The guy who started Mad Gringo, the company that sells Hawaiian Shirts and
beach wear has a lot in common with me.
We both got fed up with the high stress, high energy level of the corporate world to create a "lifestyle business" that allowed us to "Go Slow." My change of heart drove me to selling hot dogs at the Hot Dog Truck, his to selling beach wear online.
Every day I see people who are rushing around and miserable and they stop at my Hot Dog Truck for a quick lunch and hopefully a smile. Most folks would really be better off if they took the Mad Gringo's advice to "go slow." Life's too short to rush through it all and stressing out over stuff that doesn't really make you happy is just not worth the aggravation.
Hawaiian shirts and casual beach wear exemplify this attitude. It should be no surprise that I own about a dozen Hawaiian Shirts and that I wear them regularly, even in the winter time! It's more about attitude than fashion with me. I'm a "go slow" kind of guy. Of course I spend every weekend at the beach during the summer and I usually find some time for a warm weather getaway in February (this year I'm headed to Florida with the kids). Going slow and chillin' out is just so much cooler on a beach than in Massachusetts in the wintertime.
Someday, I will be rolling my Hot Dog Truck to a warm weather climate and slinging dogs beach side. The MadGringo guy lists his company HQ as "Going slow on beach."
That sounds like my kind of neighborhood!
Where's the Beach?
Hawaiian Shirt for a Hotdogman
Every guy needs at least one or two hawaiian shirts. They're a must for the summer party or anytime you want to chill out. I own a shirt like the one pictured here. It's a kind of blue tie dyed pattern with funky Aztec looking sun symbols. The shirt oozes "chillaxin."
My wife got it for me at MadGringo.com. Their motto is: "Hawaiian Shirts that say:
'Drop the to do list.
Lose the cell.
Grab the flip flops.'"
Sounds like an attitude I can deal with. I'm truly a beach bum masquerading as a responsible adult! If I had my way, there would be no more suits and ties. Everyone would wear hawaiian shirts. The whole world needs to chill out. If every UN member, politician, big business executive and other people of influence wore hawaiian shirts, maybe they'd be a little more agreeable!
