Month: May 2011

Last time I talked about the ups (more exercise, less death) and downs (bruised wallets, crippled economy) of rising gas prices. Today I’d like to talk abut the ups and downs of alternative fuels.

decided to go buy a fedora.  There was still a small men’s clothing store in downtown Ann Arbor, the kind of place that’s since been run off by the likes of The Men’s Warehouse.  Why on earth would anyone want to shop for clothing at a goddamn warehouse? I don’t remember the name of this particular men’s store, but I do remember my disappointment in finding out that they didn’t carry fedoras anymore.  No demand for `em.  The best I could do was a greenish/brown Pendleton with a thin, brown leather band.  After getting it home, I realized it looked like something Indiana Jones would wear.  Just hideous.  Largely ignored, it finally found it’s way to a Goodwill a few years back. Despite the fact that few people still wear fedoras, smoke cigars, or hangout at the track anymore, the Triple Crown of racing has managed to maintain the national spotlight.  The Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes have a bit of a gimmicky feel at this point, and if you’ve ever been to the infield at either Churchill Downs or Pimlico, then you know that most people in attendance know next to nothing about horse racing and are merely there to party.