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It's been a long time but I have returned. Some years ago I posted this item and think that it is still appropriate here. Please excuse the redundancy. Keep smiling Harv

About twenty five years ago my son, Jeff, was leaving the U.S. Air Force and was going to fly for a major carrier. As a gift, I offered to buy a Breitling for him. Stubborn as he was (and still can be) he refused saying that "My $20 K-Mart keeps perfect time in my 30 million dollar airplane. (In tho

About twenty five years ago my son, Jeff, was leaving the U.S. Air Force and was going to fly for a major carrier. As a gift, I offered to buy a Breitling for him. Stubborn as he was (and still can be) he refused saying that "My $20 K-Mart keeps perfect time in my 30 million dollar airplane. (In tho

and everyone else - and I hope that all of you have many more of them. Keep smiling Harv

... is that the people who took the picture and posted it and laughed at it and negatively commented about it are too stupid to realize that they have been upstaged by the young lady's grit and intelligence. Worse yet, they will likely learn nothing from her reply. Heaven help us if this is any indi

Patrick: Here is a Koons that you may find interesting - I wouldn't call it art but, yet, it was prominently displayed in a museum. That "sculpture" is two basketballs suspended in a tank of distilled water (couldn't run the risk of some microbes deteriorating the basketballs ?) Or, how about a Dami

Don't laugh at what some people think is art , what they are willing to pay for it and why they do it. You will get a good laugh from "The $12 Million Stuffed Shark - The Curious Economics Of Contemporary Art" by Don Thompson. It was published in 2008 by Palgrave Macmillan. Keep Smiling Harv

Dear Enriguf: Check out The PuristS site which can be accessed from both the Community and Off Topic link on the Purist Pro home page and directly at www.thepurists.com . There you will find fora called "Wine, Food and Other Epicurian Delights" as well as "Automobiles", "Photography and Camera Equip

Dear Young Professional: Every Thursday the New York Times has a section on Styles. Today's (February 23, 2012) lead article is entitled "How to Wear A Tux". Within the article is also a discussion of how not to weat it. If you can access the article, either in hard copy or from th Web, you will sur

Dear Young Professional: First, for a person to look sharp and classy the most important factor is the fit, i.e., how does it fit you and your body type. Example, I think that a portly, overweight man looks better in pleated trousers than flat front ones. Also, my own feeling is that the portly man