I spent $200 on a couple things from an outdoor store Friday, then today I find a sales flier I’ve had from them for a few weeks. 25% off!
Confession: I’m tempted to go return them and then buy them but with the coupon lol made me so mad at myself that it’s just been sitting on my counter for ever and I didn’t think to take it.
Do it bro
I think I will. I’d never do it, or even use a coupon for a smaller one owner type place but this is a giant chain and that $50 could buy more hiking gear!
Chances are if you go back with your receipt and the coupon and explain what happened they’ll help you out. I’ve done it before and they’ve been pretty accommodating. I’m sure they’re aware the alternative is your plan and that’s more work for everyone haha.
Smart man you are!
I confess I know every word to that theme song, and have for >50 years.
This is an excellent post. Those of you seeking to present in a traditional male-business manner, do the things discussed above. I would just add:
–Re belts: If you’re a baller on a budget, buy two reversible ones, each with a brown side and a black side. One should have a simple silver buckle, the other gold. Boom: You now have a belt that will work with anything you might wear in a formal/business situation.
–Re watches: They are tre expensive (obv). Rather than multiple cheap ones, or having to change the band to match your outfit (tedious, and breakage is all but inevitable), buy one nice ‘two-tone’ watch. (For those unfamiliar, a two-tone watch contains both gold- and silver-colored elements, and thus matches either belt buckle.)
–Socks should compliment your outfit, not detract/distract from it. In general, the boldness of your socks should negatively correlate with the boldness of your shirt/tie. When in doubt, go conservative.
–If you’re not sure which tie knot to use, you can’t go wrong with a half-Windsor–use it as your default knot. The Four-in-Hand should be avoided unless 1) you’re under 30, and/or 2) you work in a field that skews young and cheeky/irreverent, or thinks of itself as ‘disruptive.’ Again, when in doubt go conservative (= half-Windsor).
I’m kinda glad people don’t expect much of me in this regard.
Then when I do manage to not look like I usually do they’re like “Wow! All dressed up!”.
Being a doctor, the majority of people expect much of me in this regard.
So right - I once had a doctor walk in to the exam room with a four-in-hand knot, and I spit in his face before walking out.
Doogie Howser is the only doctor who could get away with a four-in-hand.
I have my clothes that have holes burnt in them and the ones that are going to. 
Now that you mention it though, I do kind of expect the doc to look pretty spiffy.
Edit: Having looked at them, I can see why the four in hand could be considered irreverent. It’s asymmetrical. Like the professional equivalent to wearing your ball cap cocked sideways.
I like the trinity. Sharp.
I confess that it was stuck in my head for quite a while after posting it, but it was eventually replaced by the Jackson’s “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” which came under discussion at dinner last night, with my son asking if the mommy in question was having an affair. And then offering as evidence that it was an affair that Santa Claus is white. My god, will my work raising these people never end? “HONEY. Remember when I said Santa is real and showed you Christmas decorations bought in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburbs as proof? Well…”
It’s the last day I’ll have access to heavy weights for probably a month. Therefore the goal for today’s workout is to not leave the gym until I accumulate 50reps on squat at 90kg
That sounds like a conversation that could be described, fairly, as ‘fraught.’
Worked out with my favorite female companion yesterday at her gym in the smack dab of rich ville lol
They had these cute little plates and for some reason I thought about @Chris_Colucci , idk if you mentioned tiny baby plates in a post before but these 1/4lb (.25!!!) plates made me laugh and think of you
I am leaving for florida tomorrow
I confess I am proud that I have managed to fit a month’s worth of clothes, an extra pair of shoes, a wire rack, notebooks, gifts and some protein bars in a travel size suitcase
I think the original Flame Free thread is worth reading:
I miss some of the past posters but wouldn’t trade current people.
I sometimes get nostalgic for the old black-and-yellow forums and the life I lived then.
I can be a sentimental bugger. Maybe low T or high E or something.
I was surprised to learn @jskrabac started this whole Flame Free thang.
I’m torn between committing to a tried-and-true program, testing a new method and program, returning to past methods that worked well, or just winging it while doing my current core lifts each week.
Easy now. Real hillbillys like pockets.
Maybe I’m a fake then 
