Down to 210 lbs, a one-handed chin up as of this morning, 120 pushups, and 2-minute planks. Sure, neither pushups nor planks are part of the routine, but I wanted to know where I am with those, and now I know. I started at zero for both of those. 8 months, half an hour a week, no gym, no carb counting. A pair of rings, walking, more protein, less carb. No counting, just a bit more and less, respectively. That's really it. I'm not special. If I can do it, so can you. GET IT!

CW = critiques welcome! We've had four birthday dinner in 5 days. I am a bit burnt out on the long dinners, but not the celebrating my son. I have let the new guests hod his time during these dinners. When last night's dinner was a smaller group of relatives, he came and sat next to me and we spoke about everything under the sun (READ: a lot of Dodgers... and then life). That was rewarding. Today at worked kicked off a new research project where one of my employees is conducting interviews of thought leaders for the first time. She did well on her first call! Lots of opportunities for her to get a lot better as this moves forward. It's also an interesting topic as it examines the sentiments of AI use now, and in the future, for my field. Today is almost all internal meetings, so the AI app roles randomly between (1) vest + tie outfit, (2) odd jacket and trousers combo (tie always worn in the office), or (3) a regular suit. It selected a suit, and that's what I've done. • Suit — SJ-002, SL-011 (Peter Millar): A dark blue Peter Millar wool suit with tiny lighter blue boxes, cut with rope and padded shoulders and a slight sheen finish. The full-lined jacket features notched lapels with two rear vents, paired with matching low-rise slacks that drape light but well with a medium to full break. Business formal presence ideal for video conferences. • Shirt — DS-040 (Charles Tyrwhitt): A CT slim-fit non-iron twill dress shirt in crisp white with French cuffs. The 2-ply cotton twill offers soft hand and excellent opacity, with a classic point collar. Perfect canvas for formal accessories—the adjustable French cuffs elevate the entire ensemble. • Undershirt — US-022 (Sene): White made-to-measure undershirt in Peruvian Pima cotton and elastane. Fantastic fit with excellent drape and heavy weight that won't show through the opaque dress shirt. • Tie — NT-053 (Charles Tyrwhitt): A silk Glen check tie in blue and cream with puppytooth print details. The 3-fold construction offers good body with a low sheen finish and 3.5" blade width. Pattern adds visual interest without overwhelming the suit's subtle boxes.

Well today I actually grabbed the right pair of brown trousers. I had only worn the pink shirt to church yesterday, so I thought I would reconstruct yesterday’s intended outfit. But then I thought that might be boring so I changed coat and tie and pocket square. OOTD Brooks brothers linen coat CT Pink Oxford Brown wool pocket square Ancient Madder silk paisley tie MTM (hand me downs from pop) herringbone wool trousers Pantherella socks Martin Dingman shoes and belt Ernest Borell automatic watch late 1940’s