Lift Us Up Where We Belong

     I have noticed it is in fashion for young women to display visible bra straps. When I was in high school it was perfectly acceptable to wear no bra, but a mortal embarrassment to have a strap showing.  The braless look was especially popular among the young hippy girls but had the unfortunate, inevitable side effect of causing "the girls" to rest near the hips at a young age. Some of my U of M classmates had to bend over to fasten their belts. I have a friend who sells designer bra straps with lace, rhinestones etc. This is not a good idea for those of us who must wear industrial strength bras with their wide straps.  People might assume that in a middle aged muddle we had somehow tangled our belt over our shoulders.  I am not a pilot, but have lived among them long enough to know getting heavy objects off the ground requires a significant amount of lift, thrust and hardware.  There's a reason you don't see a lot of rhinestones in a hardware store.  Let's take that as a sign--a "Wide Load" sign.