Tobyjoe and I went to Paragon Sports at Union Square on Thursday to pick up a mitt and some running gear. I was seduced by Prana and this shirt while we were there. I discovered a new brand as well. (I also discovered that I went down an entire pant size. Granted, I don’t seem to be losing weight according to our scale but I’m trying not to pay too much attention to that.)

Yesterday, I thought I’d wear the new Lolë shorts and my new Columbia button-down. I felt happy.

We met Missy and Ryan to watch the USA/Italy World Cup match. After that ended, we all had dinner at Sweetwater where I dropped a big fat glob of olive oil onto my new shirt. I was not too happy.

When I got home I did a little research on the Internet and read that talc powder, if left on for an extended amount of time, has been know to absorb oil stains. The bad news is I didn’t have any actual talc powder. The good news is I did have Gold Bond Foot Powder whose first ingredient happens to be talc. The even better news is my shirt is now spotless.

I love the Internet. I also love the fact that my feet are stinky and sweaty and gross enough to have Gold Bond Foot Powder just lying around the house.

Oh, and GO USA!