Seemingly midlife has snuck up on me while I wasn't paying attention. No, I did not buy a Corvette. Rather, midlife reared its hideous head lately while I was sitting in the Optometrist's office getting an eye exam for glasses that were new. I turned 45 last November and soon after the New Year I found myself constantly lifting my eye glasses above my eyes to see small text up close (serial numbers on electronic equipment, etc.) that I used to be able to see clearly through my glasses. My worst fear was confirmed by the Optometrist. "Welcome to midlife, you want bifocals!" Thanks doctor... Now I have been wearing eye glasses since I was in grade school and all kinds of eye wear I have seen and worn. From the thick brown plastic eyeglasses of the '70s to rounded gold alloy frames of the '80s all the way up to today's "chic" eyewear brought to you personally by all of the latest designer labels. After myself's exam and those wonderful eye drops that make you look like a zombie oakley big taco sunglasses. I staggered out into the brightness of the showroom to look at said eyeglasses of the store. If it was left up to me I had Dawn with me of course, because let's face it I'd likely pick those hideous brown plastic frames out from the '70s. She has to look at me the most she has to enjoy the glasses stuck on my face--likely more so than if I like them--but that is what make just click the following website. She Who Must Be Obeyed (SWMBO) happy right? So there we are perusing the stand of frames. All the big names were on the wall; DKNY, Oakley, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Ray Ban, and more. True there was some nice appearing eyewear, but the one frame I really needed alluded my wide eyed search--Mustang frames! Yes, 's need some eye glasses with a Mustang motif to them. As a Mustang fanatic wouldn't you rather wear some Mustang eyewear that is officially licensed and show your pride of ownership and enthusiasm for the hobby versus some other frame? I know for a fact every single individual reading this editorial has at least one (if not a dozen) Mustang Tshirts, polo shirts, club or more, and event shirts, hats, belts and/or buckles. Heck, I have pajama trousers with Mustangs all over them. (I know TMI. 's'll try to keep that to the absolute minimum in my own columns, I swear). Mustangs are part of our daily wear and even jewelry, so why not eye glasses? Wouldn't it be great to be able to pick out a pair of eye glass frames with a small chrome running horse on the temple, or possibly a? Possibly a rocking chair stripe motif with the word Mustang inside it? While I did eventually pick out quite a sporty looking pair of black Ray-Bans with silver-gray carbon fiber for the temples, I couldn't help but think how much trendier these spectacles would be with some kind of Mustang symbol, symbol, etc. on them. Myself know some people are unfavorable to wearing symbols/branding. Myself too find it difficult to spend $40 on a shirt and walk around with the brand's name plastered all over it (insert Gen-X Abercrombie comment here), but we feel otherwise somehow as it pertains to Mustang do not we? Myself find it nearly impossible to walk by anything with a Supervisor 302 on it and not purchase hat or that shirt. I will most likely be in line with the rest of the free world attending among the 50th events to buy the newest Mustang graphic "camp shirt" and I will not leave until I get one of Vaughn Gittin's new Formula Drift team tops (hopefully signed as well!). 's stocked up with a coffee mug, a fresh polo shirt, two tshirts and of course their Boss 302 playing cards last fall when Cracker Barrel offered a slew of 50th anniversary Mustang merch. Come on Ford licensing, we need some Mustang eyewear that is cool showing our love!

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