CoffeeStudyTalk

In my pursuit of simplifying my wardrobe, I've heard a lot of good things about the Japanese brand Uniqlo.  I am naturally skeptical regarding the overall quality among fast fashion retailers, but decided to give them a try as I've been having mixed results with Zara, H&M, Old Navy and others; my primary problem being the lack of basic essentials. T-shirts // Good For example, I just wanted some decent quality t shirts in plain colors for a reasonable price.  So I started there and am quite impressed with Uniqlo already as I purchased both their Supima Cotton and Dry Packaged lines of t shirts.  The only problem I had was finding them in size large.  I'm in that weird limbo size category between medium and large and generally buy large and hope it shrinks a bit to fit nicely. Oxford shirts // Good I also found a nice oxford short sleeve in light blue and picked that up.  I'm quite happy with it.  I also found a nice linen shirt in a blue/white plaid pattern fo

Did a 5 mile walk @ a 19 minute/mile pace.  Started with a nice Cappuccino from Olive & Oliver (quite good) and finished my walk at Denny's for lunch.  A fairly good day with plenty of coffee. I still plan on taking a hike later in the afternoon when it's get a bit cooler and less sunny and hit the book studying Kimball Data Warehouse.

There was a 50% off sale at my local Adidas store and I picked up 2 items a track jacket in red/black stripes and a navy/white stripe windbreaker.  I'm quite pleased with both of them. The track jacket is great indoors, but doesn't really keep me very warm outside as I suspect the material allows the breeze to blow right through.  The windbreaker is phenomenal, it is very lightweight, keeps me warm outdoors and also water resistant. In total, I spent about $45 total ($20 for the track jacket, $25 for the windbreaker).  I would have preferred the track jacket in the more classic red/white stripes and a royal blue windbreaker, but they are both fine as-is and I'll enjoy them for many years. That fulfills about half of my 2019 clothing purchases.  I'll likely pick up a pair of Adidas track pants later in the year and see quite a few at Costco.  Probably in the 3rd Quarter and some replacement t-shirts and that'll complete my 2019 clothing replenishments. Review

Had to have a good cup of coffee and went with the Sidecar.  It tasted alot like a Cappuccino, but I think it's still a Latte Macchiato.  They are very similar and have the same ingredients, just in different order with the Cappuccino having Espresso first then Milk, and a Latte Macchiato reversing that order.  Both topped with Milk Foam.  I also like the side of Espresso. I enjoyed this while studying more of Kimball Date Warehouse (Chapter 5).