Night at The Colony 5-15-2026

I write about Catie and my Escapes to the Colony's "Gentlemen's Night" often. We have become regulars and get the "Where were you?" when we miss a week or two. Above is my outfit of the evening. I know dress to short, heels to high of my age. With my long hair, a kind of a hippy, 70s look. 

I have had this Lascana dress in my closet for more than a few years. Maybe even pre-covid. It even survived a recent garages sale; no one wanted it. Maybe that should have been a message. However, why not? It must be best seller because Lascana still has it available on it's site; "Ruched Drawstring Dress". 

My version is a little more off-the-shoulder and I love the elastic waist, allowing adjustment to the overall dress length. The night called for short. I do remember having the dress altered with a better (tighter) elastic waist so it stay in place. The adjustable drawstring and ruching at the skirt sides serves as more than just decoration. How short can we go... 

The shoes are comfortable even all night. I love this ever so feminine style and have several pair, only wearing them occasionally. More than once I have looked down and a little toe was attempting a getaway because the front strap was to narrow; "get back in there little piggy." These shoes work with a little extra toe space (width). Amazon; "Mikarka Women's Espadrille Wedge Sandals: Ankle Strap Platform Open Toe Wedges".

A good night overall with Catie and I having dinner later at one of my favorite West Palm Beach places, The Raindance Stake House. The photo is of Catie as she is going in.  

The Colony Hotel has historical significance for getting out dressed. See my post "I am "Continuing the Tradition - "SheNeal".  Palm Beach had its legendary "High Heel Neil", many years ago and was obviously know for his "High Heels". 

Like I told a friend recently: Over the years, "Palm Beach is a source for many memorable characters. Of which, I think, Catie and I have become." 

Politics Is Breaking Us — Just Ask These Therapists

The political therapy boom has arrived. 

This was in my in-box Saturday morning: 

Good morning. American politics have been deemed broken for years. But now, they're sending people to therapy.

It’s the relentless barrage of crises flashing across our screens, the hours of doomscrolling, each post more unnerving than the last. POLITICO Magazine’s Catherine Kim digs into the rise of political anxiety and the therapists treating it.

Some recommend a media detox; others suggest “radical acceptance" — coming to peace with situations out of one’s control — or turning toward activism. They treat liberal and conservative patients alike. And business is booming.

“I think the impact of politics on well-being is going to be hard this year,” political scientist Kevin Smith, who also runs a political anxiety workshop, tells Catherine. “I think it is probably going to be worse in 2028.” 

The best takeaway for the article:

Beyond recommending a media detox, therapists have a few other prescriptions (aside from the pharmaceutical kind). Some point to radical acceptance: the art of coming to peace with situations one can’t control, so an inability to change things doesn’t turn into suffering. Others suggest shifting approaches to activism, perhaps writing letters to lawmakers instead of attending protests in person.

But if engaging with civic life increasingly requires emotional coping strategies, what does sustained participation in democracy look like for a stressed and divided public?

The worst-case scenario, for the country, if not for one’s psyche, is total withdrawal.