Occasionally I post some mild rants on this blog about those second-to-worse ugly things called flip-flops. The worst when it comes to “ugly” are crocs, but flip-flops rank up there, especially because they are so prevalent.
While I firmly believe that no real man should ever wear flip-flops, there are places where flip-flops absolutely should never be worn. Where?
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Someone wrote to me recently and said,
I used conditioner and paste polish on a pair of inherited Vintage Lucchese cowboy boots. I even polished the bottom of the sole. The conditioning or polishing darkened the leather of the sole. Did I lessen the value of the boots?
Well, ummm… you did what? Applied paste wax shoe polish to the soles of cowboy boots?
I worked hard to refrain from saying…
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This post describes the top 5 most frequently searched boots or boot styles that direct visitors to my website using Google Webmaster Tools anonymous data. It follows from yesterday’s post that described rankings 10 to 6.
Here are the boots/boot styles most frequently searched from ranking of 5 to number one…
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I have a rather interesting software snippet that has been installed on my website throughout its decade of operation that gathers anonymous data to inform me where people are coming from and what they are looking for when directed to my website.
Recently, I looked at data on what boots names or styles are most frequently entered into an internet search engine and got directed to my website. The results were somewhat surprising, at least in the rankings. Here goes…
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On this USA Independence Day, I am posting photos of some of my favorite boots made in the USA. Read on…
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Saturday July 4 is the date we celebrate Independence Day in the United States. Contrary to popular but incorrect lingo, it is not “Happy fourth!”, but “Happy Independence Day!”
Now that I’ve got that settled… what boots are planned for wear on a long holiday weekend?
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Yesterday afternoon when I got home from work, my spouse asked me to take him to the grocery store. He had developed quite a long list of things that we needed and forgot to get during our regular grocery trip on Saturday.
I quickly changed clothes to jeans, t-shirt, and my blue/cream Black Jack python cowboy boots. Off we went. Then while at the store, my left leg began to hurt really badly. What was going on?
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I have a snippet of software that collects the most frequent questions entered into internet search engines that direct visitors to my website.
Here are the top 5 most frequently asked questions (with short answers)…
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A buddy sent me a link to a posting found on the “Art of Manliness” blog titled, “A Man’s Guide to Western Boots: A Cowboy Boot Primer.” This post started off well with some encouraging statements:
Most men, though, will go through life without ever having tried a cowboy boot on. My advice? Don’t be that guy. Give it a shot. You don’t have to be a cowboy to wear and appreciate Western boots.
…a man can enjoy a touch of Western style in his outfits now and again….
…well-dressed men can be comfortable taking the cowboy boot out of the Southwest and into America’s most fashionable cities.
Further, the blog described the different styles of western boots.
Unfortunately, after it began encouragingly, the post spiraled into total stereotyping, clichés, and ridicule from there. It turned out to be a badly-written piece because…
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I own and wear many pairs of cowboy boots and motorcycle boots. From time to time, I receive emails asking for information on how I care for them. I have been asked, for example, “how often do you shine your boots?”
A loyal follower of this blog recently wrote to me and said that he searched this blog for information on boot care and could not find such info. I will fix that with this post.
How does BHD recommend caring for boots?
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