Are you ever too old for duct-taped glasses? Nah…
Recently my eyeglasses had an unfortunate encounter with a well-placed foot. The good news is that at the time, they were not on my head. My eyewear journey has been a fire drill of fashion do’s and don’t’s along the way. There was the Harold Lloyd phase, 1920’s round specs framing an equally round face; the early Elton John years (rhinestones notwithstanding), where the surface area of the eyeglass easily covered a third of my mug; and the several pair of horn rims that bespoke of (in my mind) old money and beach houses.
Oddly, the ones I wear now are much like my first pair. I call them my modified Cary Grants, hip now but not in fifth grade. By seventh grade I had upgraded to wire rims, shiny gold halos around my eyes, much like those crowning the countenance of one John Denver. What did they all have in common? Nary a one had missed the indignity of being bandaged in silver duct tape during their stints on my fashion-forward face.
So today, I look in the mirror and thank the chemical and materials engineers of 3M, not only for their invention that saved both a space mission and my ability to see clearly, but for their never-ending quest to innovate and afford me the color option of basic black duct tape—a milestone that enables this fashion faux pas to believe he can be debonair in duct tape at any age.
Did you know Duct tape is now available in sheets about 12×12″? Oh the possibilities!
I love this! You are too freakin cute by the way…so good to see your face…the glasses, love the black duct tape. This fabulous news I did not know…must be a Brooklyn thing that I stuck with the “silva” tape all these years!
Thanks for sharing the mug, Carey!
My husband works for 3M and he’s always bringing me different tapes from the company store. My favorite is the silver metal tape, on rolls and quite wide. I’ve had some serious fun with that.
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Hello Tom…….back in sunny Naples Fl……..or am I…………………? 😉
Sandi, a pleasure to meet you, though I’m remiss you didn’t get to meet Boz & Gracie. Apologies, and here’s to your next island visit.