Among my favorite things are ancient Christian history ✅ Fine woolen tweeds, tartans and tattersalls✅ Fly Fishing✅ Great food (especially seafood and wild game)✅ Beautiful lake and ocean seasides✅ Lovely landscapes✅ Interesting architecture✅ Kind people!!!!!!’✅ Single malt Scotch✅ We started our day attending a worship service at The church of the Holy Rude in Stirling where King James: namesake of Jamestown Virginia and the King James Bible, was coronated on July 29, 1597 as James the first of England (already James VI of Scotland). My Daughter in law strained a muscle so since we were staying at a spa hotel (we could only get woodland pod’s in the back which were cool), she and my wife got a massage while my son and I went to Banockburn battlefield where Robert the Bruce set up the kingship indirectly from that victory in 1314. ( see Outlaw King movie to better understand this historic series of events). This lineage lead to the orange white and green battles between James 7 vs William of Orange in the late 1680’s ( the troubles of Northern Ireland trace back to this battle). So much of US, Irish, Australian, and many other parts of the world have been affected by William Wallace (Braveheart movie) and the subsequent Scottish Kingship of Robert the Bruce ( King James1st of England was a direct descendent of Robert the Bruce). I could go on all day about this stuff… From the hotel we travelled to the coastal town of Oban and had a fantastic multi course dinner including Langostine,Thai sauce muscles, Haddock, squid, curry shrimp, Scottish eggs, lamb chops, with a peanut Crème Brûlée, sticky toffee pudding and of course a couple of drams of 14 yr old Oban whiskey! Yea I love Scotland!!!!! Oh yea wore my new cream tattersall w green and burgundy shirt. Burgundy grouse print silk/wool tie i picked up at Stewart Christie’s a couple of days ago with my old cotton duck workwear khaki jeans by Orvis, Barbour jacket. Peter James wool flat cap. Solomon ankle high boots. Tomorrow ferry across to the isle of Mull and another ferry to the Isle of Iona: the birthplace of Christianity into Scotland by St Columba in the 6th century!!!

Another day in OKc at the courthouse. This one was a success. The judge awarded my wife the ability to help a struggling family member who is presently at my home getting the necessary medical and psychiatric help needed. My wife has worked nightly for three months for this day. I would like to think the fact that she and I showed up respectfully dressed helped her case a little bit. (After 3 hours of watching one after another case getting postponed for guardianship we were the only successful one all day with this very demanding judge). But I am sure the good work by the attorney and preparation by my former para legal wife had a lot to do with it as well. Any way OOTD 1997 MTM light grey and charcoal brown fancy stripe suit Blue and white CT shirt Yellow/Gold foulard Brooks Brothers tie with yellow gold p square. Each with blue accents 1997 AE Brittish Tan shell cordovan brogues Pantherella goldish socks with grey Seiko Model 5

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