One of the Most Wonderful Christmas Gifts. . .

Picked up the Christmas trees on the way home late this morning after a few hours of work on campus -- grading student capstone projects and entering numbers into our learning management system -- and a cancelled meeting. While I actually like my colleagues, it is always a blessing when that happens!

Anyway, on the drive home the thought drifted across my mind that one of the most wonderful Christmas gifts across my 57 (Er, um. . . 29) years on the planet has been my wife, the Grand Duchess Sonja. Although we met in late August 2000, neither one of us realized at the time what fate had in store.

It would take until the following April before we actually became a couple, but I liked her an awful lot by that December and fell like a ton of bricks after our February 2001 skiing date, which I mentioned the other day. We have, more or less, been a part of each other's lives ever since.

How wonderful it is to find that one special person with whom to travel through life.

-- Heinz-Ulrich

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Mid-November Monday. . .

A few minutes between classes this morning, so I snapped pictures of today's attire and accessories. The first wearing this season of the Optimo 'Dearborn' fedora, and the tie is a vintage number from Orvis, a nod to my late father's fly-fishing and fly-tying hobbies. It's been two or three years since this particular necktie's last appearance, so high time to pull it out and knot it carefully around the ol' neck. Managed to nail it on the first attempt too. Could this be the start of a trend? -- Heinz-Ulrich

The Problem of "Business Casual" Attire. . .

This is how it's done. Business Casual the RIGHT way, ladies and gentlemen. Even during the summer months. A photograph (taken by Studio B Portraits ) which appeared in 425 Business Magazine in May 2017. T his post on the problem of business casual dress began as a quick postscript to a previous blog entry last week but quickly grew and grew as additional thoughts occurred, were developed in more detail, and revisions made. So much so, that it seemed, eventually, like a better idea to make the initial P.S. afterthought into its own entry . Are ya ready, Freddy? Then, here we go. . . ------------ U nless you actually plan to sell beach snacks and trinkets on Cozumel, become a serial barista, or greet customers at a fancy nightclub after taking out huge student loans to attend university somewhere for four or five years, plus an MBA afterward, it's really a better idea to err on the side of (somewhat) more formal work at...

Friday on Campus Style. . .

S omewhat atypically, I was on campus for several hours today helping with an interview that is part of a larger documentary project on which a colleague and I are working. Although I am behind the camera (I'm the audio guy in fact), what better reason does one need to dress presentably? Exactly. Everything worn, barring the recently purchased University of Wisconsin socks, a gift from the Grand Duchess, has been in the rotation for a while now. And, of course, there was the Panama hat, which I'll wear until we pass October 1st when the felt fedoras reappear. -- Heinz-Ulrich

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