Presidental elections, Summer Olympics, and...

He may not get to see this, but I had to take advantage of actually wishing him a happy birthday on his actual day of birth.

HAPPY 8TH/32ND BIRTHDAY, SHORTLEGS!

"Shortlegs" is my lil brother.

Men's Lingerie Shop

Of course, how was I not going to click on a headline of "CEO Says Victoria's Secret Is Too Sexy?" What really grabbed me was at the bottom:

The chain was started in San Francisco in 1977 by Roy Raymond, who said he was embarrassed trying to buy lingerie for his wife and hoped to provide a comfortable place for men to shop.

I can see the "store for men" aspect, I guess, with the various rooms that used to be a bit more prominent. Those mazes made it easier for the guy to not be paranoid of his presence being known to those that frown on such things. Catalogs are practical and entertaining. What boy's flirtation of the JCPenney/PX/BX/Sears catalogs didn't freak out upon discovering the Victoria's Secret catalog?

Now the stores pull in more of the public with the beauty/bath products butted alongside. With the stores skewing younger and younger, the presence of teenage girls to the equation complicated matters. One way or another teen chicks WILL affect men.
A. Lolita fantasy
B. Underlying state of attention amplifies discomfort or arousal
C. Giggling girls
D. Fear of others noticing or suspecting you being a dirty old man
E. Shopping at the same time as you daughter and/or your son's girlfriend/wife
F. Some combination of the above
G. All of the above
H. Plus stuff too dirty to actually confess to others.

Just don't go too old, VS. No one needs to be forced to get off on granny panties and girdles.