Lately several people have asked questions via internet search engines which direct them to either the “How To Wear Cowboy Boots” page on my website (which remains the most popular page on that site), or this blog.
I don’t think these questions are addressed directly in either location, so here goes — recent “frequently asked questions about cowboy boots”:
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I led another successful ride yesterday, about 50 miles (80km) north of my home, to join an old-fashioned corn roast held at working mill and homestead that dates back to 1797, which is located in the northern/ central part of the state where I live.
Eleven others from my motorcycle club joined me, and they all said that they thought the ride was great.
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Yep, that time of year has rolled around once again for the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the largest gathering of bikers anywhere… in the world. This event is centered around the town of Sturgis, South Dakota, USA, but spreads for miles — from Wall, South Dakota to the East to Devil’s Tower, Wyoming to the West. Many thousands of bikers show up at this event every year.
My opinion?
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My partner and I recently attended a support group meeting for people who have (or have had) his illness. The purpose of the meeting is to share ideas and information about how the disease can be treated, and how its symptoms affect not only the person infected, but her or his spouse and family.
What I heard a lot about was divorce. Yeah, marriage dissolution.
The disease symptoms causes the person with them to behave with extreme emotion at random times with loud outbursts. He (or she) is on an emotional roller coaster, and the extremes are unpredictable. My partner and I have experienced that situation — a lot. We had no evidence, until now, to know that happened with almost everyone with this disease and how severely relationships are strained by emotional outbursts caused the disease’s neurological symptoms. I sure can attest, though, this disease “has a voice” and that voice gets very ugly sometimes.
It really bothered us to hear that more than half of the some 40 attendees at this meeting had divorced or were separated, pending divorce — all due to how the illness causes symptoms that mess with the head, and incite strong arguments, anger, and other problems. Will the relationship I share with my partner be a similar casualty?
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Yesterday I rode my Harley “down” to my brother’s home between the South River and the West River near Annapolis, Maryland, our home state. Great ride with bright sunshine and little traffic. I kicked the Harley up to sixth gear, engaged the cruise control, put my Chippewa Firefighter boots up on the highway pegs, sat back comfortably against my backrest, and cruised for an hour. Soon enough, I had arrived.
My twin great nephews were having their first birthday party, and I enjoyed sharing their joy (and cake!) with them, their parents, and their grandparents (my brother being the granddad.)
Great “time out” for a Sunday. Back to work today… but joy and smiles from this visit will last a long time.
Life is short: show your family how you love them.
I want to publicly thank a reader of this blog and viewer of my YouTube videos for contacting me recently to let me know about a nefarious ne’er-do-well who found a way to download one of my videos from my YouTube channel and upload it on her YouTube channel. That was bad enough, but that idiot also allows advertising on her videos, which generates income for her for each video view. Further, she superimposed a web link to some website that sells boots — probably because she receives a kickback on that, too.
E-thieves like that are among the lowest of the low on the Internet. They’re too lazy to create their own videos, so they steal others.
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I was reading replies to a “boots on line” post about — once again — what style of boots to wear to attend a wedding in a formal setting. I replied with my usual, “get over it; dress cowboy boots with a suit look fine; no one will notice or pay attention.”
There was one reply to the overall message, though, that caught my attention. It said, “a wedding in a hotel is likely to be more formal and it is nice to not dishonor the happy couple by dressing too informal for the setting of their wedding.”
The full context of the message from this person was that he has attended weddings in locations that were much more casual, and the wedding party and guests were dressed informally.
My opinion?
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Readers of this blog know that I am a vocal advocate for wearing proper gear, including sturdy motorcycle boots and long pants, while operating a motorcycle. It’s just common sense. (And a DOT-approved helmet, too, even in states where helmets are not required by law.)
Following are two images that two readers have shared with me about the latest Darwin Award Contenders.
What’s a “Darwin Award?”
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This was a real question entered into a search engine and directed to this blog:
I have no idea why a guy from Kansas (a midwestern U.S. state known for cowboys) would ask this question, but I will give an answer (warning: these are the opinions of a guy who thinks the cowboy look is a good one!) Here are 12 rules for how to avoid looking like a cowboy when wearing boots:
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Consistent with what I have said before, I put another pair of my boots up for auction on eBay. They sold in one week and are no longer available.