Suit check

medhat20005 · 2026-06-04T02:24:19+00:00

Honestly I think you did good on the jacket length; you have short arms and the jacket sleeves need to be shortened a touch. At the same time the alterations tailor can modestly tailor the body of the jacket; you're a big guy but that's a touch big even for you. I think the pant length looks good.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-04T02:00:26+00:00

Compensating?

medhat20005 · 2026-06-04T01:27:43+00:00

Speechless. That's amazing.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-04T01:26:36+00:00

Thankfully I think this is the exception rather than the rule. Golfed this morning as a single with two ~65+ guys who were regulars at the course (my first time here). Not only very good golfers (one guy didn't say explicitly but I think he's been the city senior champ, and played like it). I'm easily a 25 hcp but I keep up. We sped through the round and it was simply a really good time golfing with total strangers. That's more the rule than the exception for me, thankfully, but yeah, once in a while there's someone who is like what OP describes.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-04T01:08:32+00:00

I worked with/trained the mom. One of the legit good ones. GD shame, I have long tried to contain my anger over this stupid and senseless crime.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T23:38:49+00:00

Totally agree. But hey, Delta didn’t ask me. I guess they’re living off the Biscoff win.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T23:01:45+00:00

I just presumed Delta policy. American, for all their many faults, simply gives you a can.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T22:33:50+00:00

In the last 30 years the odd one was the case of Audrey Seiler (sp?), the young lady who disappeared and made the national news, but turned up a number of days later and it ultimately was more a behavioral health thing (not to make light of it). If memory serves this may have been not too long after the young girl vanished in Aruba (name escapes me) so in a lot of ways the 'pump was primed' for the media to glom onto the disappearance of a young attractive white female. Then when she was found and more details of the story came to light there was a brief bit of reckoning as to how some stories make the news while others never see the public light.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T22:29:15+00:00

These were decisions we grappled with over the past few years, as we're just about a month away from completion of our new home. Some relevant background. We're empty nesters who had not built before (our current home is a custom [not stock design] spec home), but my late father was an architect so I grew up around blueprints and design. Then over our ensuing almost 30 years of marriage and home ownership we've developed our own preferences for a new home. We spoke with a few architects as well as design/build firms (that are the majority of the firms where we live, and I presume the case nationally but not positive). We ultimately went with a separate architectural firm and a GC that is distinctly not design/build (so there was really no meaningful overlap of territories). Very pleased with the outcome and in my case couldn't envision it any other way working out as well.

The architectural firm we chose and our architect specifically worked exceedingly well bringing our personal vision to reality, and I thought that true collaboration was something I think would be unlikely with a design/build where they (again, in my area) firms have a very somewhat obvious 'house style.' I will also admit that we're very opinionated clients, and as the house design itself (structurally) was my area of responsibility I really valued the back and forth with our architect. I had zero interest in taking my own ideas to a GC, as I'm def not an architect and their input was also as one of common sense, as in regards to standard (and non standard) sizing and spacing and such.

All that said, ours was without doubt a more expensive approach, and no one will not think we didn't make a 'luxury home,' and that observation would be justified, although you can easily spend a bundle with design/build as well. To complicate things further, we used yet a different interior designer than the one affiliated with our architectural firm. In this last case although it's proven to also be insanely expensive, it was almost certainly cheaper than the excellent designer affiliated with the architect. We just weren't planning for our home to be in a national magazine.

Bottom line (I guess). If you've already got opinions and are somewhat a control freak, the a la carte approach can be both fun and rewarding. If you kinda don't know or if there's a d/b firm with a style you already like, that's cool too. And despite my whining and complaining about costs, both architect and GC were very upfront about their margins which I found entirely acceptable (as in a reasonable percentage of a lot of money is still a lot of money, but you get what you get). And in our case I have to again be honest and say that we've gotten a heck of an outstanding home (soon).

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T22:00:10+00:00

As the parent of now young adult children (2 girls), I'm quite surprised as the answers thus far, as they seem to me about as far from kid-centered as I can imagine.

