Someone asked me the other day, as he looked at a pair of boots that I was wearing, “don’t you have any normal boots?”
Hmmm… what did he mean by that?
Rather than get upset or angry, or say something that I might regret later (especially since this guy works where I work and I see him regularly), I thought for a moment and said,
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This past week, I wore many different pairs of boots in my boot collection. I firmly believe that boots are to be worn, and wear them I do! During the last seven days, I wore these boots for the following activities:
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Yesterday, I had to get to work extra early … had a response requirement. That happens sometimes and is the nature of my job.
I had time to check the weather forecast… the day would be partly sunny, no rain, and it was above freezing.
So this biker pulled on his…
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Ahhh… our early Spring tease weather has arrived. Yesterday and today, the weather and roads were cooperative, and I was able to ride to work. What gear did I wear to keep me warm as well as protect my shirt/tie & dress slacks? Have a photo? Come see…
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I enjoy a large variety of boot styles, and have a number of cowboy boots (and some motorcycle boots, too) with exotic skins like ostrich, python, and rattlesnake. I have some boots that are colorful and have fancy inlays.
Most of the guys where I work know that, and I see them checking out my boots each day. Most don’t say a word, or if they do, they often pay a compliment.
So it was amusing to me yesterday that one of the guys looked at my boots and said, “just plain boots?” with a degree of incredulity. What boots was I wearing?
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Today, February 26, there is snow in the forecast. In fact, it was falling as I drove in to work.
Having several top-level meetings today, as well as having to drive to an airport this afternoon to pick up a professional colleague, then drive him into the city to his hotel and have a business dinner, I thought carefully about what boots to wear that would fit today’s dress requirements.
The boots had to …
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Questions about whether men should wear boots instead of dress shoes with a suit or businesswear (shirt & tie) continue to drive many visitors to my website page on wearing cowboy boots. [Update: this link was broken when posted; it is now fixed. Sorry!]
Half of the thousands of visitors that search engines drive to my website are looking for results to these fundamental questions:
The simple answers to all of these questions can be summed up…
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I am admitting — note it here and now — I selected the WRONG BOOTS to wear while at a conference last week.
I have no idea what I was thinking. Sure, I was distracted with worry about my spouse and having guests in the house while I was packing, but I really should have given two more minutes of thought before just picking out a couple pairs of boots and going to California.
What boots were wrong and why?
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We have had a bout of rather extreme cold and snowy weather in the DC area — and we’re not alone, with the majority of the central, southern, and eastern U.S. experiencing extreme cold relative to their respective averages. Another segment of the Polar Vortex broke south again, and is the culprit to the cold misery that millions of us are experiencing. (Sorry to sound a bit geeky, but my professional side is coming out.)
So back to the situation at hand. Or should I say, situation at-foot.
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This is a recap of what boots I wore during the past week, including “boots at work.” That is, for labor I did last weekend, as well as what I wore to my office. That’s me — always booted. I changed boots at least once each day, sometimes more often depending on what I am doing, where I am going, and what form of transportation I will be using. Follow along.
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