Quit making fun of my Mens Warehouse custom made lavender shirt and matching tie. The collar is not button down my friend. The manager of the store picked the color and the matching tie.

Just for you I am going to teach either GD or EQ in it soon.

So the gays know how to dress.

If gays also paid their taxes, would you oppose that too?

Don’t be afraid to go against the grain, but don’t be afraid to conform if the conformists are right.

“FYI, I wasn’t intending any kind of commentary on church appropriate attire.”

Meg, I think you have already revealed your true “colors” with regards to church appropriate attire.

“But in more metropolitan settings [button-down] tends to look a bit dowdy.”

Seth R., I don’t know what sorts of dance clubs you frequent when you hit the big cities, but it’s a good rule of thumb that if the dudes there are wearing lavender shirts with collars that are not buttoned-down, you probably want to get out of there fast.

John, if you want to convey an image of sophistication, button-down is generally a bad idea. It works for more conservative business communities – in the midwest for instance. But in more metropolitan settings it tends to look a bit dowdy.

Avoid black unless you got the ammunition to back it up.

The choice of color shirt depends on your complexion. If you’ve got a darker skin tone, you should forgo the brighter pastels and select richer and darker colors. However, if you have a whiter complexion – i.e. you don’t “tan” – you “pink” – then pastels are a good choice.

A solid color tie tends to send a serious image (unless it’s an unfortunate skinny-tie you bought in the 1980s), but might be a bit much for the friendlier atmosphere of Sunday worship. Understated patterns can break things up a bit and make you more approachable.

Forgive my lack of HTML skills, but the first part of the second sentence is exactly why the practice of wearing colored shirts is wrong. We don\’t go to church to \”stand out.\” We go to church to partake of the sacrament and worship the Lord. Anything that detracts from this purpose is incorrect (ie., musical performances of EFY\’s greatest hits). Many a GA has stated that the uniform of the priesthood is a white shirt and tie. JUST CONFORM, FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE!

Your Dad does look good on Sunday in his colored shirts and matching suits. I have actually noticed. His dark blue shirt and grayish suit is my favorite

Then, once when my daughter was tired of my being gone so much (and probably tired of my being tired), she said that she wanted her mama. My husband said: \”Well, I\’m the boy-mama.\” There is truth to it. He was no longer thinking as someone who left in the morning and came home at night. He was thinking as someone who spent lots of time with the children. He acted/did his part well, put his heart and soul into it; and because of that he saw things in different ways. He became.

While I don\’t think labels are very effective, examining the part people choose to follow and act on can sometimes allow me to open up my understanding of their choices. The choices that President Bush has made regarding Iraq are not surprising considering his work was in oil. It would be very difficult for him to think other than an oil man.

I wouldn’t doubt that the phrase had a much more explicit and hierarchically-bound meaning, Norbert, in the context in which it was first given. But I don’t think that robs the principle of recognizing the constraints of one’s place (in a community, a family, etc.) and seeking the good within such of all its force. Frankly, I think Kaimi makes the issue of knowing what one “art” far more existentially weighted than it should or needs be. President McKay’s slogan is central my own understanding of and tribute to my parents on their 40th anniversary (from two years ago, found here), and I stand by that reading.