Personally, I never saw the appeal

What's so cool about running around with clothes that advertise a brand in big letters across your chest? And I always thought they were ugly. And no, they don't have to offer 'plus sizes'. But who decided anything over a 10 in women's clothing was a plus size?

A once-trendy fashion brand is a target for anti-bullying groups

When you're the CEO of major fashion brand you can be as elitist as you want to be. You may admit, "Candidly, we go after the cool kids" and "a lot of people don't belong in our clothes."

Even if you make these comments about six years ago to a magazine reporter, that's fine.

But the Internet never forgets, and you will have to answer to consumers and shareholders.

Abercrombie and Fitch's first-quarter sales fell by 17 percent and their stock dropped 8 percent before the Memorial Day holiday.

PR people spent the weekend apologizing for the CEO Mike Jeffries.

"In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids," Jeffries said in a 2006 Salon article.

"Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don't belong [in our clothes], and they can't belong," he said. "Are we exclusionary? Absolutely."

And then, there was Ellen's take on it. I think she sums it up nicely:



Thanks to Grace Asher, who first informed me of this story by sharing her desire on Facebook to 1) stop wearing the clothes and 2) donate them so they can look stylish on homeless people, whom I suspect Mike Jeffries would definitely see as un-cool. :)

Some music as I bring order out of chaos

Listening to Adele, 'Set Fire to the Rain'



'Rumour Has It'



What a voice! I've had the radio on and have been up (after a bit of a post-work nap) doing some housework/straightening up. The living room looks much better, and I can actually sit on the loveseat again. :)

The last few minutes I've been watching YouTube videos of Jim Parsons (Sheldon from 'Big Bang Theory') giving interviews on 'Ellen' and 'Late Night with David Letterman', and I was struck by what an engaging and upbeat person he seems to be. I think he does an excellent job on the show, but he seems to be a genuinely nice guy, too.

Okay, I think I'm going to do some reading and head to bed. I thought about watching the fourth episode of 'Downton Abbey', but it's almost eleven. Good night.

Speaking of financial stuff...

I saw this commercial for a mortgage company on Ellen DeGeneres' show today. As a convenience store clerk, I have to admit, I understand. I hate it when people come up to the counter on cell phones, talking throughout the transaction. Maybe this will make them a little more cautious: