In many offices and workplaces today it's "Casual Friday" so I figured I'd do the same here at Utter Wonder. Today I've given up the usual shirt and tie I wear while blogging for a far more comfortable outfit that allows me to feel more myself and, well, more casual. I'm wearing a bear suit. Roar!

Now some might ask: why a bear suit, C Monks, oh awesome one? I'd answer that firstly, it should be "oh, one and only awesome one", and secondly, because I find a bear suit is the ultimate in casual wear. If it's "Casual Friday" then why not go whole-hog and be as casual as one can be. Yes, you could make an argument that the most casual one can be is to be completely naked. Well, that's just not my style. I find nakedness smutty and vapid; it's for those who have no dignity and great abs. No, for me, the most casual look is to be covered in 40 lbs. of non-hypoallergenic fake fur. Roar!

Sure, it's hot in the bear suit. And typing isn't exactly the simpest simplelest simplest thing in the world with these paws, but those are the sacrifices one has to make to be totally and utterly and thoroughly casual. I can take the heat. I can type with these pawws paws. I can. Besides "casual" is not pronounced "can't-su'al", it’s pronounced "can-su-al". Alright, granted, its not "can-su-al" either, but I think you get my point, no matter how inaccurate a route I took to get there. Roar!

So as you sit in your cubicle or toll booth or NASCAR--wherever you happen to work--consider wearing an animal suit next Friday. Put away those Jordache jeans or Capri pants and throw on a cow or otter suit. You'll thank me for it later. Whichever animal suit you choose, make sure it's not a bear suit. That's taken. And so we're clear: I don't find imitation flattering at all. I came up with the whole wearing animal suits on casual Friday idea first, so I call dibs on the bear suit, end of story. Finis. Okay? Thanks. See you in June. Roar!

This post is dedicated to anyone named Toby, except Toby Keith for reasons too obvious to bother typing.