My Environmental Scientist son and Environmental Scientist daughter-in-law presented at our church today. Each has a MS and Bs in that field. They were reviewing a book by Dr Sara Richter called Stewards of Eden This Harvard phD had a book so mesmerizing I would wake up at 2:00 just to read it. I could not have been more proud of the kids. Wore my charcoal brown MTM suit windowpane CT shirt, Woven silk Robert Talbott Green Tie, AE shell cordovan wingtips Orvis field watch. My wife and my kids went out behind the church 20 acres to dig up Milk weed (the favorite plant for Monarch butterfly’s). The 100th Eagle Scout from our troop built a butterfly garden back in 2019 and the milk weed that spreads beyond the garden into the lawn gets mowed. So we are relocating those plants that escaped the garden to sunny spots in our own respective yards. Naturally we did it in my suit and the wife’s dress. We only get one planet.

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH STOP JUST STOP!!!!!!!!!

Good morning gentlemen, I called an old engineering friend and asked, " What have you been working on?' He replied, " Advanced Aqua-thermal processing of ceramics, aluminum, and steel, in a controlled environment." I was impressed! Until I found out he was just washing dishes in hot water while his wife supervised! Gentlemen, there are times in our lives that we all want to feel important, especially since we started this journey. But here is the deal, we can wear all the nice bespoke clothing, the most expensive fragrances, drive the most expensive car, live in the nicest high-rise apartment, or the most expensive house, but if your manners and attitude does not reflect what you are portraying then what you hoped to accomplished will be in vain. You might look like a gentleman on the outside, but the moment you open your mouth, or are faced with a situation that requires you to respond you will be exposed. This journey to being a gentleman is more than appearance or being popular. This journey is more than what people see on the outside, or what you do when people are around, this a about being that gentleman in every aspect especially when people are not around, (Or you think that no one is watching, you never know who's watching). To truly be a gentleman, you have to be willing to die to yourself, to give up the old ways, and willing to walk in a new way, a new light. Sometimes that means cutting ties with people who are not on the same path or level that you are now and that only want to keep you down and on the same level that they are on. You might have to leave that job that is holding you back; and you know you are being held back, but you stay because of fear or your friends that you have there. This might involve even a change in where you live to get that fresh start, yes change is and can be difficult and even hard at times; but here is the thing, the rewards and benefits from this will far out way they discomfort you dealt with during your transition to being a gentleman.

Threw on some sweats and a hoodie and yard shoes to walk around our yard with my wife before she went off to work and we found a trespasser going down our drainage creek. Thought I would share

:who what where when HOW WHY POST3 WHY=WHY NOT You may have heard the old urban legion story about the philosophy professor’s final exam who had a one word test : At the top of the exam was the word, Why? The story tells how one student got an A for simply writing Why not. WHY My foray into this community was driven by a burning desire to find a way out of the quagmire that is the present fashion goo. Let me back up a little. After leaving the Trust Department in 2012 that I had created at the bank 10 years earlier, the freedom to dress much more casually after my departure was at first a bit of a relief. However, as everything-everywhere devolved into a clothing universe that was too casual, too unstructured, too tight, too short, too disproportioned (suit and sport coats) too low on one’s hips (jean-cut dress trousers instead of normal waist high trousers), I and I presume several guys of my vintage began to wonder what should we be wearing these days. Moreover, younger guys that had no point of reference because there are so few professional clothiers left in business were exposed to the algorithmetic disingenuous sycophant Borg known as the internet -which is perpetually feeding poor advice to any guy who continuously keeps clicking. Enter @Antonio Centeno . The appeal to me of Antonio was that he seemed to be a down to earth guy who has such an approachable personality and he was giving guys an alternative view that was well reasoned out and supported by data. Let me explain that a different way by showing three guys many of you will be aware of: Antonio Centeno of Real Men Real Style, Aaron Marino of Alpha Male and Sven Raphael Schneider of Gentlemen’s Gazzette The three friends represent a broad variety along the spectrum of style. 1.) S Raphael, I would characterizes as more nostalgic and structured. His immense knowledge of clothing firms and various tailoring houses worldwide is quite impressive. He is very matter of fact about what one should wear based upon long established conventions.