As someone who works from home — often in jeans, t-shirt and a ponytail — I hesitate to make a bold proclamation on fashion or beauty. But in matters of business dress, it must be said:
Hair clips are a don’t.
I have long hair, so I use ‘em….to pull my hair back when I wash my face. To section my hair when I straighten it with my hot iron. To pull my hair back quickly when I’m walking my dog Rory around the neighborhood.
But the plastic hair clip is not an acceptable accessory with a dress or a business suit or any situation where you want to look pulled together.
Right?
That’s why this recent photo of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is especially horrifying. First of all, she’s wearing the offensive clip with a formal suit and spangly baubles. Secondly, she’s attending a meeting at the United Nations.
Good God, woman…if I was on a tour at the U.N., I wouldn’t be wearing a plastic hair clip.
And I certainly wouldn’t be wearing it on the tippy-top of my head. It’s not a crown, Hillary; it’s a clip. Push her on back…ya know what I mean?
Now, I don’t post this entry simply to poke fun at Hillary. I respect the work that she’s doing. I consider it a cautionary tale to all women who have given the plastic hair clip a bit too free rein in their wardrobe.
The next time you reach for it, ladies — picture Hillary at the U.N….and select another hairdo.
It’s a date
Attention bailiffs!
If you’re tired of playing that dated and — let’s be honest — rather trite ‘Aren’t you proud to be here today doing your civic duty?’ video to newbies in the jury pool each day, help is on the way!
Wouldn’t a sweeping tale of love and romance — ripped from the headlines “Law and Order” style — be way more inspiring to the usual herd of unwilling victims…and easier for you to stomach watching over and over and over again?
Well, I’d say it’s only a matter of time before a dramatization of the real life courtroom love story between a certain famous former plaintiff and a member of his jury will be coming to a holding room near you.
(The two met the day after the trial at a pizza shop, so it’s all above board.)
Think of the singles who normally crowd into bars, or suffer through blind dates or church mixers, desperately looking for Mr. and Ms. Right. Now, those same singles will be clamoring to meet their special someone and send people they don’t know to prison.
There’s a fun two-fer…and the meal’s included.
Now, there’s no guarantee that everyone will find happiness in the courtroom and walk down the aisle like Rodney and Cynthia. But if you wanna take a chance on love…
You’re just gonna have to face the judge.
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