A cold, blustery day here today, more like January or February that the second half of March. So, out came the warm, comfortable three-piece number purchased from J. Press back in December for another wearing. Needless to say, I was overdressed, but that's usually the case almost anywhere one ventures in 2024, so I don't let it bother me anymore. To the undergrads surrounding me, I'm just that crazy older guy in a suit sitting by himself with his laptop and a large dark roast. Why in the world would anyone dress up if they don't have to? -- Heinz-Ulrich
W ell, the guy we were supposed to interview today for a video documentary got held up in some sort of budgetary planning meeting (corroborated by the Grand Duchess of all people), so our planned session didn't happen. Sigh. Still, it was nice to be dressed in a slightly more understated way. And you can't go wrong with navy blues and grays. A bit less dandy than I've been of late The usual suspects here with a vintage Black Watch repp stripe from Reiss of New Haven that somehow, by hook or by crook, made it to the wilds of Central Illinois where I found it in one of my old thrift/charity shop haunts -- a dozen or so years ago -- before we decamped for greener climes. -- Heinz-Ulrich