What lies behind us, and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Monthly Archives: June 2011

Order

June 6, 2011

Order.  What is it about order for a man that resonates so deeply?  It’s like it is part of our DNA.  We want our world to be in our order, and my order is not yours, nor is yours mine, [...]

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Music to Our Ears

June 6, 2011

As any of you who frequent our shop know, we love music. We love to listen to it, talk about it, and debate it.  And it’s often through our discussions that we find out what many of our clientele are [...]

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My Old Friends

June 6, 2011

I love these shoes. Now, you must know I have a nice collection of shoes.  And as one might expect, I see a lot of great shoes.  But these shoes, of all my shoes, are my favorite.  I call them [...]

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A Wise Man Saith

June 2, 2011

On a recent trip to Napa, my wife and I visited the beautiful Domaine Carneros Winery.  Elegantly displayed on the way was the above quote by Mr. Franklin. Now, I am not trying to look for a justification for my [...]

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LBJ Orders Pants

June 2, 2011

Put This On: LBJ Buys Pants from Put This On on Vimeo. LBJ was a man who knew exactly what he wanted. And we mean exactly. In August of 1964, he called the Haggar Clothing company directly to request six [...]

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