Continuing on my endeavor to wear each pair of boots in my cowboy boot collection and my motorcycle boot collection without repeating any, these are the boots I wore to my office this week.
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Yearly Archives: 2013
Graciously Declining a Gay Wedding Invitation
I have mentioned before that my fiance and I are not fans of weddings in general — nothing to do with the nuptials being for opposite-sex or same-sex partners. Once again, though, a friend sent me a formal invitation to his same-sex wedding to his partner of three years. I like the guy a lot, and think his partner is very nice (though I don’t really know him), but was again faced with the dilemma on how to decline the invitation since we didn’t want to go.
I debated about how honest I should be when I replied, and came up with this response, which my fiance thought was gracious and gentle, but also honest:
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Dodged the Bullet
Most of my readers know that I live in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. But what they do not understand is how dynamic our weather is, compared with other locations in the U.S. or other countries.
So while most of you from places around the U.S. and the world saw this:
… thinking that my entire state and region got walloped with a whopper of a storm, this is what my boots saw:
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Cowboy Booted G-Man
There is hope! I tell ‘ya, hope that a G-Man from the top law enforcement agency in the United States that at least one of them is interested in wearing cowboy boots! See for yourself from my stat viewer logs:
I work with a bunch of G-men and G-women in Washington, DC, and rarely, if ever, see any men in cowboy boots at work. Some may choose to wear them casually, but there is hope that perhaps at least one may wear boots with a suit to the office.
Why not?
Pull on the correct socks, not worrying about their color (because you can’t see them), and be comfortably booted all day. Woo-hoo, what a concept!
Cowboy boots with dress slacks over them look the same as shoes, but not nearly as dorky as shoes do. Boots in subdued colors such as black, black cherry, or brown, go just fine with dress clothes. Worn by a professional, they demonstrate that he is his own man and does not fear what others may say — probably because no one says anything at all about a guy who wears boots to the office.
Life is short: man-up and wear boots to work!
Lucchese Boot Co. Is Nuts
Lucchese Boot Company announced through its vendors that its prices were going up dramatically on March 1. Many vendors sent out last-minute appeals for sales before the price increase took effect.
I had my eye on a particular pair of Lucchese boots, so I inquired via a reputable vendor what the cost would be to buy them with some minor customizations.
The reply startled me.
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Boots at Work — Python Style!
Continuing on my endeavor to wear each pair of boots in my cowboy boot collection and my motorcycle boot collection without repeating any, these are the boots I wore to my office this week — all python! Hissssssssssssss!
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Prayers for a Cop
I learned regretful and sad news yesterday that a motor officer who I worked with and judged in our local police motorcycle riding competition was shot in the head by a crazy fool. The officer was flown by helicopter to the hospital where he underwent surgery. His condition is critical. We’re all praying for his recovery, and for his family, including young children.
It’s a small, interconnected world we live in. I’m not a cop, but feel a connection to the officer because…
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Acceptance But Discomfort with Change Due To Aging
It’s a sad fact that we’re all getting older. Our youthful enthusiasm to try new things, hang out late, and no fear… well, becomes “less enthusiastic.”
I had an eye-opening, frightful, first-time experience of this aging thing the other night. Damn, it’s hard to realize that what happened could definitely be a result of getting older.
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Holding Out for My Man
Many of my blog readers are aware that the state where my fiance and I live now permits same-sex marriage. My partner said, “yes, of course, silly” when I asked him to marry me once we knew that we could get married legally in our state.
We had discussed marrying on the date of our 20th anniversary of the day we met, which is in April. However…
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No Permission Required to Wear Boots and Western Wear
Sheezy peezy, this stuff never stops. But let me advise, first, the word “can” as in “can I wear cowboy boots with a suit” is asking for permission. Like, “please, mommy, can I, can I huh?”
Directly from my statistical analyzer, here are the latest “can” questions that have directed visitors to my website or this blog:
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