My motorcycle club leader is trying new ways to get members to attend regular monthly meetings. Last month, she organized having a technician from the local Harley dealership show us how to check and maintain engine oil. That was a great thing for all of us to learn and employ as we ride our Harleys.
For the most recent meeting, the subject of a meeting reminder email was “Leather and Lace.” In it, she said,
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I said in a post on March 26 that I had lost my mind, but only in the sense that I had bought another house that had gone up for sale by auction. The previous owner had died without a will and the local government auctioned it pretty much for settlement of back taxes and accumulated fees. (Trust me — a LOT of taxes and fees accumulated!)
I followed the spouse’s advice, and hired four hard-working local residents to remodel the house following my plans and directions. Now, in just five weeks…
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Usually on Saturday evenings, I settle down with the Spouse and relax. We never go out any more. With his ongoing painful legacy of the long-term illness that he suffered through for three years, he can’t manage going out and he does not have the energy for it.
Also, because I have never been a night-owl, relaxing at home and going to bed early is my preference as well. Except for last night. At the invitation of some friends (all LEOs) visiting from out of town, I joined them for …
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The other day I was using a search engine to look for information about — what else — opinions on men wearing boots, and saw the information shown below. I was taken aback, but not really shocked. Disappointed, more like it. Unfortunately, there are a number of self-described “style guys” who write content riddled with stereotypes and downright wrong information. See this:
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Sometimes cops can be quite naive. If this cop only knew…
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Finally… after 10 straight days of rain, we had a break with a bright sunshiny, pleasant day on Sunday May 8 to enjoy Law Ride 2016 in Washington, DC.
I met some buddies and rode with them to the staging area…
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I have a large family, including now many Greats (offspring of my nieces and nephews). Last night at the usual Friday family dinner (where most of my family who live in the area get together), I wore casual clothes and had two pairs of boots. Huh?
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Bleccchhh… three days this week I’ve been confined to the monkey suit… yep, a full-on dress suit. Jacket, shirt & tie, dress slacks, and on my feet…
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I am asked frequently to recommend boots to wear while operating a motorcycle. After all, I own, have tried, and have worn almost 100 pairs of motorcycle boots. I have made it abundantly clear that the ONLY footwear that is acceptable to wear while riding a motorcycle are boots — nothing shorter; not a shoe; not a sneaker; and especially not stupid flip-flops (worn only by contestants for the next Darwin Award.)
However, many motorcycle riders I ride with think…
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So here we are with another “100” milestone for this blog — this is post 2,400.
Since January, 2008, I have expressed thoughts, opinions, and shared information about boots, leather, boots, my feelings as a masculine gay man, boots, the joy of being married to the most wonderful man on the planet, boots, my life story, boots, and concerns about caregiving for those I love — especially during my spouse’s three-year horror of illness and caregiving for my aunt.
What posts of the last 100 (since October 14, 2015) have been most viewed and popular?
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