Well the time finally came for my knee replacement. Scheduled for 7:00am I arrived at 5:30am for pre-op. The actual surgery only took 40 minutes but I’ll be in the hospital overnight. It’s now 3:30pm as the spinal has been wearing off and even with receiving pain meds the pain is still quite intense. The staff wants to start my PT by getting up and walking and I am trying to gear myself to deal with that as the first step in a long PT recovery. If anyone has dealt with this I would greatly appreciate your feedback. Thank you

Over the last two years, I have purchased several pair of used Allen-Edmonds shoes, all via thrifting eBay, and Poshmark. With Jeff Plotka’s newest post about his awesome AE acquisition, I wanted to inquire from the experts…do all AE shoes come from the factory with complete soles, as in the first picture? If that is true, I assume the second photo shows a pair of re-soles? The second pair are AE Jeffersons for sale on wBay, which has me wondering. Thanks for any input!

Last couple of weeks have been difficult for me because my knees are getting worse as I come closer to getting my right replaced September 2nd. But, until then I’m learning to deal with the back pain associated them and walking up/down stairs is a chore in itself. Today I needed to get my left knee drained to help me walk better and reduce the pain. 100cc of fluid came out and a cortisone injection. I don’t know how a lot of you feel but I think growing old is definitely not for sissies! Enjoy the weekend

Another day in OKc at the courthouse. This one was a success. The judge awarded my wife the ability to help a struggling family member who is presently at my home getting the necessary medical and psychiatric help needed. My wife has worked nightly for three months for this day. I would like to think the fact that she and I showed up respectfully dressed helped her case a little bit. (After 3 hours of watching one after another case getting postponed for guardianship we were the only successful one all day with this very demanding judge). But I am sure the good work by the attorney and preparation by my former para legal wife had a lot to do with it as well. Any way OOTD 1997 MTM light grey and charcoal brown fancy stripe suit Blue and white CT shirt Yellow/Gold foulard Brooks Brothers tie with yellow gold p square. Each with blue accents 1997 AE Brittish Tan shell cordovan brogues Pantherella goldish socks with grey Seiko Model 5

As I’ve posted I’ve been dealing with back and knees problems. Yesterday I unfortunately had a fall on an uneven cobblestone street. Because I’m on a blood thinner a fall always brings threat of a brained bleed. Fortunately, I was able to break my fall with my palms and had a bruised palm and scraped knee. No headache or swelling. The big takeaway was a group of strangers stopped to offer me aid one couple even offered to take me to a medical center. What a nice gesture with all the negativity in the country. Enjoy the weekend