This has been my uniform lately.

IHJ-54
Black tee
888-XHS
Wesco

IHJ-61
888-XHS

I kind of hate this photo of me, but it was all I could manage to get in my short elevator ride.

The IHJ-54 always comes through for me.

Johnny Cash
IH Tee
888
Wesco

And standing awkwardly, about to get some headshots taken.

I filed for a patent this morning, so I'm officially allowed to share this with the world. I've been designing this for the last 4 months and it's finally done!

Story time:
I had foot surgery in July. One of the catalysts for pursuing this surgery was that my Mister Lous became unbearable to wear. I first sought out custom boots about 16 years ago because I had mild discomfort on the top of my foot. That search led me to Wesco, and I happily ordered custom-fit boots for years that felt great. Fast forward to a few years ago when I ordered my first pair of off-the-shelf Mister Lous from IH, and they felt okay for a while, but the discomfort on the top of my foot became so bad that I had to stop wearing them about a year ago. I went to a podiatrist who diagnosed me with a type of bone spur on top of my right foot. It was probably slowly growing for decades, and in the beginning it was uncomfortable to wear certain footwear, but towards the end of my journey, it was painful most of the time because the bone spur was pushing against a nerve that runs on top of the foot. The surgery recovery was pretty brutal, but I got through it. A couple of weeks ago I tried on my Mister Lous and the right one hurt a little going on and I quickly realized my foot was too swollen to wear them and had to take them off. It was so painful getting it back off again. My podiatrist urged me to keep trying though. Well, a few days ago I tried again, and to my surprise, they were actually comfortable. I wore them all day, and wore them all day again yesterday. These boots have never been as comfortable as they are now, and I'm elated. Anyway, here's my brand new (to me, again) pair of Mister Lous!

My mantra when planning a DIY project is "double your time, double your budget," because things always take longer and cost more than I'm expecting.

@TeflonDon I have some smoked cheddar that's been vacuum sealed in my fridge for about 3 years. It's going to be super mellow and delicious when I crack it open later this year. Lovely stuff!

Also, if you're in a country that sells Cheez-It, I highly recommend smoking some of those. You'll thank me later

Baby cacti! In a couple of years, this is going to look very different.

@Yoprst said in IH-888S-SBG - 21oz Selvedge Denim Medium/High Rise SBG:

The pazzle of 888 is easy to solve - no belly, no man's boobs
And all those Big Three boot cut inspired smells a bit like mothballs to me

Let's keep it civil, please.

My wife came home with this amazing staghorn fern the other day. These things are so rad!

@twin And then they come up, shrivel up, and die. It's pretty remarkable to be able to share the earth with such beauty for a short while.

My hedgehog cactus sharing its gorgeous flowers with me for one day.

@don_pipone I think once the endorphins kick in, it's not so bad. At about the 4-hour mark, it starts becoming difficult to sit there without wincing.

@EdH My tattooer is fond of saying "getting tattooed sucks," and he's incredibly fast, so the suck doesn't last very long. I have a full-color American traditional piece on my thigh that's about the size of two hands, and it took 2 hours. He has a heavy hand so it can be pretty painful at times, but he's fast and his tattoos are clean.