The Bloomer Blogs

            Okay, so try to imagine how weird it would feel if people from your church, your work, your gym, even your own family actually took note of how often you put on a dress.   As I promoted my books, even media members actually took note of my life-long aversion to dresses.             It was one thing when I was in the 5 th grade and, on the first day of school, Craig Krueger and Jimmy Dunn told me I couldn’t “be in the military” with them because I was wearing a dress.   The one day – the one day – of the year that my mom could get me in the dress and this is the day my childhood buddies were going to recruit new officers.   D For years I foiled my mother’s attempts to refine me by pulling off my first-day-of-school-skirt on the way to school to sport my jean cut-offs or athletic shorts.   She caught on and bought me a dress so that I couldn’t shed...