(Short ramble before I actually get to the post) Long ago I took some training that included doing a Myers-Briggs test as a prerequisite. Once we were there, they had us – and there were forty or so of us – all stand up and line up around the room in order of our Thinking-Feeling scores. The facilitators then started with the guy at the extreme thinking end and asked where he was going on vacation in the summer. He and the family were going to Orlando – the kids love it. They were on a three-year rotation schedule for the next six years. He had packing lists for each year on the computer, plus times and places they would be and what they would be doing when - all in Excel. Every aspect was planned. He was even able to give the facilitator the date (prior to the trip, because they were driving) for when his car maintenance was scheduled. Mind you, this was in October, eight months ahead of the scheduled delivery date.

As it turns out, the facilitator was the extreme at the other end of that scale. He had begun packing for the trip to this training in his house about a half-hour before his flight left. (Obviously this was prior to security screenings.) So, this post is for those of you who aren’t sure where you’re going yet.

You might consider the popular vacation spot of Brooksville. Florida. Aside from the gorgeous nine-hole golf course and three city parks and excellent library, their recently-passed laws guarantee you a wonderful time. Yes, it’s now the law. (This is their second try at a dress code since 1996.) Every city employee must now wear underwear. They must use deodorant. they will not be wearing spandex or halter tops at work. Only their ears will be visibly pierced and, last but not least, all of their wounds will be covered. Yep, it’s a heck-of-a-slogan isn’t it – just reaches out and grabs you:

“Come to Brooksville: We’ve Covered Our Wounds!“

The first (dess code attempt) was in 1996, after sexual harassment allegations were leveled against the man who was then the city manager.  That code’s sponsor, though, appeared to blame the harassee and her attire for the incident, saying: “Men have it hard enough just to do a day’s work and not be enticed by a woman who is not dressed properly . . . . If you have to bend over for the bottom file . . . that would entice any man, unless he is not completely a man.”  These truly progressive sentiments were expressed by council member Mary Staib, who was unable to get anyone to second her motion at the time.  Now, at last, the men of Brooksville will have some protection from sexual enticement.