Of all the odd ways to wake up, one of the strangest happened to me this morning: I woke up to the sound of Emily whining, lying with her feet on the bed and body down on the floor, and Cleopatra, her cat, hacking up/throwing up a hairball. Just as I jumped up and turned on the lamp, and before I quite figured out what was going on, Cleo threw up in Emily’s hand, ran off and began to puke on a comforter lying on the floor. So I did what any sane person would do at 6am. I dove off the bed, did a belly flop onto the floor and picked the cat up just as she was hurling and threw her about four feet across the room onto the wood floor.

This is one of those quirky things that has been bothering the hell out of me. A lot of guys active shorts and swimwear have mesh underwear built in. Built in as in non-removable. Why? What does it do? It’s not comfortable. It doesn’t prevent spiders, scorpions, or other creepy crawlies from scurrying up into things where you’d rather not have a scorpion stick its tail. It’s not supportive (unless your 80 and your friends hang down at your knees). It is quick drying — but when is the last time you wore a mesh pair of underwear? I can tell you, I’ve NEVER worn mesh underwear. So what gives?I think the mesh still exists from an era where men didn’t wear boxers. Kind of like Quailman. If you think I’m joking, put on a swimsuit or a pair of shorts with that mesh while still wearing your boxers and you’ll know what I’m talking about.I don’t know about anyone else but I’ll continue being a proponent of cutting the mesh out of these types of clothing. Anyone enjoy or have valuable insight into the mesh underwear phenomenon?