A little gem for you:

Yep!  Nice one.

I posted a new link to the blogs on the side of this page.  Its a little corner of the web called A Time To Get. 

Good stuff here for sure.  Random in nature, but interesting and well done! 

Give it a go. 

Or should I say GO!

Posting about my old ass New Balance 587s made me want to get more on here about New Balance.  I dig them.  They are better than most, for sure.  They have some sense of manufacture in the industrialized world, if you are concerned with such things.  My only gripe is that most of the USA/UK made stuff is leather.  At any rate:

587,                 498,                        574s,                    578

OLD 498s.  Mostly for yard work and painting and such, yet still holding together strong!

574s.  A bit Captain America in the colorway, but I like them.  I got them on the cheap, too!

Triple Wheat 574s.  Proper.

Triple Blue 574s.

578s.  Again, acquired on the clearance rack.  Good thing nobody around here likes decent trainers!

Solid stuff.

I recently finished the new Terry Pratchett novel Unseen Academicals. Really wonderful stuff.  I am really happy that the man is still going strong.  This novel is one of the finest. 

Check THIS out.  It’s the publisher page for the book with a sweet video of the author.  Excellent stuff. 

Here are my well-loved, old New Balance 578s.

I’ve had these for almost 10 years.  Nice.  They still look right.  These are the shoes that got so much “ethical” press.  Made in the USA, non-leather…I still like the look.  Kind of uncool, but totally cool. 

Nice.

New Balance.  Classics.

It’s been a while since I posted anything about coffee on here.  I found something worthy of mention.

See above the HILARIOUSLY named “Arbuckles” coffee package.  I love it.  Enough like “starbucks” to make the punters think of so-called “gourmet” coffee, different enough to dodge any lawsuit!  Amazing.  Really.

At any rate, my Missus was craving some flavored coffee, and for the autumn, wanted something in a pumpkin spice.  We found this at the grocery and tried it.  I am blown away by the fact that I actually enjoy this.  I usually HATE flavored coffee.  The only kinds I could ever stand were the cinnamon coffee made by this amazing Syrian guy named Fadul at a little coffee shop in Northwestern PA called Cafe Ole, and a good Ethiopian coffee (which really isn’t flavored as much as spiced to a certain degree).  Even these two, which are good, were never my first choice.  I like coffee…black and plain.  A nice bold roast is good. 

That’s why I was so surprised that good folks at Arbuckle’s (HA!) got this right.  I really like it.  Flavored enough to know there’s something there, not too much to be overpowering and disgusting.  Well done!

Target sometimes does some stuff really REALLY well.  Case in point, this hat:

Check out that pom!  Nice!

I really loved this thing.  My Missus saw it and decided I should have it.  I agree!

This picture is a bit square (a few CDs stuffed up there), but you get the idea.  Well done.  100% Acrylic and proper look.

Andy Warhol Hammer and Sickle Prints:

Nice.

Sometimes I find some good stuff at the Army/Navy Store.  I still wear the fatigue pants from time to time.  The camo patterns can be a bit intense, but the solid green and solid black pants are functional and look right for what they are.  (So many punk rock and hardcore shows…so little time!)

But one thing I’ve found at the Army/Navy Surplus place that has been a real treat are the pullover sweaters.

These are great.  Warm, rugged as hell and proper looking. 

The shoulder and elbow patches are nice touches.

These things last for a loooooong time and look right.

If you haven’t looked at the links on the side of this blog, do yourself a favor and check it out.

I’m really happy to add some new stuff here.  Mexican Mannequin is a great blog by my man Kev.  Amazing pics from around the world.  Check it here!

Those responsible for CountyLads have started the Oneupsmanship Journal, which is a real treat.  Check it here!

A Continuous Lean does some interesting stuff.  Have a look!

A good beard blog is nice to find.  Here is one!  Definitive Beards.

Heavy Tweed Jacket does good sartorial blogs.  Check it here!

The Impossible Cool is.  Have a go.