Mine would probably be the 1930’s then 40’s then 50’s then early 1960’s and then again in the 1980’s in quality menswear like Ralph Lauren when there was an echo of the late 30’s through the early 50’s. How about you and why?

For those of you, like @Alex Kilpatrick and @Jamie King , who are in the path of this storm, hunker down and stay safe. You're in our thoughts and prayers.

My church has two simultaneous missions departing this week. One is to Mexico to the Tarahumara (Rarámuri) indigenous group in the state of Chihuahua in Northern Mexico. This is one of the most remote groups in North America and a group from our church has gone there for decades, building wells, providing medical needs and ministering to the kids there. https://youtu.be/ZRRNv-kJ6QY?is=wduK9gonZ2g5q6nx Simultaneously we have another group headed to New Mexico to the McCurdy Mission where the Church has also annually sent folks to help for decades. I have several friends, heading here - one couple includes a lady who grew up there on the adjacent reservation. https://www.mccurdy.org/ So for my Wednesday men’s group which includes several guys leaving this week on thes mission trips, I chose to support them with my OOTD Royal Blue MTM blazer Red bandanna silk P square CT red tattersall shirt Hopi silver Bolo Black bead belt Levi’s black button up 501’s Pendleton black w red socks Clarke’s woven Derbies. I also have relatives at my parents 3 miles away who came in from Santa Fe to sit with my step mom recovering from knee surgery. Felt like this would be a good WFH and visit them OOTD as well

Fresh off my Scotland trip I finally got ahead enough of the return-to-work pile that I made the 10 minute trek out to the Sea of Oologah to check on my boat Celtic Cheer for the first time in about a month. The lochs and inland passageways of Scotland full of sailboats has engulfed my mind over the past week since my return. I have watched nearly 20 hours of a British couple’s YouTube videos aboard their 40 year old boat (4 yrs older than mine 4’ longer). Their circumnavigation of the British isles was what hooked me and now I am 10 episodes into their trip to the arctic. So for an early morning Rotary meeting only a 6 minute drive further to my boat I chose an OOTD with a white RL polo, Nantucket red chinos, red Sperry Topsiders and Pendleton no show socks to check on her. Futzing in the boat I opted for just my Apple Watch to monitor my physical exertion. Working on the boat can be a full workout but since it’s a workday this should be simple. I’ve been on three Alaska cruises and have been enthralled with the waters there. I even have a book in the Saloon of my boat with a section on small boat sailing in Alaska. My ferry trip from Oban to the Isle of Mull was very reminiscent of Alaska The last time I got this itch was 1993 when my wife and I bike camped across Holland and Germany. She is simply shaking her head right now 😎https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26irlKify-c

It's been a really long time since I've shared any details about my life here, which is due partly to fear of internet publicity and the unknowns of AI, and mostly to sheer laziness. Trucking is slow right now. Since spring I've been working part time for a feedlot, taking care of cattle, fixing equipment and maintaining the yard. We are currently in the corn silage chopping season, which is quite busy. It is a custom over there to have several beers at the end of the workday, which I got a bit tangled up in. I made the decision to quit drinking absolutely and as of now, I have one week of ridin' the wagon. Zero regret, depression, anxiety, or brain fog -- this is the best I've felt in a long time. But no good feeling lasts forever, and last week the stomach flu showed up to remind us all just how delicate health can be. I am fairly certain my sister and brother in law who are on furlough from their mission work in South America brought it with them 🙄 Early this morning, it was my turn for the violent evacuations of fluid. Survived. Since I didn't go to the feedlot today, we got out to run some errands. I had new tires put on the van while we shopped Walmart. I found cotton polos on sale for 11.98, and above-the-knee shorts for $3. Unfortunately, most of my sizes were sold out, but I did get to pick up a burgundy and a navy polo. When we got home, I tried it on with a navy blazer and burgundy tassel loafers for a classic Ivy League look. The belt doesn't match well. I was wearing my tan/orangey colored penny loafers before swapping them out for the tassels -- just for the sake of these photos. This is the first polo shirt I've owned since I was a young teenager. Thought I would share it with you men. Hope you all are doing well.