My wife was just taken in to emergency gallbladder surgery. While all surgeries are serious, this is routine. My knowledge of healthcare and medical statistics has me calm. That said, she is my lifelong love.

This video serves as a guide on how to style a brown herringbone tweed jacket, positioning it as a versatile wardrobe staple for the fall season.

In this module Antonio helped guys identify their body type then he gives tips on how to buy and style clothing accordingly. This post will be much more personal regarding my journey over the last couple of years-with the hopes of helping guys know what NOT to do. I thought a quick view of my closet might illustrate. I have to laugh when guys say they would like to see it. Be prepared for a let down if you are expecting something impressive. (Now My Dad’s closet on the other hand…). Let’s start with body shape. For the better part of the past 35 years I’ve been a trapezoid wax candle sitting in the baking sun as the middle expands and contracts. Although I’ve been a martial artist for over 20 years in addition to my cloth blackbelts I also have leather black belts with persistently new punched holes as I advanced in cookie-Kwon-Do 🍪🍪 along side my TaeKwondDo belts. The years as a high school varsity wrestler with a down pointed V are long gone. Like many of us in that sport, lifetime battles with weight fluctuations over the past 40 years can be challenging. The reality of one’s metabolism slowing shocks those of us who used to pull to 6 pounds in a weekend. After the heart attack in 2018 at 48 years old, l buckled down and lost 25 pounds quickly on a swimming/lifting workout plan, only to have those pounds return and bring along more blubber friends (i.e. gained even more weight back) from becoming Pac-Man (WAoo, WAooo, WAooo) snacking as I adjusted to WFH and a closed gym during Covid. The first time I took this course 2 years ago, I took the “know your tailors first name” to heart and met my tailor and reworked 4 suits and flipped the collars on 9 shirts to milk another 20 years out of them. But as I got serious about my health again I started searching for an ideal weight and body dimension’s to strive for. Now let me be very clear. THIS IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT ANTONIO SUGGESTS IN THIS MODULE . HE CLEARLY STATES TO FIT THE BODY YOU HAVE TODAY. But I went a different direction as I set some goals for my 65th birthday. One of which was to get down to 165lbs for the first time in 25 years. Though my Dr didn’t like it at all, I even hit 160 after 4 months by doing up to 4 day plus 4 hour fasts (100 hours) one week in each of those 4 months. Today I’m back up to 172 pounds (I keep telling myself part it has to be muscle gain -yea right 😂) I am focusing on exercise and watching what I eat rather than monster fasts (absolute hell on digestion). The past year I have been slowly working on body composition trying to get closer to the “ideal”. That ideal composition according to the holy word of the World Wide Interweb bots says for my 67.75” height I should have a:

Green City polo over Vertx dark wash jeans. Brown Anson belt with silver buckle and brown Justin boots. Vincero S2 Chronograph green dial watch and Scent Reserve inspired by Green Irish Tweed. Later in uniform for a school fall carnival. Saw several of my junior police cadets. A few too shy to come up to me but I went up to them!

So today was my Horse Photo Shoot day. Of all the friends I am lucky enough to have, the person that had a horse was the least expected. The Horses name is Chant, a lovely Grey Mare with a nice temperament and with Jades photography skills and my tripod for filming we got the shoot done, plus Jade also got to sit on and ride the horse for a little. I have attached Jade’s short Bare Back ride and the Reel I posted to Instagram. Todays outfit consists of; Stanton Panama Style Fedora Collapsible Hat M.J. Bale Alcantara Linen Suit OTAA Carlisle Espresso Oxford Shirt OTAA Hazelford Coffee Scroll Stripe Necktie OTAA Persian Paisley Brown Pocket Square OTAA Spiculus Tiger’s Eye Gladiator Helm Bracelet Amazon No Show Loafer Socks CNES MTO Custom Ivassi 1973 Florentine Wholecut Loafer SOTD - Dior Sauvage EDP WOTD - Timex Q 1972 Machine Reissue Gold Bracelet Brown Dial Watch, TW2Y45200, aka The Mayor