Linen, Loafer, and Khaki Monday. . .

Still hanging on to the summer attire for a wee bit longer although the calendar has shifted ,and more comfortable temperatures have arrived. It will soon be time to swap out the warm weather gear for the tweed, flannels, and corduroys. But in the meantime, a not unpleasant combination of items for Monday.

The only miss in the mix is the cream-colored socks, or rather than dove gray chinos. In the pre-dawn darkness of the bedroom, I thought I grabbed the cream-colored pair of khakis from a hanger to go with the socks. Alas, I discovered the error sometime after I was on campus and ensconced on my laptop with coffee in the building where my two classes for today later met. Grrr.

Ah, well, you can't hit it out of the park all of the time, and when standing my sartorial gaff was not visible. In short, I was the only one who knew. Or cared if we are brutally honest for a moment. Tomorrow, it's onward and upward as we try, try again.

-- Heinz-Ulrich.

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Mid-November Monday. . .

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