Only 90 minutes?  I work trade shows, we’re walking for miles to/from/through a convention center (easily 5+/day) and standing for 10 hours with very few breaks during the show. I’m short so I need a height advantage and have always worn chunky heels for the stability factor. Lately I’ve been wearing dressy-looking,…

If it makes you feel better to think you know what someone else is thinking, then you do you. I know better.

No one is sneering — that’s on you. It was my choice for my situation. I was uncomfortable with placing baby with someone I didn’t know. No judgement, though you must have felt it from somewhere to react to my comment that way.

This I don’t understand. Is it because the employer thinks you can’t be as effective from home?

Done it. It’s not easy - I opted to quit my job rather than park Baby Jelly with an unknown daycare worker. I did the work-from-home as a contractor thing until he was 26 months. Of course he screamed in the middle of conference calls (babies know. they just know). Finally hired a part-time nanny and that helped so I…

If you ever need to buy in bulk again, you can get them online. I did this for a company sales contest. Giftcards-dot-com and yes there is a service fee, but you don’t have to get hassled or run around to different stores. You can even get them customized.

What did horses think hundreds of years ago, before modern bras were invented? Nah, they didn’t care.

Wow, memories. I took Sewing Class in Jr. High. I used to make my work clothes (well, pants anyway) because I couldn’t afford ready-made and could whip up a pair in an evening using 1 1/4 yards of (ugh) gabardine. Now I only bring out the sewing machine to fix something. My favorite patterns were Butterick. I could…

I’ve played this card. When someone says something sketchy, I’ll reply with a mild “oh, I didn’t realize you were racist [insert other descriptor such as bigot, depending on the circumstances].” When they looked shocked, I just say “What?! I thought we were playing the game of ‘freedom of speech’.” The concept also…

We had a song but not a by-ourselves first dance, we invited everyone to join us. And we went old-school — like before I was born: Unchained Melody, Righteous Brothers, 1955. But most will remember it from Ghost.

Holy mackerel (pun intended)! This was my work life some years ago. I worked for a small manufacturing company that hired a lot of Asian assembly workers (who love their fish and are probably healthier than me for it). In our open office floorplan, I was maybe 20 feet away from the only break room where they would…

I’m intrigued by the idea of 60-ish women doing synchro. Badass, they must have been, ‘cuz I did it as a teen and it was a hella sport. We swam in a diving well, so there was no standing at any time. The suits in your image look like what we wore for workouts and practice routines.

I’m sure one of my aunties had that same swim cap. But she rarely ever went into the pool.

Former synchro swimmer here, though I swam with a private club at an outdoor swim center (California and all, what weather?). We didn’t use the swim cap beauties pictured here, we used the ultra-thin speedo-type that looked like a costume bald cap for a pasty white dude. Mainly because you didn’t want your hair in…

Yes. My job included frequent trips to NYC — customers in the financial district no less — so I had to make an emergency run to Macy’s to find the appropriate dark suit to pack, as I didn’t own anything even close to a suit at the time. And dress shoes. With heels.

I work from home now. I’m still in my jammies! (OK, not really but close - sweatpants and a t-shirt with my hair in a ponytail)

I agree, it’s regional. West Coaster here, and we were doing ‘casual Friday’ every day of the week long before our East Coast compatriots were.

Somewhat related: props from Mad Men will be going up for auction. Not sure if there will be any clothing on the auction block, but smaller items — such as Don Draper’s cufflinks — are listed.

Same here. I was hoping it was something not at all to do with a cigar. A turtle would have been awesome!

I know she was told it was because her boobs were too big, but I’m wondering if that was a deliberate mis-direct on the part of the gym supervisors. Looking at her FB pix, then the generic one in the Daily News article, the difference I see is: she’s got a sleeve and I don’t see a lot of exposed ink on the other gym…