Practicalmadness

Had you, some days ago, asked me to think of three words least likely to be found in a sentence together, they would probably have been "Gay Jewish Republicans." And you know, those are still probably my three words, but second only to them in improbability are:

NORDSTROM DISCOUNT STORE

Being generally unaware that any Nordstrom store carried homewares goodness, I was surprised to see relatively cheap, relatively fuzzy towels displayed prominently in Nordstrom Rack's front window. And so I'm like, score(!), because while I'm short of cash, good looks and sexual gratification of late, I do have a Nordstrom charge card. And I need towels.

A quick trip to their men's department -- which is what a T.J. Maxx would look like if Kenneth Cole had half an hour to redecorate it on an episode of "While You Were Out" -- revealed Ted Baker ties, Coach wallets and many other delightful things, all at...well, decent prices. Good prices, considering how much more expensive these things are when they're at home.

At the very least, I can benefit from the apparent fact that Nordstrom jacked a shipment of Neutrogena face cleanser, which would be good news for my wallet even if I didn't have a charge account there.