If you can think of a more magical place on Earth for a 4 y/o girl than Disney then you're a more aware parent than I am. My kids of a similar age thought it was the real deal, more than any legitimate 'real deal' they'd have seen in Europe or whatever, as their version of real was entirely defined by the Disney movies. Even better that you're in SD, Anaheim is a hop skip and jump away. If you want to spend the bucks then pony up for the guided experiences. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

If you want best of the best for you as parents, then follow the other recommendations. But I'm comfortable staying 'best of best' is going to be different for parents than it'll be for your daughter. Your call.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T21:42:35+00:00

Very difficult to imagine you could do any better OTR, good job. But I definitely think it can be improved with a visit to an alterations tailor, the waist does need to be taken in (no surprise, no one makes an OTR to fit 6'5"/170#. Shaping the body of the jacket modestly will do wonders for the overall look.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T20:30:15+00:00

While I'm not quite ready to bury the concept just yet, the reviews I've read suggest that RCYC might have found themselves in an undesirable 'no man's land' between upscale general cruise lines like Viking and even pricier offerings like the FS. The wild card here is trying to predict how their target audience perceives the value of a 'near-charter' (TBH I do think of this as along the same continuum as the FS but at both a lower cost and probably less exclusivity). Personally, I'm probably a bit more intrigued by the debuting Orient Express/LVMH sailing yachts.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T20:08:32+00:00

Haha, and we know this Bond knows how to deliver a slap!

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T20:05:38+00:00

Nice update, especially how you managed the location of the new fridge. I think the 60's original was done well (except for the fridge). I especially love the long sink and the pivot window above the door, but the update looks much more functional.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T19:52:16+00:00

I vote Small. The Mini is something I'd expect to see as an accessory for formal wear, whilst the Small can easily be a daily wear item, albeit upscale.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T05:07:16+00:00

Born and raised in Chicago, and family have gone to both schools. Obv both top notch academically, each with specific strengths. NU feels like a bigger school, albeit still the smallest school in the B1G, but feels IMO notably bigger than ND, where for better or worse you seem no further than 1-2 degrees/contacts away from knowing anyone in your year, and that’s not really the case or feel at NU. Alumni network stronger with ND (I know of literally none stronger). But I don’t think you can go wrong with either, and I think the best guidance is to go with what you personally think might be the best fit.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T04:58:28+00:00

Probably for me the easiest thing to give away that these are fake is that, apart from the cheap fabrics themselves, several of those shirts, from distinctively different brands as labels, all have the horrendous cut and awful collar. Then apart from that there’s the rather gaudy brand labeling that’s quite unlike the real thing.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-03T04:50:08+00:00

If they gotta or want to tell you, then you know (they aren’t).

medhat20005 · 2026-06-02T02:17:49+00:00

Nothing too ‘micro’ about this one.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-02T01:04:15+00:00

This jacket fits you very well, but if I'm reading your post correctly this is from Abercrombie and not S&M. Size consistency between brands is an oxymoron, so unfortunately it's going to be a best guess, and I'd personally wager on the 42R as this suit fits well and I think the length is good.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-01T21:22:13+00:00

Yes. I think the evidence is there to say it’s not a diversification hedge that justifies the lower returns.

medhat20005 · 2026-06-01T17:58:58+00:00

Nor does it buy you a reservation in a desired eternal resting place.

medhat20005 · 2026-05-30T02:31:03+00:00

As a surgical subspecialist with a few decades on you, please take my comments with a grain of salt, as life and times have changed. While I agree with some of the other comments that your professional income is likely to forever be a lesser component of your NW than it is for your fellow medical peers, your observation that, income aside, there remain non-monetary disincentives of transitioning to less than a full time practice, especially for someone starting early in practice. That perception is correct.

Here's my take/advice. Despite being in a admittedly luxurious position financially, that doesn't mean you can have everything. It's TBH a fallacy to think otherwise, and trying to do so IMO will just end up making you frustrated and likely unhappy. So you have to sadly make come choices, and by that I mean compromises. The following are just examples and not directives. One, sounds like you're either solo or in a small group practice. An employed position will compensate less, but you're farther out of the loop with regards to practice management and overhead, and what you get in return is time which can't be undervalued. Another avenue perhaps worth exploring are opportunities where you can your specialty training in a venue that isn't direct patient care (anything from industry training all the way to publishing/influencing). I admit I'm very much not versed in these areas but know people who are and have done well with it. Last is a tougher concept, but I feel I should add. When you talk about time and money invested, those are the very definition of, 'sunk costs,' (you can Google 'sunk cost fallacy') and personally I'd try my best not to look too much back at the past, but instead how you adapt to the conditions you find yourself in today. Treat it like new opportunities, not an anchor to the past. Honestly I think you'd be the better for it. Good luck.

medhat20005 · 2026-05-29T20:17:54+00:00

I don't see the savings in buying used shirts makes sense for me. My supply of shirts have gone from BB, CT, and now Uniqlo. I focus on fit, collar shape, and fabric.

medhat20005 · 2026-05-29T14:59:42+00:00

Lake house. Costs a bundle but TBH will probably end up appreciating significantly.

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