GENTLE READERS: Which of the following correctly describes the reason for including a dress code with an invitation? — To sharpen your rapier wit on your would-be guests. — To inspire your friends to ...

The reason escapes me, but I went barefoot into a grocery store once. I was a kid, still in my single-digit years, when I walked into the Jitney Jungle with my grandmother, sans footwear. Even then, I ...