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Klutzes Are Not Understood

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I have posted frequently that I am a klutz. That is American slang for someone who is uncoordinated, awkward, and trips over his own shadow. Klutziness is something I have lived with my whole life. I have learned to adapt and respond to the worst of it, but I still suffer from ongoing issues and stress when asked to participate in activities where grace and athleticism are required.

So imagine how I felt when my boss, who I like very much, suggested that I organize a ski outing for our workgroup as a “team bonding” event. The color in my face…
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Resuming Routine, in Boots

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Now that my Christmas vacation is over, I have returned to the usual routine: awaken at 0400, bathe, dress, do quiet stuff, then pull on my boots and leave for work by 0515. Man, that was hard yesterday (Friday), my first day back at work for the year.

During my time off, my twin brother and I …
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Learning Not To Take Things So Seriously

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I had a very productive and enjoyable trip to a U.S. state well-known for boots, and wasn’t disappointed with the bootedness (LOL), but am now back home and getting back into the swing of things.

During my trip, I interacted with thousands of people, from airport security dudes to airline flight attendants to hotel staff to attendees of the meeting which was the purpose of my travel.

Most people are courteous, but there are a few who take themselves much too seriously. Examples:
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Cowboy Boots with Suits

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TLPecan19I work in a professional office. I seldom wear a suit or even a jacket, but there are occasions that I do. While I work in a professional office, the traditional business suit is not customarily worn any more, even by the big cheese to whom I report. However, I usually wear a shirt and tie, and keep a jacket handy (hanging on the back of my door) for times when custom demands.

And I always wear boots. No exception. Even with a suit or less formal attire — jacket and tie.

I received an email the other day from an instructor at a community college in Texas. She wrote:
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Happy Life and Balance

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I read this somewhere on the ‘net, and it makes a lot of sense:

You will not have ‘I wish I’d worked more’ on your headstone. By simplifying your lifestyle and making conscious choices along the way, it is possible to not need the income that you think you do. And by creating more space in your life, you become happier and more open to new opportunities, ones more suited to your new lifestyle.

I found this quite true, and I am happy that I made conscious decisions ten years ago to change my work-a-day lifestyle that was killing me and killing my relationship.

Here is where I was and here is what I did.
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Youngster in the Suit on a Bike

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There is a young man who works where I work who rides a small motorcycle to work. I see him from time to time because we both park our motorcycles in the same place, though he arrives later than I do and leaves later than I leave. But over time, we have occasionally seen each other at our motorcycles when I leave late or he leaves early.

I see this young man around the building. He works in an entry-level position, and has been here for about two years. What I notice is that he always wears a suit. I asked him once about that, and his response was the typical brainwashed phrase from the Dress for Success bloggers — that is, “dress for the job you want, not the one you have.”

Okay, all well and good. We may differ on the suit stuff. He will realize as he matures that a suit isn’t the only thing on which a rising professional is judged.

But what has bothered me about the suit (and dress shoes), is that he wears it while…
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Boots of the Past Two Weeks

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Note: a technical error in this post prevented it from appearing completely. I found the error and fixed it on the evening of September 1. If you visited this post before that and it looked weird or ended abruptly, please read on… the error is gone.)
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This is a catch-up post, describing what boots I wore while on my business trip out west during the week of August 18 – 22, then my daily boots through Saturday, August 30. Here goes…
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