After 2 days of being put through the proverbial “meat grinder” it’s time to relax! I just spent 2 days in the airplane doing an in plane recurrent training. It’s amazing what an instructor can do to take a perfectly good airplane and have literally EVERYTHING fail! 😂😂 I do 2 trainings a year. 1 in plane (optional) and 1 in the simulator (required). I prefer the in plane as the controls etc are normal. The sim is not an accurate representation of control feel. This is the outfit I wore for training. Albeit casual I still try to elevate it a bit. Now it’s time to relax this evening before I start a safety seminar tomorrow. Have a great evening!!

My father served 28 years in the Air Force, although he retired as a Major, this was the only picture that I had of him in uniform. He is the reason that I am who I am today. My father and grandfather, both instilled in me the wisdom and qualities of a gentleman and call to duty. My grandfather served in WWII and my father served for 28 years. I will always be grateful for their sacrifices and imparting their knowledge and wisdom into me. I miss them so much. But I honor them by continuing to live as they raised me.

Todays outfit is Elevated Smart Casual as I have a job interview tomorrow and will be in a Suit and tie. Fridays is my regular #funfitfriday, not this week though. This idea behind this outfit is to give the impression of someone who understands tonal dressing. Most people just match the colours. This outfit shoes how to coordinate multiple shades of the same color family without looking washed out, to repetitive, or overly calculated. Todays outfit consists of; Stanton fine linen and cotton blend flat cap in Pale Blue MJ Bale Santoro Jacket in a cotton, linen, wool, silk lightweight natural blue gingham check fabric MJ Bale Sinatra Trousers in Empire Denim Charles Tyrwhitt light blue OCBD Sky blue pocket Sqaure with white Butterflies and Fauna OTAA Jack O’ Cups Shattuckite Skull Bracelet OTAA Maldives Crab low cut socks CNES MTO Oxford with Goodyear welted construction WOTD - Islander Greenport watch with Stone Grey Dial with Sky Blue Accents SOTD - Mancera French Riviera

I didn’t want to let the day get away without thanking my friends that served in our armed forces. I have posted photos of both my grandfather and my dad. Granddad served in France during WWI. Dad enlisted in the US Army in 1939, transitioned into the Air Corps during WWII and was again recalled for Korea, serving until retirement in 1966. He then worked as an Air Force civilian for another 18 years. I am very proud of both of these men! Oh, and don’t forget their spouses who support them!

Wore my Airforce blue today celebrating my father. I was born on Perrin Airforce base between Sherman and Dennison Texas. Pop attributes the Airforce with most of his success. His role was called traffic management which was essentially coordinating personnel and material all over the globe. The organization skills he picked up he stored away as he bounced around various jobs in his small rural home town after his discharge and return to my grandfathers farming and ranching operations. While driving an unconditioned propane truck a friend and WW2 veteran (had three troop transport boats sunk he piloted I. South Pacific) offered him a job at the tiny local bank. Pop with only a high school education stayed In that field became president of several banks and then CEO of a holding company taking the last place he worked from $80,000,000 to now over $4 billion. He attributes his leadership and organization skills from the Airforce for this success. I attribute his phenomenal character. Right is right and wrong is wrong was his motto. The guy people see in the public is the exact same guy at home. Guile isn’t in his make up. So today’s OOTD is a tribute to Ted McGuire • 1995 MTM true blue herringbone suit •. White on white shirt •. Tattersall cotton pocket square • Jos A Banks blue striped bow tie • blue Pantherella socks • black J Fitzpatrick captoes • Seiko Model 5 Watch Of course in typical pop fashion, when I sent him a copy of me in the blue suit because I was so proud of him he turned it around on how very proud he is of me. I am a very blessed man. And undeservedly so.