Letters to the Editor
Portlander
Published Letters: 305 Editor's Choice: 13
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Interesting
[Read the article: How gay it would be]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The article didn't offend me, it was mildly amusing, but the letters are out there. LWs who say they are gay seem to find it OK, most of them, but others object to the stereotypes. LGBT people do have a sense of humor. Apparently, we straights have some issues.
I am straight, my brother is gay. But, when I vist him in Minneapolis and hang out with his friends, he introduces me as his gay brother. Why? My brother and friends are slobs. I am a hard core fashionista with the razor cut hair, manicure, Italian suits, etc. We all laugh and move on. What's the mystery here.
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Would be nice
[Read the article: Woman's best friend]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My wife of 30 years died in December, 2007 from ovarian cancer. She was stage 4+ at diagnosis. A year or two earlier and she might have lived more than 2 1/2 years.
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I can hardly write this
[Read the article: Woman's best friend]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But it seems germane. On the morning that my wife died in December, I was just sitting with her holding her hand waiting for the end. We had had our last conversation. I gave her enough morphine to kill the pain and then waited. All of a suddent, our 4 Siberian huskies got up on our bed and put their paws on her. Two minutes later, she died. They knew, they knew. I have no idea how, but they did.
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@ Quiet Type
[Read the article: Woman's best friend]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Thank you.
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@globalcon
[Read the article: John McCain's radical tax plan]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You need to learn to read the tables before you pontificate. In your post, you said the income share of the top 1% was 21.xx%. Read Table 8 in the taxstats page. Income share of top 1% was 38.42%. Nothing like a good fabrication to skew a point, huh? If you then add the impact of grossly regressive stuff like Social Security, Medicare and sales taxes, the top 1% do not pay even their share of taxes proportional to income. Your analysis is fabricated BS.
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Wow
[Read the article: Suing George W. Bush: A bizarre and troubling tale]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Stalin lives.
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Skinny jeans?
[Read the article: A world where men wear skirts]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What is the hangup with skinny cut jeans or does Ms. Price mean something that I haven't really seen? I wear skinny cut jeans, because they are the only ones that fit - I hate baggy jeans. That said, nothing I own is as tight as the jeans worn by any 16 year old girl. What gives?
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@Anne in NYC
[Read the article: A world where men wear skirts]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Just as background, I am straight and 60 years old although I look far younger. I wear straight leg jeans - don't like the flare from boot cuts. I am a slim guy especially on the bottom half, and even classic cut jeans are way too baggy. Yes, 31/30 classic fit 501s are too baggy. So, I have jeans that are actually called skinny fit and I have some Prada and Subi jeans designed for skinny guys like leonardo De Caprio. I also have some other jeans that were somewhat baggy, but I had them tailored to fit. And, yes, all my jeans were over $200.
I can't buy suits off the rack either. I wear a size 42R jacket which comes with size 37 or 38 pants, and I have a 31" waist.
I may be an older guy, but I try to look my best for all occasions. Clothes that fit are part of the deal.