All the wrong things write.

downeastandout: Ring Jacket This is boss.

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:02:28 -0500

downeastandout:

Ring Jacket

This is boss.

mrshaun: The Macbook Helium (brydge for ipad) I’m...

Tue, 01 May 2012 16:50:10 -0500

mrshaun:

The Macbook Helium (brydge for ipad)

I’m backing this project, and you should too.

Goodies from Vanda Fine Clothing arrived today. Can’t wait...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:47:40 -0500

Goodies from Vanda Fine Clothing arrived today. Can’t wait to take ‘em out for a spin. The weave of this pocket square is amazing.

thepursuitaesthetic: want that jacket This jacket is serious...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:31:29 -0500

thepursuitaesthetic:

want that jacket

This jacket is serious business.

mrshaun: Liquid metal from Terminator to iPhone5. Speculative,...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:39:48 -0500

mrshaun:

Liquid metal from Terminator to iPhone5.

Speculative, but this could be really cool if it happens.

First outing: Boglioli linen suit

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:12:46 -0500

First outing: Boglioli linen suit

whitewhine: Hot Girls Have Problems Too Like not being able to...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:39:36 -0500

whitewhine:

Hot Girls Have Problems Too

Like not being able to sing, for instance

So, this exists.

brokeandbespoke: Jacket: Cable Car Clothiers, thrifted...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:17:40 -0500

brokeandbespoke:

Jacket: Cable Car Clothiers, thrifted $6

Shirt: PRL, thrifted $7

Pocket Square: vintage scarf, thrifted $2

That’s an excellent jacket.

Hauling around camera equipment this morning. Meetings this...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:56:10 -0500

Hauling around camera equipment this morning. Meetings this afternoon. Ballgame tonight.

Wearing nice loose-weave shirt and sport coat and some lightweight chinos. Nice enough for clients and comfortable enough for a night at the ballpark.

slavicinferno: fuckyeahdementia: amazing Lambchop is the best...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:34:29 -0500

slavicinferno:

fuckyeahdementia:

amazing

Lambchop is the best part lol

This is all amazing. All of it.

lnsee: Details. I have never seen a knit tie like that....

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:53:17 -0500

lnsee:

Details.

I have never seen a knit tie like that. Amazing.

Tretorns out for a Monday stroll with LEC chambray pants.

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 09:00:13 -0500

Tretorns out for a Monday stroll with LEC chambray pants.

Iowa, Nice.

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:13:12 -0500

I grew up in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, two fairly sizable cities in the Piedmont (literally foot of the mountain) region of North Carolina. Before moving to St. Louis for an internship during college, I had never been to the Midwest.

This is embarrassing to admit, but until I saw it with my own eyes while crossing Mississippi river from Illinois, I assumed the St. Louis arch was a stone monument, not unlike a curvy version of the Washington monument in Washington, DC. On that bridge, the arch was so much grander and not at all made of stone. My imagination got it horribly wrong.

Eight years on from that first Midwest odyssey, I am still learning how little I know about the region. This weekend I am on my second ever trip to Iowa. It is not at all what I expected. Driving through the state on I-35 and I-80 reminded me a lot of the landscape and flora in my home state. In addition to many small towns and cities, the state of Iowa has lots of mixed coniferous and deciduous forestland. As typifies the Midwest, tree populations are about 3/4 the density of North Carolina, but the presence of all this forest is unexpected. Because of its large agricultural output, I assumed Iowa’s countryside was far more agrarian than it is. Seeing so many fewer farms further confirms what I’ve heard about the state’s super productive, rich soils.

My favorite town name spotted on yesterday’s drive was What Cheer, Iowa. I interpreted it as as happy exclamation. What Cheer! I’m so happy to be alive and enjoying a day here in the greatest little town in the country! Brooke, conversely, saw it as a sullen question. What Cheer? There’s no cheer here in Mudville. We may have to stop in on our way back home tomorrow to see who’s right.

During this year’s Iowa Caucus, a group of Iowa filmakers put out a very funny video debunking some of the myths about Iowa, noting in expletive-laced glory the state’s early legalization of gay marriage, the number of cities and percentage of Iowans who live in them and how many people are fed by Iowa’s sophisticated and super productive farmers, among other things.

So, my advice is to pay Iowa a visit if you have a chance. It’s a state with a lot to offer and a place that my own assumptions and common public perception have gotten completely wrong.

Travel light. Me and one bag at the Davenport, IA Ramada....

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:20:09 -0500

Travel light.

Me and one bag at the Davenport, IA Ramada.

Pardon me while I ball hard.

theatlantic: wired: fuckyeahdementia: always reblog We had...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 11:27:12 -0500

theatlantic:

wired:

fuckyeahdementia:

always reblog

We had no choice.

We all just reblogged something, and it wasn’t just the cold.

Okay, that’s amazing.

Denim Friday - Going Strong The sun’s out today, and my...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:59:28 -0500

Denim Friday - Going Strong

The sun’s out today, and my day started with a client presentation. In a couple hours, wife and I are hitting the road for another bikini competition that’s six hours away in Davenport, Iowa.

Today’s fit is strategically designed to minimize the amount of crap I had to bring along for the trip. The two pairs of shoes I packed work with the belt I’m wearing. The jeans can be worn again with the two other blue shirts, an unlined brown jacket or an unlined navy jacket. Just in case it gets too warm I also packed a pair of gray chambray pants. Along with my Dopp kit and an umbrella, I have everything I need in a single carry-on sized bag. It’s a good thing because Brooke’s luggage is substantial. Pretty amazing how much stuff she has to bring to a competition where she won’t be wearing much of anything.

I’ll try to post pictures of how this stuff remixes throughout the weekend.

brokeandbespoke: 7:13 am PST…Friday before a week off work. I...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:04:23 -0500

brokeandbespoke:

7:13 am PST…Friday before a week off work.

I really dig this watch. Nice, clean and readable. Who’s the maker?

It’s nice to see a fellow lacrosse player. Makes me want...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:02:16 -0500

It’s nice to see a fellow lacrosse player. Makes me want to get out and toss a ball this spring.

mypantalones: The best Spring/Summer 2012 campaign I’ve seen so...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:12:45 -0500

mypantalones:

The best Spring/Summer 2012 campaign I’ve seen so far, from Loro Piana.

Loro Piana does everything exceptionally well, apparently.

U.S. Students Need a New Way to Learn Science

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:15:25 -0500

U.S. Students Need a New Way to Learn Science