Had a visiting pastor preach for us tonight. The weather is extremely warm so I opted to forgo the jacket tonight. I did wear a vest and and a full Windsor knot in my tie, however, to bring the formality up just a bit. I almost never wear the Windsor knot, it's typically very bulbous and refuses to make a nice dimple. Worked well for me tonight, for some reason. Dillard's white/blue striped shirt Ralph Lauren waistcoat Tommy Hilfiger coat of arms tie Vintage Haband of Paterson slacks Argyle socks Armitron dress watch Allen Edmonds penny loafers

Hello all. Please tell me where you are located. I live in Philadelphia and would love to connect with those in the Tri-State area. You can inbox me. Thanks.

Not the first pic but rather the last. Wore my black suit to a funeral of a friend today. Master Grant Driver, one of the most beloved instructors at our Martial Arts School recently passed away. In 2017 he and a group of instructors had a special test where he received his sixth Dan (6th degree) Blackbelt in the World Kwon Do Federation (the organization represented in The Olympics). Grant, then just two weeks following his testing fell from a ladder at home, hitting his neck on a rock and has been a para-pelagic since 2017. Grant however never seemed to lose his attitude with us though. Still showing friends joint locks and attacks he could administer from a wheel chair. Astonishing! While his master level was in The Korean arts of TaeKwon Do, and he was excellent at the Indonesian art of Escrima and Kali, his best skills were in the Japanese arts of Jujitsu-specifically a style by De Pasquale who trained the US army Rangers. Un-like BJJ ( which we did a little bit of with a US secret Service agent instructor -BJJ is a fantastic martial art), our style focused more on remaining standing and mobile after-shall we say - immobilizing our opponent😉. Grand Master Beaven the school owner taught the style to Grant who quickly became better at it than he. Grant was a natural teacher (taught grade school for 10 years) , rock musician in a few bands, wood worker, jewelry artisan, and was the town Santa Clause at most functions. Just an all around fantastic guy. I was pleased to be joined by more than a dozen other instructors today to honor our friend Grant (especially MaMaw who started at 68, and reached 5th Dan- she is 90 years old right now). Grant represented very well the old saying: you become a Black Belt rather than acquire one. RIP Master Driver.

So I been working on a turn over shot on the roping dummy for a while. Today I tried it on a calf and got it. I know pictures are not the biggest but can see. It’s kind of a fancy shot. Plus I think I look pretty good while doing it. Lol, I hope you all enjoy the pictures I think it’s cool!

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