Last nights bible study the Mrs and I are part of was about actually living an actual life im freedom and abundance To have life and life more abundantly (John 10:10) We were asked if we are truley living that out, what it looks like for us? I answered I think it depends on the day. Do I walk in joy and freedom every day probably not and I need to work on that, cause the fallen world and the devil continues to try and remind me of my past and whom I was before being saved. The devil tells me I am not whom God says that i am Well Ive got need for him The I AM tells me Whom I AM Yesterday during work I got a text from a son of one of the gentleman in my bible study. His son loves a few states away. His father asked me weeks ago to send a couple things and a text to his son, and so I did. I hadn’t heard back from him in a few weeks until yesterday!!! So I was able to text him some more faith stuff and talk about his father and I being in Heavens Gates and hells flames production together. His text brought joy to me on a cold rainy day. So I can decide to let how the world wants me to see things happen or I can see how God sees things happen. One brings joy and the other despair. Why would I pick despair…. Common sense says to choose JOY RIGHT? It’s time we choose JOY It’s time we choose Freedom It’s time we choose Life and Life More Absolutely!!! Get Blessed by this Padre

A sample of some outfits I pieced together from items I purchased used from Ebay or thrift shops. Comments or ideas?

Had a 7:00 Rotary meeting to be followed by a WFH day. Let me get the OOTD out of the way. MTM Black and White Houndstooth, Hanna Donnegal Tweed black w white flecks, black cotton long sleeve polo shirt over a grey Glen plaid shirt, yellow/gold Robert Talbot tie, Levi’s button front black 501 jeans, Pendleton Socks, Salomon black trail runners, Seiko Model 5 automatic. The Tie- I and a few others in this community come from an era where the outfit I have on today would be extremely casual for a workday. On any given weekday every middle to higher end restaurant at breakfast, lunch and dinner would be full of guys wearing a tie. In my college days in the early 1980’s it wouldn’t be terribly unusual for guys to don a tie to go out on a weekend on a date or with a group of guys if they were headed to a nice series of bars. In Richmond, Va where I spent the majority of my 20s and 30’s from about Thanksgiving through the end of the year most dinner parties through the end of the year - guys wore ties to each other’s house. The Tie especially a tasteful classic is the one garment that can “tie” together the entire ensemble. That’s what today’s OOTD is trying to portray. In trying to find a way to upgrade my black w black polo and jeans combo- I grabbed the glenplaid shirt and a yellow with black pretty formal styled tie. This allowed me to upgrade with the sportcoat ( except for the hat - the last item chose). I could blather on about the sad loss of ties in menswear and how the degradation of men’s classic style has coincided with it but I would rather stay on the positive side. Why not learn the art of adding a necktie to complete an ensemble. It’s as much a feature of completing a color combination as it is about formality. The bland department store monotone outfits of the past 10-15 years has A ) guys all look like a GAP ad and B) afraid to add colors and accents that finish an outfit. I challenge any guy who rarely wears a tie to take their significant other out, even if to an Applebees quality restaurant and tell her that your wearing a tie (enough time in advance- gals get funny about being out dressed). Or do like @Alan Dormire and @Chad Smith and I, wear a tie on a wfh day. At first you might feel very weird. But think of it like that first day at the gym, or singing in public, or casting a fly rod, or using a new driver.

I got to skip my overcoat today, and man it reminded me how wonderful it is without it. Although I absolutely adore my trench coat, the absence of having to take it on and off was great. I also got to wear my tassel loafers, my favorite shoes in my wardrobe, without freezing my ankles. Bunjirō Navy Fedora Brown Ribbon Ring Jacket Olive Green Jacket Beige Windowpane. Nordstrom Brown V-Neck Sweater Custom Light Blue Shirt Burgundy Knit Tie Custom Khaki Chinos Olive Green & Midbrown Striped Socks Trading Post Bordeaux Tassel Loafers

Picked up this nice Brooks Bros. tie at Goodwill for just a few dollars. Just need to find something to make an outfit out of.