What to Wear When it Rains at Orlando Theme Parks

With a few days to go before my trip to the Universal Orlando, I underwent a furious search for the best solution for the passing showers and sudden downpours Florida is known for. I turned to the travel blogs and Disney forums, and opinions were all over the place.

I gleaned that I needed something to keep my bottom dry when I sat down so I could keep riding rides while it rained, and that umbrellas in the crowded parks were a no-no. So that left me with two options: ponchos and rain jackets. I read a tip about buying ponchos from the dollar store and then throwing them away so you don't have to carry them around wet. That didn't sound like a very green option, but it was a space-saving one.

In the end, I hedged my bets and decided to take both "disposable" ponchos and a rain jacket. I ordered a bunch of jackets and narrowed it down to one. Here how my raincoat search went (and what I actually did when it rained in Orlando).

Brown Skin Problems: The Search for a Nude Bra

The lingerie market needs to take a lesson from Rihanna, the First of Her Name, Queen of all Charts, the Unphased, Breaker of Hearts and Mother of Shade and Side-Eye. Her 50-shade Fenty brand has other cosmetic companies scrambling to show how "diverse" they are. I'm a 370 when not tanned.

Where are the nude bras for women of color? The bra color "nude" is utterly useless. Who is this nude on? Just call it a white woman's bra and go. (For the record, those eggshell shades don't really look that great on their intended audience, either). Better yet, join the rest of us in 2019 and make with the skin-tone bra shades.

Here's the story of adventures in finding a skin colored bra.