Yours truly earlier today, sporting a new haircut, courtesy of a small Turkish-German place five minutes away. W e've been here in Berlin for a bit over three weeks, where my wife is teaching a summer course at The Frei Universitat on German films and Berlin, with three weeks left before we return home to East Lansing. The weather here has been warm enough to keep things pretty casual where my son and I are concerned. For example, I brought several pairs of chino shorts, and couple of knit short sleeve polo shirts, a madras, a seersucker, and a poplin shirt for example with my pair of Sperry dock-siders. Truthfully, these have sufficed most days. I did have the chance to put on some chinos, loafers, and a blazer last Friday evening to meet some colleagues of my wife's from The Frei Universitat. Sadly, I have not yet had occasion to wear either my maroon knit silk tie, or my Madras tie. The few men I see in suits are usually poorly fitted suits with shoulders th