Mon Dieu!

Don't think just because I was in the hill country of Texas for a few days

that I didn't pay attention to what's happening around the world.

On the contrary, we Texans have opinions on everything, sometimes even

when we don't know what we're talking about.

Nevermind that.

Didn't I tell you Dominique Strauss-Kahn was unjustly charged by the brilliance of the NYPD

& dragged through the mud by our media?  

I mean, tell me what man would have lunch with his daughter, go back to his hotel

and grab his bags to take a cab to Kennedy airport for a flight to Paris and then on

to Brussels...but ALL he had on his mind was sex with a housekeeper?

The Casey Anthony trial.  I didn't see one bit of evidence to prove that woman

killed her child.  I think the entire Anthony family, especially that George, are delusional misfits.

I actually BELIEVE what Jose Baez said happened.

President Obama has spent more $$ in 28 months than George W. spent in

his entire presidency. Even considering W had to deal with 9/11, Hurricane Katrina,

Afghanistan, & Iraq.    And what has Mr. O accomplished?   Nothing good.  Oh, but

wait...he caused the NEW obligatory insurance program to happen.

And, last, but certainly not least...we hop over to Paris for Couture week.

@ Dior

The house's first show sans creative director John Galliano was predictably, a bit uneven. 

The supreme confidence and polish 

(more like a few layers of lacquer)

 that governed Galliano's aesthetic at Dior 

will naturally be 

rethought, reworked, and reinterpreted by whoever comes next.

 For the moment, the much-liked Bill Gaytten 

has taken the creative reins at both Dior and John Galliano.

 The master's longtime protegée is no Sarah Burton—

he is more prone to a sassy shake-up than a quiet, thoughtful evolution.

 Which is all well and good—if the clothes look sublime.

They didn't !

The first thought: Eighties! 

(Pastels, the black and white, the general boxiness.) 

The next: Architecture!  (Not of the Costa variety, unfortunately.)

 While some of the quote-unquote day pieces may sell,  

will the Dior couture client signing up for those ruffled, micropleated evening looks? 

I actually wish the house had accepted John Galliano's apology and

asked him to go to therapy for his problems.  He is a genius and our genius's

sometimes go off their rocker for awhile, especially when driven so hard by

the bottom line of a corporation.

And, Georgio Armani's show was hideous as well.

OK, the rant is finished for this week.
And, the good news...


As my daughter & I were driving back to Houston 
we saw a truly amazing sight...
just about 300 yards from I 10, only 50 miles
outside of Houston, we saw these guys happily grazing in
someone's beautiful pasture.
An entire family of Elk.


Beautiful.