Hi jd_1138,
Thanks, you are far too kind. I'm pretty sure I don't dress like many of my colleagues but it's hard to tell, Seattle is a very 'laid-back' city, I am told. I grew up in Idaho but I think Seattleites take casual to a new level and one has to wear what one is comfortable in! Your stories have me thinking about an old Latin professor of mine who would inspire us to do our grammar and I remember him leaping on to a chair and declaiming in Latin. A good professor is unforgettable, that's for sure!
Having read some of the other posts, I will say this: The only women in my life tend to be your standard American (or British) woman and many of them remind me how much they wish more men dressed liked I do (particularly when one is taking them out to a fancy restaurant).
So, hey, at least our efforts are not going to waste! Someone is appreciating them.If you feel too overdressed and fancy, well, I enclose a photo of me enjoying the rare Seattle sun and wondering where my next dig is (if I were an archaeologist, that is).
The irony is that she spends way more on clothes than I do. I only spend a couple of hundred a year on clothing. I buy name brands like Polo Ralph Lauren, Izod, Lacoste, Calvin Klein from estate sales, online, etc.. I have a cashmere v-neck sweater vest that I only paid like $3 for at a local estate sale 10 years ago that still looks brand new, because it's high quality and lasts a long time. So I don't need to spend a lot annually on clothing, because my wardrobe lasts for decades. My wife's clothes are the cheap type that unravel and wear out.
