Ed Hardy College Satchels Totes Purses Backpacks and Shoulder Bags

At a family reunion I noticed the teens wearing a lot of tee shirts, carrying totes, bags and purses that reminded me of the past. I couldn’t put my finger on it but it created  a reaction capturing my attention.   I asked my relatives about the obvious trend.  They told me they were the must have fashion trend and everybody was wearing Ed Hardy.  Ed who I asked, ED HARDY they said in unison!  Then it hit me, these art inspired bags and such reflected the hot tattoo epidemic, yet in a non committal way.  I like this!

WOW, Ed Hardy Totes Satchels Purses Backpacks and Shoulder Bags must be one hot item! The Tees are very cool too!

Okay and with that I’m off to research and find out just how deep this trend runs. I was after all at a family reunion with hundreds of relatives from all over the country. We are a big fashion loving family spread far and wide! I knew this had to be big.

 

This was one of those times when you find out about something and it comes to life before your eyes.  I began to notice Ed Hardy everywhere.  This trend has proven to be as big as the tattoo epidemic.  The only difference the Ed Hardy fashions aren’t a permanent commitment.  You can mix and match this fun iconic trend as your moods swing.  This is a let loose and go with it kinda of fashion statement for when you want to let your hair down, relax and unwind.

While the backpack is a must have for trips to the library or day camps, totes are all the rage.  With kids in middle school, and teens on high school and college campus’s it’s a hot new trend.  You can bet you’ll hear your teen talking about this Ed Harding guy and now you’ll know who he is, or more to the point what a hot new trendy fashion statement it is.

After I researched and poured over the Ed Hardy Totes Satchels Purses and Backpacks collection, I understood the intense desire to get my hands on some of my own. The Ed Hardy line has a nostalgic feeling that screams free spirit.

I no doubt expect to see the Ed Hardy styles all over the middle school, high school and college campus scene this fall.

I get it, it’s cool, it’s new, fresh and far removed from the latest trends. The Ed Hardy collection screams I have a voice.  This writer understands how great it feels to make that statement especially among tweens and teens.  This is a safe non committal way to do just that.  Enjoy and get your fashion on!

 

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Why I Still Play Dungeons and Dragons

There are thousands of good role-playing games.  There are some with cutting edge pop art and incredible game play.  Others have huge followings and, for a writer who writes about games, provide an opportunity to actually find an audience.  Write about Angry Birds or Dead Island and an author can feel like an overnight sensation.

So why do I write about Dungeons and Dragons then, if it won’t find a massive set of readers? Primarily, because its what I played when I was a kid. I must admit its been years since I’ve played the table top version of D&D. Regretfully, I haven’t joined any pen and paper groups in the area. I still play DDO (the online version of the game) and it is a great game. But the tabletop version was more what the creator of the game, Gary Gygax, had in mind. Both are great ways to enjoy this adventure game. I have made new friends in the online version, and there is something magical about being able to discuss a campaign you played in 1980 and having them understand what you are talking about.

Besides my love of a good community in a role-playing game, I also enjoy excitement. Adventure – the word itself means to have fun in my book. Exploring ancient crypts, battling giant champions, and matching wits with illusionists have all been regular companions to my imagination. The genre has appealed to me since The Lord of the Rings and D&D, but today I am excited to see so many new fantasy genre fans discovering what many of us knew years ago. That these games have a sort of substance to them that make them more than just games, it makes them real adventures.

I will probably expand my writing to cover other games at some point. But for now, I think I’ll just keep on writing about the game I grew up with and that so many others loved, too. Its been 37 years since the first D&D meeting took place. What it lacks in today’s pop culture popularity it more than makes up for in resiliency.

Dungeons and Dragons Online

Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook

Rules Compendium: An Essential Dungeons & Dragons Compendium (4th Edition D&D)

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Flight 93: A Song by Leslie Fish

Today is the the tenth anniversary of September 11, 2001. It was a shocking event that catapulted the nation into a series of decisions that did not make America more American. If not for the events of September 11, we would not have the Patriot Act or the Department of Homeland Security. If not for September 11, we would not have our airports overrun with security forces dressed like proctologists, their blue rubber gloves ready to probe for weapons in the darkest recesses of the human body.

Are we safer now? Are the measures that we put into effect to protect ourselves from those who were willing to die in order to kill us doing the job?

On the day of the terrorist attack, all the fallen were hailed as heroes. But helpless victims, however blameless, are not heroes. Dying because there is no other choice is not a cause for celebration, and though we may mourn, we cannot revere. Reverence, admiration and hero worship are reserved to those who strive against the odds. There was one group of victims, at least, who decided to fight back: the passengers of Flight 93. Leslie Fish wrote a song about them. Listen to the song, and honor the heroes.

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What could have prevented the tragedies of September 11? Higher security at the airport? More wiretapping? I don’t think so. An armed citizenry is the only defense that works. Instead of disarming everyone before they board the flight, we should allow anyone who wants it to carry a weapon. The real heroes are not the proctologists at the airport  or the sheep-like populations that submits to them. The real heroes are not the ones who try to keep tabs on subversive activities or the security experts who eavesdrop on our phone calls. The real heroes are those who dare to fight back, despite the odds. Think how much better they could do, if they were not deprived of the means!

Copyright 2011 Aya Katz

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