I am a proud third-generation Bloomingdale's customer and if I could move in or have my house re-decorated to match the black and white flooring, I would.

But even I have been keeping my distance from the department stores with the credit crisis (mine). Unless, of course, there's a sale....

In the wake of Women's History Month (yes, it was all March long, didn't you notice?) much of women's history certainly could be dusted off (Seneca Falls, anyone?) and re-told, some pieces are best left where they belong -- in the dustbin. Or perhaps I should say, the trash can....