I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately… Is great style mostly about taste — knowing what looks good, mastering color, fit, and silhouettes? Or is it more about confidence — how you wear it, how you move, how you carry yourself, even if the outfit is simple? We’ve all seen guys pull off wild fits just because they’re confident… and others wear “technically perfect” looks that somehow feel hollow. So I’m asking the panel: - Where do you fall on this? Confidence or taste? - Can one exist without the other? - Have you ever worn something “objectively stylish” but it didn’t feel like you?

I have a bright red, kind of maroon shirt. What would suit better, black pants or beige pants?

Thoughts from stoicism

I missed my Wednesday morning men’s group. Last night during my martial arts group I was demonstrating an old wrestling move and my nonchalance about not wearing compression shorts finally caught up with me. Ouch. Didn’t feel like walking into church with a cane to offset the bad bursitis in my hip. 🙄 {note to self: 17 was a long long time ago}. So while staying at home, I worked on my weekly project management list and added a new reminder at the bottom to prioritize taking breaks. After realizing last week was the first day(s) I had taken off since February (that was a one day fishing trip to celebrate son’s BD) I am the only guy to blame. So I added mini vacations (even if half a day) onto my color coded project management list working around quarterly billing, quarterly rebalancing and annual tax requirements. I called it mini breaks. My wife gleaned an idea that says weekends should become mini vacations. Long ago I worked my weeks around fewer meetings on Mondays and Fridays for this very purpose. Shame on me for not implementing sooner. Dropping off checks today (one is to my marina for annual slip rental😉)and client info to their accountant - my attire for ootd: - HSM navy blazer - Grey seersucker pocket square - Pendleton grey and blue plaid shirt - MTM worsted wool slacks - 😮 grey topsiders and no shows with this outfit?  Get over it it’s what I wear when I board my boat.

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