- CW = critiques welcome - always! Today was an early set of meetings for our biggest project and will end with planning meetings for getting our youngest employee on a good track, should he be willing to undertake the challenge. My new leader is actually quite excited about the opportunity to mentor in this capacity. The ability to align employee strengths with internal needs is rarely this easy, but I always enjoy the chess-like considerations. Sometimes it's a matter of "who will hate this the least" and then, times like this, "is there someone aching for an opportunity like this one?". The later can often involve alignment of their preferences with the situation so that one helps them see the connection. This is the part of senior leadership (which does seem odd to describe it as such in a small company) that I thoroughly enjoy. The outfit today was put together over the weekend, largely before I knew the content of the meetings. Nevertheless, it works well. The gray flannel says serious while the vest-only says I am here to roll up my sleeves as well. The focus on reducing CPW on Tuesdays says that I want to get as much value as possible out of what we have already invested in at the company. Oh, it's also a good outfit to show the newest hat! Color story: Executive grayscale with blue and lavender accents Tuesday-rule compliance Today’s outfit meets the Tuesday CPW-development rule particularly well with four items never previously worn: Item Initial cost Current CPW (after today) Reduction Shirt DS-050 $34.85 $37.43 50% Trousers SL-025 $40.00 $20.00 50% Vest VWC-012 $20.00 $10.00 50% Tie NT-058 $7.27 $3.64 50% These are four of the 35 qualifying items with the largest percentage reduction, exactly meeting the preferred target of three to four Tuesday-focus pieces. The shirt’s CPW exceeds its initial price because its recorded item-specific accessory cost is included, but its calculated reduction remains 50%. Additional rule compliance: - Harmony overrides CPW selection: the four focus items form a coherent gray, blue, black, and lavender ensemble rather than being included arbitrarily. - - Pocket-square hard gate: no jacket is worn, and VWC-012 has no recorded usable chest pocket; therefore the pocket-square entry correctly remains None. - - VC relaxation: formal standards are maintained in the visible shirt, tie, and vest, while less-visible elements remain cohesive without being unnecessarily restrictive. - - Watch rule: W-007 is the visible left-hand watch, while W-001 is used as the non-visible Ankle Watch. - Pattern discipline: the shirt check, vest mélange, tie geometry, and suspenders pattern differ in scale and are separated sufficiently to avoid visual competition. -

The other weekend I went to my first Mustang meet and I dressed in a retro leopard print shirt and rolled up Levis 501s with black Converse. I showed off my 2006 V6 S197 Mustang and enjoyed mingling with other Mustang enthusiasts. I fit right in.

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Down to San Angelo for a meeting then back to Lubbock after that. Lots of windshield time today. - black short sleeve button down with company logos - Brown leather belt - Slim straight blue jeans - Brown oxford shoes