OUT FITS: Early Fall - Cool Then Warm
One outfit becomes five different looks over the course of a single day as the temps swing from cool to warm and back to cool.
Labor Day Reset
This year instead of mourning the end of summer, I’m trying a Labor Day Reset. A chance to add new habits when the fresh promise of fall makes a new beginning feel like the perfect fit.
10 Watches for Summer
Summer, with all its water beckoning, is undoubtedly the season for the dive watch.
5 Albums That Defined the First Half of 2026
I didn’t seek out any of these albums deliberately. But over the first six months of the year, these were the albums I always had on, reminding me of the joy of finding something new even if it’s old.
Object Lessons: Pool Hammock
Object: Pool Hammock
Used For: Drifting away
Lesson: Peace is easier
when the body gets there first.
OUT FITS — 4th of July
Western Hemisphere.
Early July.
Sweltering weather.
The air thick with flags and grievance.
The summer humidity the least part
of the suffocating atmosphere.
OUT FITS — Soft Butch Goes Dancing
Early summer evening. Smell of wet pavement.
The line forms early — that’s the whole point.
Tickets scanned.
Eyes struggling to adjust to the dark interior.
Heartbeat climbing as the dance floor comes into view.
Chasing March Sunshine
Down at the bottom of March, the urge would become impossible to ignore.
We yearned for the sun on our skin.
Why I Wear an Analog Watch
The thing that limits analog watches is the exact reason I wear one.
They only do one thing — tell time.
OUT FITS — Spring Equinox
Spring Equinox.
Finally.
But after weeks of waiting, it arrives as just another quiet Friday.
Snowlight Blue
There is a certain color blue that fills the sky only when there is snow on the ground.
Comfort Book Stash
When I’m worn out from the day, I don’t reach for something new. I reach for an old friend.
Three Day Work Trip Wardrobe (Winter)
The outfits had to work for real life: airport to office to dinner. So the brief became: professional-leaning business casual — not too fancy, not too casual, and comfortable enough to instill confidence.
OUT FITS — Early Spring Potting Bench
Two weeks before the spring equinox.
USDA Zone 6b — two long months before the last frost date.
Still too cold to get into the garden.
Field Manual: The Work Trip
The work trip occupies an odd space: structured days, unfamiliar environments, and hotel rooms that never quite feel welcoming.
Packing becomes less about efficiency and more about maintaining a sense of ease, authority, and minor but meaningful comforts.
Sweatshirt Mornings
I’ve noticed a particular ease that comes when I reach for my sweatshirt each morning.
Keep Your Ears Warm
The real issue, though, is my pompadour. Priorities remain, fellas, even at the bottom of February.
I could easily pull on a cute beanie hat to protect my little earlobes. But a hat is a full commitment. Once you’ve smashed a proud pompadour under a hat, there is no recovery.