smonster.

Me and the "children" are going to PA Renfaire, which I've never been to. I intend to raise a glass in JZ's honor, possibly more than once.

I essentially wear a dressy caftan every single day to work. Everyone thinks I am dressy, and I am basically wearing a nightgown.

We have a venerated programmer, Bob, who wears the exact same red shirt, black pants, and hat every day. WFH, summer heat, etc. (We love Bob). I think they mat be exactly the same clothes he had in the seventies/eighties. I was trying to explain to a “frolleague” that Bob and are are so much alike, with the example that I too wear the same exact thing every single day, it is just one particular style of dress in many colors and patterns, a scarf, and flip flops or boots. When I first met him, I knew we would be friends, but he is so shy and I am so awkward that we didn’t really connect until we worked with this lovely woman who is like an extroverted ball of energy who brings all the awkward shy people under her wing and gets them to do stuff. She has now left the University and we are kind of bereft, so now we meet every Friday to work on our program but we just sort of go in aimless circles because neither of us can bring the “get it done” energy to it.

Ooo, t-shirt dresses are great. I actually lump caftans, muumuus, and all that stuff under “caftan lifestyle.” Any comfy floaty dress, really.

I wear t-shirt dresses from late spring through early fall. They're the best. One with pockets are perfect.

I am wearing a t-shirt dress with a pocket right now AIFG

You get it.

T shirt dresses are awesome, although I mostly wear them around the house.

Job interview was....not what I expected and I don't want that job. Not just because it was slightly different than what I thought it would be but the team lead casually mentioned 2 work place injuries including getting hit on the head by falling boxes. I know that's going to be something that happens but to mention it so casually like it happens all the time was not what I want to hear.

Going back to the community center idea--there is nothing like that around here. There are almost no ways to take any kind of community classes. In Tallahassee, growing up (and I guess now) the Parks and Rec center offered lots of different classes and there were also personal enrichment classes at the community college. And in Brevard/Hendersonville it's the same thing- there are personal enrichment classes. The only real community center is the senior center.

But here in the Greenville area there aren't community college, just tech college and they don't offer that. There is no parks and rec programs. So the only thing I found for arts and crafts are through galleries and really expensive or geared towards seniors (and some are expensive) or kids. The public library offers some things and the variety seems to be going back to what it was before the pandemic but those are all 1 classes or drop in things and not something you'd get at a community center.

Much love to you David. And I think you're right to wait with the service.

My basic philosophy of dressing has been to feel like I'm wearing pajamas while looking presentable to the world.