Tot’s togs a learning experience for Dad

“Because I Said So” column for The Commercial Appeal.

November 13, 2008.

As a student at St. Louis Catholic School in East Memphis, I woke up every day for eight years and dressed in navy blue pants, a white dress shirt and tie.

The uniform made life uncomplicated, with no sartorial decisions to be made each morning.

Three of my kids go to public school and wear khaki or blue pants and a white or red shirt. Simple. No guesswork there, other than clean or not … (read more)