I Might As Well Be Spring: The Attire for Monday. . .

Cold, blustery, and wet here in Mid-Michigan today although we might possibly have a couple of inches of wet snow at some point. It just started actually. Still some limited cross-country skiing up north at one of the Nordic ski centers we like, apparently, but I have not been able to get away for that.

But it is springtime according to the calendar. Attire-wise, I managed to stow the fall and winter stuff and bring out the spring-summer-early fall gear on Saturday. Always fun to rediscover what you have not thought about in several months.

Equally satisfying to discover items that have not ever seen the light of day. Such is the case for today's shirt from J. Press (hanging in the closet for a year or more) and the necktie, which (hanging on the back of my tie rack, where I keep all of my repp stripe numbers) for 8-10 years. Imagine that.

-- Heinz Ulrich

P.S.

Believe it, or not, someone actually just used word "please" (rather than the brusk "Can I get __ ?") at the recently reopened cafe here in the library on campus where I spend a lot of time. I'm skeptical, but there might be a glimmer of hope for us.

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