The Brits are all-atwitter that the Duchess of Cambridge pulled a repeat. The lovely Kate Middleton wore the same hat (OMG!) to a state function yesterday called the Trooping of the Colour:
Did William tell Kate a joke?
The same hat she wore to a friend’s wedding:
The Middleton Sisters.
Oh, pipe down, Redcoats! The events were held the same day. After doing her royal duty chatting up the crowd, most likely Kate didn’t have time after she changed her dress to have her hair redone. (Pippa was probably prodding her to get to the party church ASAP anyway.)
I think Kate was being practical.
Earlier this week Michelle Obama was outed by the Huff Post for wearing the same dress (OMG #2!). The first time Mrs. Obama wore the Tracy Feith dress was to the National Prayer Breakfast back in January 2009.
Our lovely (minus the General McChrystal debacle) FLOTUS wore the floral frock again to the Centronia Child Care Center in Washington.
But leave it to the Brits—or more specifically, the UK Mail Online—to point out that this is actually the FIFTH time Mrs. Obama has worn this dress on official business. She must really like it!
I think Mrs. Obama is being practical. But in light of this week’s weird wanker revelations in WDC, I’m thinking maybe the floral print—of wisteria, which is conical shaped—might be too “weinerish” looking.
Therefore, I have an idea. Mrs. O should ask Mr. Feith to use a hydrangea print next time. It’s a better looking flower. And less scandal-invoking.
In addition, according to Tussie-Mussies: The Language of Flowers, (a book about how the Victorians used flowers to communicate feelings, as opposed to just saying what you feel!), wisteria can mean either “helpless and delicate” or “I cling to thee.”
On the other hand, hydrangea can mean “devotion” or “remembrance“—a better fit for Michelle Obama.
In the spirit of practicality, I have a repeat of my own: A seven-part blog series on why I love baseball I wrote last October.
I thought of these blogs recently when SF Giants catcher Buster Posey suffered a season-ending injury last month (broken ankle, torn ligaments). Buster (National League Rookie if the Year) was involved in a home-plate collision with a Florida Marlins player—who came barreling at him to try to score.
I’ve watched the replay many times and I don’t see Buster blocking the plate. He looks to be in front of it. I see the Marlins player not heading toward the plate, but straight for Buster—and colliding with enough force to make him drop the ball. (But then I’m a diehard SF Giants fan.)
You can decide for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyHCQj17Lkc&feature=related
One of the reasons I love baseball is because it’s a non-contact sport. Or supposed to be. The “run over the catcher at home plate” play is legal and part of baseball. (One reason why the catcher position is the most physically-demanding.) The general consensus in baseball land is that this was a “clean play.”
But I think if a player intentionally tries to crash into a player who is not blocking a plate, then that should be illegal. There should be a rule change. That’s my two cents.
Another reason I thought of this blog series was during the Buster controversy, famous catcher Johnny Bench (Cincinnati Reds 1967-1983) put in his two cents about the play. (He said it was just part of baseball — no rule change.)
Originally my baseball blog series was eight parts. The seventh part is: Why I Love Baseball: Because It’s Romantic—which is personal in nature (which always makes me a little queasy).
Part eight was supposed to be: Why I Love Baseball: Because It Loves Me—which was even more personal in nature. I was going to tell the stories of three major league players in conjunction with me—including Mr. Bench.
I bought the baseball cards of each player on EBay to use in the blog.
But even though the stories are rated PG (sorry, nothing scandalous!) I just couldn’t write them. (Too self-serving, mostly. Also kinda rude I think.)
Although, if I ever ran into Mr. Bench, I could say, “Hey Johnny, remember the Bob Hope Desert Classic?” Or more likely, I wouldn’t say a thing.
Here are a few of my baseball blogs. They’re worth repeating.
Article on Michelle Obama wearing the same dress five times:
