Happy Independence Day in the good ol’ USA! Yes, this holiday occurs on July 4, but the greeting for the holiday is not “happy fourth.” That’s just as silly as saying “happy fifth” tomorrow, especially when the Declaration of Independence did not obtain its final signature until August 2!
Today will find me doing what I usually do on this holiday — swearing and crabbing.
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I am convinced… I live among a bunch of whiners. Really shouldn’t be a surprise, but becomes more evident as widespread power outages persist following last Friday’s severe storm. It is so hard for me not to post a retort to friends on Facebook who whine about their power not being restored by yesterday and their electronic toys not working. Gimme a break. They haven’t seen a real disaster.
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Goodness gracious, what a storm! Friday afternoon, the weather radar was looking frightening, and by 10:30pm Friday night, we got hit — hard! But this disaster dude was ready, and prepared….
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A guy by the name of Greg submitted a comment on a recent blog post titled “Watching Cops Compete“, where he asked,
I am thinking about attending a motorcycle cop competition as a spectator. I like looking at cops and I am quite serious about photography (as an art form), so I thought those events might be fun.
Do those events typically welcome civilians to just go and watch? Are there specific events that you recommend?
My reply (with a little bit more):
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For some reason, three different people searched “biker’s homophobia” recently and were directed to this blog. One from Olathe, Kansas; one from Ottawa, Canada; and one from Warsaw, Poland. That led me to thinking, “are bikers homophobic?”
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Well, not quite, but the title got your attention! LOL!
Today and tomorrow will find me suited and booted while representing my professional association at a major national meeting in Washington, DC. A strange feeling has come over me about this meeting.
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I was reading on another boot blog the other day that boots sold by any of the Justin Brands (Justin, Chippewa, Nocona, and Tony Lama) in California, USA, are coming with a label that advises that the state knows the boots contain chemicals that can cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
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I have written posts on this blog from time to time about various characteristics of a masculine man, and trying to diffuse wrongly-held stereotypes that all gay men are frilly-froo-froo queens with lispy high-pitched voices and limp wrists. Unfortunately, there are too many postings on the internet that portray that stereotype that it persists deeply among the less-educated and closed-minded among us.
Anyway, there is one behavioral trait that masculine men have about which I wish to write, and that is optimism. Masculine men are, for the most part, optimistic. Positive. Forward-looking.
Why?
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Being a “bootman”, or let’s just say that I am a guy who likes boots and owns more than a few pairs, I continually see boots for sale from various vendors that attract my eye. From expensive custom-made exotic cowboy boots to more common, commercially-made biker boots — I like many of them.
Lately, two styles of lace-up Chippewa boots have caught my eye.
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The county in the state where I live has a rather large police force, including a motorcycle squad. I have had the pleasure of being escorted by these officers on some official rides, as well as ride with them on their off-time when they join rides that my club sponsors.
When my local county motorcops show up in uniform to escort a ride for us, I look at their boots, and I’ve been disappointed with what I see.
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