I was lucky enough to be blessed with unseasonably mild weather last Saturday, as well as the time to lead a motorcycle ride with a club that I belong to. The photos below were taken by a friend while on the ride. The photos show what I see in my rear-view mirrors.
These are great shots!
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Someone wrote to me recently asking about Laredo Tunica cowboy boots. These boots are made under the Laredo name by the company that makes Dan Post Boots, McRae Industries. (More info here). His question was, “it states “leather-like shaft”. What does that mean? Is the boot shaft 100% leather or only synthetic leather?”
Here is an example of a description of another pair of Laredo boots. I found this description on a boot/shoe aggregator/retailer’s website: Leather foot with lizard print bucklaced wingtip and a thirteen inch leather-like shaft.
What would I do if I saw this? Answer…
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Yesterday (Sunday), the advanced weather forecasts were predicting even warmer weather than we had on Saturday. Earlier in the week, I was debating about whether to schedule a group ride for Saturday or Sunday. I’m glad that I listened to my colleagues who are professional meteorologists, as well as my own intuition. Yesterday, instead of warm and bright, we had cold and damp, I mean really damp, and were socked in by thick fog.
So what’s a biker to do?
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Saturday, January 12, the weather where I live is usually frosty cold — not conducive to riding a motorcycle. But today we had a break. Predicted for more than a week, the air temperatures climbed close to 60F (15.5C). So what better way for a biker dude like me to enjoy it? RIDE!
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I get frustrated sometimes and am frequently puzzled by the large number of men who are directed to my website and this blog when they enter queries about how to dress, particularly with boots. I follow some of their queries to other websites, such as men’s style blogs and forums, or even “yahoo answers” or “wiki how” — all purportedly filled with expertise about what to wear or not wear, how to dress, and whether or not to wear boots, leather clothing, or boots with suits, khakis, or whatnot.
Why the obsessing? Particularly by men? I know that women obsess over that shit, but guys? Really?
My overall feeling (besides puzzlement and pity), seriously, is relief. Why am I relieved?
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Yep, the annual gathering of the “great leather clan” and the “leather curious” in Washington, DC — otherwise known as “Mid-Atlantic Leather” (MAL) begins on Friday, January 11, 2013, through Sunday, January 13. (More info here.) It is being held a week earlier than usual this year because next weekend, DC will be focused on the U.S. Presidential Inauguration and it will be murder trying to find a place to stay or get around the city with all the crowds.
So yeah, I have the boots, the leather, and I’m gay ==> most prerequisites to fit the demographic of those who register for and attend MAL. Will my fiance and I attend?
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Yes, ’tis the season here in the good ol’ USA for the football playoffs and championship game. Yawn. I have never been interested in football, even though I was the #1 cheerleader for my twin brother, Mr. Jock, when he was Mr. Football in high school.
While the attention of all of my neighbors, both male and female, turn to the games on “game day” (which for this post, was Sunday), I take advantage of their singular focus to enjoy benefits of their absence from public places (excepting restaurants, which we do not go to)–
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Yesterday, I was doing my typical routine, having escorted five senior pals (in two trips) grocery shopping. After bringing them back home and checking in with my fiance, I went out again … to the post office, bank, drug store, and grocery store again for something that I forgot to get earlier. Dressed comfortably in leather jeans, boots, and a leather jacket.
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When same-sex couples marry, there are various ways that they recognize their union in the names they use.
My fiance and I have talked about this matter and what names we will use after we marry. This came to our attention when I received Christmas cards addressed to “Myname and Hisname Smith” — implying that my fiance will change his last name to mine OR another card addressed to “Hisname and Myname Jones” — implying that I will take his last name.
What options are there and what have we decided?
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I am sharing an observation that I discovered, then confirmed with several other guys who wear boots often — firefighters, cops, and motorcycle riders. Most all agree on “comfort comparisons” of boots with smooth soles, compared with boots with “big lug” soles.
Here is the observation and results of personal comparison tests–
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