The Old Guard

After reading PM's post 128i, I looked up "Monkey Wards" (as my Dad called it).  As far as I could tell, they only exist as an online store now.  Sad, as I remember when they were a large brick and mortar chain close to or equal to Sears when it was still doing well. I checked out the lingerie section of the site and found only 36 TOTAL bras and panties available.

This brings me to my thoughts about other stores as well.  The aforementioned Sears, which gladly is still around.  Kmart which was absorbed into Sears is almost completely gone.  JC Penny has been on its last legs for some time now.  Mervyn's, a West Coast retail chain is gone, but Kohl's which is very similar seems to have taken it's place.

I do try and support these old retailers and often browse the lingerie when I "just happen" to be walking through that part of the store.  Of course as any lingerie freak knows exactly where they keep the good stuff, it's no accident that I'm there.  I try to shop Frederick's of Hollywood as well.  They're down to one retail shop left that's close by me, and it's not even that close, so when I go there it's kind of a special trip.

I give JC Penny a lot of credit, as the stores are really spruced up and nice.  They look a lot like Kohl's now, although with registers laid out throughout the store.  Kohl's only has one checkout area at the front of the store so all customers must funnel through there in one giant line.  I don't like this method of checkout since I can be spotted by people I know while I'm carrying a bunch of lingerie, which could be embarrassing.  Kohl's does have a large lingerie section though and lots to look at and choose from.

Gift Ideas

Hello Readers!  Did you go out over the weekend and buy those Valentine's gifts?  No?!  Oh boy, you're going to run out of choices as the mobs buy up all the good stuff!



Let me put a few ideas in your head before you head out to the mall.  You can do the flowers thing, nothing wrong with that, but lets not forget that the day can be a whole experience.  What does that mean?  Don't just show up with chocolates and flowers, make it special.  Groom yourself a little more than usual and put on some cologne (just a little).  Buy some classic music, Sinatra and or Johnny Mathis are great choices.



Valentine's Day is your chance to take some risks so don't be afraid to introduce something spicy to the relationship.  Maybe you have never played with toys or watched porn together, now's your chance.  If these ideas are shot down you can chalk it up to you trying to be spontaneous and adventurous.  It's like a free play on a defensive penalty!  Of course you can't go too far overboard, but if you want to end up in that direction eventually, V Day is your way in.  Let's say you want to get into kinky sex, then start with a few hints and suggestions tonight.  Introduce the ideas and let her open the door further.