I, as leader of the fat and sloppy nation, maintain a certain look. \u00a0In my own way, I’m a fashionista. \u00a0My daily wardrobe is cargo pants or cargo shorts and a t-shirt with a pocket. \u00a0If people really look around and notice, there are many men who dress like me. \u00a0One might think that they have given up on themselves. \u00a0I haven’t; and even though my wife often complains about my look, I’m never embarrassed no matter who sees me.<\/p>\n
I wear this t-shirt\/cargo pants ensemble year round weather it is 40 degrees or 110 degrees. \u00a0Sometimes I sleep in my t-shirt and go to work in it. \u00a0It’s like going to work in my pajamas.\u00a0 I don’t buy my t-shirts, they are given to me. \u00a0I get my t-shirts from trade shows or from my paint suppliers. \u00a0I’m a human accretion disk for t-shirts. \u00a0I’ve owned thousands during my adulthood. \u00a0It makes me happy when someone asks me for a t-shirt. \u00a0I have so many new ones that I can be a t-shirt big shot and give mine away.<\/p>\n
I’m too busy and disorganized for daily shaving.\u00a0 Five days can come and go without my shaving. \u00a0When I finally notice myself, I shave. \u00a0I go to work like this, every day. \u00a0I think some executives might be jealous of me.<\/p>\n
Anything more than a daily shower and putting on clean clothes I consider grooming. \u00a0Real grooming is what I did in my 20’s and 30’s when I was looking to find a date. \u00a0I don’t do that anymore, I’m married.<\/p>\n
My t-shirts also do duty as a napkin or towel. \u00a0Most days I end up wearing a t-shirt\/napkin combination. \u00a0Since t-shirts are easy to come by, why not clean my mouth on them. \u00a0I’m clever enough to know people will assume my food smears are paint spatters.<\/p>\n
Even though how I look doesn’t bother me, I often wonder how I look to strangers. \u00a0Do I look like an unshaven house painter who has food smears on his untucked t-shirt? \u00a0I wear my t-shirt untucked because I can’t button my pants. \u00a0I’m too fat. \u00a0I drape my t-shirt over my opened button and zipper so I don’t have to wear a belt.<\/p>\n
I’ve had the same dozen pairs of pants for about 10 years now. \u00a0I know them and they know me. \u00a0We have a great relationship; I’ve gotten fatter and my pants remain the same. \u00a0They never complain or make fun of me. \u00a0My wife loves to offer to buy me new paints with a 38″ waist. \u00a0 Fifteen years ago, I had a 30″ waist. \u00a0My wife gets a zing of extra joy in her day when she can allude to my need for larger pants in “innocent” conversation.<\/p>\n
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