Directing a Build

Whenever I have been involved in a major home remodeling project, the pros and volunteers with whom I work always call it a “build” even though, technically, we are not building a house, but renovating it.

Today I…
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Physical Therapy for Bikers

rp_Roadking18.jpgLast evening, I rode my Harley to a session with a physical therapist who is helping me deal with the issue of my severely strained, but improving, back ligament. The therapist asked me what activity was most difficult or concerning to me about potential future back strain so she could teach me skills to manage it.

I explained that I was most concerned about being able to mount and dismount my Harley. While the therapist is rather disapproving of motorcycle riding or wearing boots (she is definitely a “sneakerphile”), she agreed that if indeed that was the activity that could well possibly be a cause of more back stresses and strains, that I should show her exactly what the difficulty was.

So I rumbled aboard my Harley to the therapy center, decked out…
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Booted Leg Pain?

Blackjackpython09Yesterday 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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Calling Fire! (fighter)

There are expressions I hear cops say when they arrive at a scene where they need support from the fire department, particularly for EMS (medical) response. “Call fire!” Today, my call to “fire” to help me turned out amusingly well…
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Review of a Bad Review about Cowboy Boots

LucclassicA 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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