The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

hy is. 'u that men. parm'u- larly mama-d mm. dislikv shopping; {m clmhvs? Whvn it comes In mak- uppam-l pun'haws. must un- dunv by (hr wife At least this male's wife. And I duubl I'm an exception. It would seem to apply [0 my gender. which. right ~ ly or wrongly. places the blame solely on a se'dm‘tive “first lady" called léw. a mm- pomry tenant in God‘s (laden uf laden. She. under the persuasive illusions of a wily snake. took a bite-{mm a forbidden fruit and immediately stripped Adam M his dignity. Sadly. his vlrllv pmgt'nies have been bcmlng m the dress whlnus of their slmuscs ever since. u men. when was the last time you ventured out un your own and purchasui a pair of socks. Fruit of the Looms 0r boxer shorts? When was the last time ynu trmk'rnmrn! of yum nwn facade and picked mu 3 Sunday shirt and tie? I‘m- two-piece black cnsmnble I’m currently weat- ing has seen better days â€" 4.745 better days. And so has my waistlina It‘s gum: {mm a slim 340 inches In an expamied 42. a statistic nfwhich I'm not proud. But an observable statistii‘ ins: the same. ‘ Perhaps. in hindsight. it's a good thing. otherwise we male mans-s might still he cleed in camel hair and fig leaves. " Thi'e concern has L'nme m the [urn due to the fact I need a new suit. No! any kind of suit but a three-piece hmwn wit. * If You're like me (and most pmbabhr are]. you con- tinualty leave it up to the wife to fit! the void. So where dm-s’une find a thn-câ€"pim'e suit in Siouffvilk'? Admittedly. a Mack suit is nice â€" [or minister‘s, sena- mrs and funeral dirt-rum. But I want snmething more colourful. I'm calling it my lay-away suit. anticipating the certainty I'll now: need another. Worse stilt whet? does on? find a brmm three- piece suit anywhere? I've and Sean‘hed but all m vain. m Smuffvillc's U'Nc‘iil Funeral Home Where l'm «wczxsiunzilly emplth as a grower. black is the colour 0! chuke. Evvryone wears black and. iet's face it. Htm'er. as my hm will and testament decrees I'll nut be available, brown suit or black. for pubiic view- ing. So it realty doesm't matter what attifi’ my kinfolk select. i won’t see it and neither will yuu. damnâ€"hum. "humanly-u... mum mmammcmmmnmm In search of the perfect brown suit More to the east, please Immnmwc‘m WWImeIJ WMWMMU Y'mg m m 11w same goes for Walman and Hunesl Ed's. Tip Top Tailors and Moore’s exhibit with hm Thomas outstanding displays plus excellent qualin hut mulling in brown. Al least nm the last time I checked. ‘ hcrwisc Their pricqs. too. are a bit above the income of a air and pan-time crossing guard. lean. my wife. is an expert when related to tones. While she personally prefers hues that are somewhat subdued. she can't understand why I employ tunnel vision when it. comes to colours“ However. in all hbnesty. there's mom to buying a suit than seiecting the shade. It's the trying on that drives (me crazy. What's wrong with green. or grey. or blue or even black? she asks. Nothing. I reply. but it's my final wish. my Ins! request. To this response. she offers no argu- ment. Have you ever entered one of those silly little gar- ment cubicles to make the switch from old to new? While Clark Kent 0f Superman farm has no hang-ups in a telephone booth. I’m like a deep-sea octopus in a tropical fish tank. Nb room to manoeuvre. Su what comes out? A human mannequin wearing a tent-3mm} jacket with acmmpanying pant legs drag- ging across the floor. “It's made for you." says“ a pnsiliw-mimlul clerk. "A few tucks hem and a few tucks then: and all will be fine." A head-"Hoe mirror conveys a diffcmm talc but you want In lwliew hv‘s telling the muh. However. for me. the significant test will eventually occm on an upcoming Sunday when a redefined me enters thumb for a very first time. ‘ Jmmarnastsamresmtmnasmbrmmwém nmmmfioms The anticipated greeting will likely go something like this: "\MM’. a brand new mix. You look pretty neat but I Mill liked you better in black." .ijllgttxf. ‘}§:t" 1!!! 