Wore my Airforce blue today celebrating my father. I was born on Perrin Airforce base between Sherman and Dennison Texas. Pop attributes the Airforce with most of his success. His role was called traffic management which was essentially coordinating personnel and material all over the globe. The organization skills he picked up he stored away as he bounced around various jobs in his small rural home town after his discharge and return to my grandfathers farming and ranching operations. While driving an unconditioned propane truck a friend and WW2 veteran (had three troop transport boats sunk he piloted I. South Pacific) offered him a job at the tiny local bank. Pop with only a big school education stayed I that field became president of several banks and the CEO of a holding company taking the last place he worked from $80,000,000 to now over $4 billion. He attributes his leadership and organization skills from the Airforce for this success. I attribute his phenomenal character. Right is right and wrong is wrong was his motto. The guy people see in the public is the exact same guy at home. Guile isn’t in his make up. So today’s OOTD is a tribute to Ted McGuire • 1995 MTM true blue herringbone suit •. White on white shirt •. Tattersall cotton pocket square • Jos A Banks blue striped bow tie • blue Pantherella socks • black J Fitzpatrick captoes • Seiko Model 5 Watch Of course in typical pop fashion, when I sent him a copy of me in the blue suit because I was so proud of him he turned it around on how very proud he is of me. I am a very blessed man. And undeservedly so.

Woke up to the first day in the low thirties. Time to break out the sweaters. Wore my houndstooth Harold’s cardigan. Coupled not with a Ralph Lauren hacking coat tweed CT blue oxford, RL pheasant print silk tie brown herringbone JoS A banks trousers, Pendleton socks, Martin Dingman shoes and Orvis green faced field watch.

Busy weekend with the Society Live Recruitment Day last night then Church this morning followed by weekly Society Live Lounge today, then men’s meeting at church. Teaching my grandson how to be a gentleman first by having respect for yourself and others

We attended the Ceili last night at The Shamrock Club presented by Columbus Comhaltas. I wore my red denim trousers, suede red and grey saddle shoes, a burgundy shirt, green waist coat, green ascot tied in a bow, tweed jacket and green narrow brim. The other pictures are of the dance, Robin took the earlier ones and our friend Christine sent me the other four this morning.

https://www.mmsfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/james-franklin Today we said our final farewells to James Lewis Franklin a friend of mine and one of the two founders of J. Farley’s. Timmy and I have spent countless hours at J Farley’s Americanized Irish Pub(lic -House). Jason Farley was a local Fireman/hero who lost his life while saving several families from rising flood waters. Tim’s Father, Bishop Wantland blessed the opening of each location. On Timmy’s death bed I made three promises: to save Farley’s; to finish our book; and to do our last album. In a few weeks that first promise will be fulfilled. If the new owners get their liquor license squared away this week, two of my bands will play 11/20 commemorating Tim’s passing 11/18/2025. We had a reception at Farley’s today following James’s funeral. I spoke briefly at the eulogy stating thatJames passed knowing his eternity was secured a year ago at the church the funeral was held at the urging of Chris the other owner of Farley’s and that James’s beloved J. Farley’s would soon re-open. Just a reminder for each of us to celebrate the fantastic yet fleeting gift of life. James at 5’ 5” lived life large and sucked the marrow out of life scuba diving all over the world, skydiving and riding motorcycles across the country that he had built, doing woodworking that was throughout the pub, and hunting and fishing with his buddy Chris. OOTD - Antique Shamrock cufflinks and 1940’s Bulova Watch - 2005  MTM three piece piece charcoal chalk-stripe suit - Silver w black polka dot p square - Silver and green candy stripe tie - Byford merino wool otc black socks - J Fitzpatrick captoes