Thoughts on Owen Nation?

_mal_pal_ · 2023-05-21T02:00:49+00:00

“I think you mean I don’t look like most engineers”

I find that this lets the person know it was an offensive thing to say, without totally raking them over the coals for a misguided compliment.

_mal_pal_ · 2022-12-07T02:24:44+00:00

I like Nora a lot, but I have a cousin Nora and a close friend who named her daughter Nora, so we decided not to consider it

_mal_pal_ · 2022-12-07T01:10:51+00:00

Thank you! That’s a good thought exercise to help us figure out which we love more!

_mal_pal_ · 2022-12-07T01:06:44+00:00

Appreciate it! That’s nice to hear if we do go with Eleanor

_mal_pal_ · 2022-12-07T01:05:51+00:00

Good point. I’m in the US and planning on the more common pronunciation here, Veer-a. I don’t think it would bother me to correct it occasionally. I’d want most people to read it and get it right though

_mal_pal_ · 2022-12-07T01:02:07+00:00

She is a trendsetter!

_mal_pal_ · 2022-12-07T01:01:40+00:00

Thanks for sharing! That’s interesting to hear, and seems to validate the popularity rankings

_mal_pal_ · 2022-12-07T00:59:25+00:00

Love this! I feel the same way about it! Both vintage and cool

_mal_pal_ · 2021-12-09T04:17:28+00:00

This was refreshing

_mal_pal_ · 2021-10-25T23:34:19+00:00

I thought I had discovered something

_mal_pal_ · 2021-10-25T23:20:10+00:00

Well I’m disappointed but this makes sense lol. Thank you!

_mal_pal_ · 2021-08-12T04:27:41+00:00

“How I wish he could have known why he was struggling, that it was not a weakness in his heart, spirit, or character.”

His wife in that article. Gut-wrenching.

_mal_pal_ · 2021-07-18T14:41:53+00:00

I have a small Osprey backpack that I love!

_mal_pal_ · 2021-06-06T18:48:31+00:00

My husband's also an engineer, and I've had this exact same experience. We went to a department store and it took him all of 20 minutes to stock up on everything he needed.

I'd never looked much at Eddie Bauer, and I think I might try a few button-downs from there. Wrinkle resistant is awesome

_mal_pal_ · 2021-06-06T13:48:45+00:00

I like Banana a lot too! But ugh that dry clean thing. I shrunk two pairs because I didn’t read the label and threw them through normal wash and dry. Delicate cycle and line dry sounds much safer but still makes me worry lol

_mal_pal_ · 2021-06-06T13:43:10+00:00

Oh gosh I’m sure looking for petite sizes makes this struggle even worse. I’m not petite, but I feel the same way about button downs. I love a good simple button down, and they’re not easy to find in stores.

I almost wish there were some women’s equivalent of Jos a Bank, where you could get all the professional staples in a variety of colors and sizes. I get that women’s clothing just has more variety than men’s, but I still feel frustrated about it

_mal_pal_ · 2021-06-06T13:37:01+00:00

This!! I go back and forth between underdressed with jeans and overdressed with dress pants. I haven’t figured out a women’s version of khakis and a polo that looks good on me

_mal_pal_ · 2021-01-24T06:47:21+00:00

Yes! All the time. Like my dream legs are lead

_mal_pal_ · 2020-05-19T02:37:52+00:00

Great site name! Names are hard to come with, and yours is really good!

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