5‘0" glus.u\‘tl§li "iaii .if}\‘ll._‘: (:3 64§qutlnkiu1tulti.4§inllxléifl :.33ll I. .‘3‘vixi.i~}.'%ll I.“!i§:2.'i§4i¢. .h\e|il;‘\fia¢ilii‘ g'nlilibioiriila ‘13.: K i $Q..f._-p V b»- Due-U...’I3. '3 iii-.(ls: 1‘s '2 Di\! “0!: 0. C‘ . {O‘t‘fizwt 'â€" “flu-{hm ” Vnu r». In; - all members of staff look exceptionafly sharp. So does the Cadillac hearse and am accompanying Chrysler 300. l'hey. too. are black. 8m brown? I'll stand 0m like an over- done holdog. Maybe. just maybe! can still squeeze into my old black tags for short- mrm duties. But the question remains. where do I go to fulfill my need? I've tried Stoul’fville's and Shaw ‘l'hrift Shop. but they deal mainly in sports attire. the mixandvmatch sqn of thing. OPINION can ‘lbe 10150115 were on the horizon moming ovvr the fuur lanes uf {he Ninth Um? It's a staggering number. L-sgxx‘ially for 'tlwsc uf you whn gmw up hem. in a placr. that was mott- Mayhem; than modern- day Markham. Moving skiewalm And nut just at Pearwn lmemational. but along Main Street and Hoover PJoquem and frequent ICI- ler wn'ter Amok] Neufeidt-Fasl advanced the conversation more mmnably in Saturday's paper. d'm'usxxing “the next I? years (when) we will be welcom- ing on awmgc 1.000 mwunnâ€" It's a big number. even for those of you who were part of Stouffville's population boom of the past decade. lt's a large iob for the town. planners. mmultams and poli- Smuffville is now tilted. with so much of our busim‘ss see all mm: grocery storm â€" and services on the west side. 'Ihe Wt-mual mkwlopmcm of the Stoufffiflc Country Ma!- km lands will. hopefully. add to the mmmvrt'ial mix in the vast vnd. By 2030. hen-'5 hoping for positive change. How about a coficc shop? l‘hcy're more than places of l‘msinvxwx, 'Hwy'rv gathering spots and wmmunity centres. I don't locate slums for Tim Hortons m Slarhuvks. but (mo hat does your Sumflfilk,‘ of the future look like. neighbour? I The flying Mamba“; may warm mmmzma 1r mam up to 2' (ma prune In New: Au comma nommees '0! [Jeremy 0054th are momma to Sumw a (minimamn o! manamn an aaudanrv mm the I (K281111303 .11 mn ABM 23%;; wmrcuuncu-srourrwurs .. r! “24.. soccer: CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (including elections) Mon. October 28 @ 7:30 pm Lebovic Leisure Centre Meeting Room (30 Burkholder St., Stouffville) ALL MEMBERS WELCOME President DHBC'OI at Large #1 0 Dn flammmfl’pflflons for: wnuld sewn like a gold mint- on the east side. given the nearby Eastern and Northern gate retirement communities alone. Chu:k a coffee shop out for yourself. “but only in west-end Stouflvillc. v it's all about making this :1 mt n1! walkable. mfwssihle place. You can see it taking shape. Visualize houses. modem parks. schools and trails stretching to the ljncolnville GO station and Bethesda Park that now appear so distant - just as our library/ fitness centre once did. [om Mason :5 edIfOIofThe Sun Inbune Follow ham on fmtter Mammy See mmmmon cycling tmm home and jumping on a train or bus for Union Station. 500 faunilics walking in soccer and hailgames. For now. there's no xhul- ting off the gmvnh machine. limhran- uur fumn'. Ham- vuur WI ml Nouflvilk withJim Mason OffTheIop DIIBCNN at Large #2 (In yuu lhink.