Review: Patagonia 5" Stand Up Shorts

Patagonia 5" Stand Up Shorts. Broken in. Perfect.

If you're not a fan of The Hemingway Baby Shoes(TM) style review, read on below.

Classic Patagonia.

Stand Up Shorts got their name because the cotton canvas used was so heavyweight you could actually make the shorts stand up. Not legend. fact. Try it. I have. Don't forget to button the waist. 

10 oz organic cotton. Double fabric seat forms large back pockets. Velcro back pocket. Metal button closure and zipper. 5" inseam.

Trends be dammed. Shorts are supposed to be just that. Short. 

I'm talking 5" inseam or less. I'm too old and life is too short to care what anyone thinks (except for you Babe).

These are perfect shorts. It is society that is imperfect in not allowing you to wear them until they fall off your body with only a metal button and zipper to remember them by. They get better with age. The organic cotton burnishes, fades, and frays, describing a life well lived. Denim fanatics have nothing on stand up shorts.

A famous guy with a neck beard once said "beware of enterprises requiring new clothes" (No, not Chouinard). If you only own one pair of shorts, these should be  it. 

Perfect.

Book review: Inferno by Dan Brown

Welcome to my book review!

If this is your first time at one of these things here is a little info regarding style and content. Style wise I'm inspired by 140 character limits of texting and tweeting, haikus, and Hemingway's Baby Shoes (for sale: baby shoes, never worn). As I hopefully improve my writing, maybe my words will be fewer and more essential. Until then...

Content wise I'd rather not give too much away about the book. I'll give you a heads up if I think I'll mention a "spoiler". And of course I'll let you know if I like it and if you should buy borrow or avoid.

Dan Brown ( not to be confused with Dale Brown, at your own peril) writes the type of books I can read over and over again. His best are actually his non-Robert Langdon books like Deception Point and Digital Fortress.

On to Inferno!

Inferno takes Robert Langdon on an adventure to historical locations full of puzzles, action, and conspiracy. Huh, just like EVERY Robert Langdon adventure! Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed it. I kept checking to see how much of the book I had left and was a little sad as the pages wound down. I also kept rereading previous pages as I fell for the little tricks and twists the author set up for the reader. The descriptions of historical art and architecture make me wonder if we currently make anything that will stand the true test of time.

I recommend you borrow Inferno from the library. Twice.