Any reader of this blog or viewer of my website know that I have a dim view of dress shoes. I frequently use the adjective “dorky” to describe them. Of course that is my personal opinion, shared by few men, except those who, like me, understand that boots make the man, not dress shoes.
Anyway, I have to give credit to the marketing people of the dress shoe maker …
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In February 2014, I wrote a post for this blog comparing Black Jack cowboy boots with Lucchese cowboy boots. In that post (at the time), I stated my general endorsement of Black Jack boots over Lucchese boots because in 2014, Lucchese was not allowing discounting from full-price MSRP, and also…
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Sniffle, sniffle… I was deeply touched this past Tuesday evening when my community where I live paid tribute to me for service at a surprise recognition event. Here’s the back story…
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Now 22 days out from my Harley crash during my commute to work on 31 May, I am continuing to recover, but have no progress to resolve ankle swelling. I discussed the situation with a physician who specializes in orthopedics, the medical specialty dealing with injuries to the human skeletal system. He examined me and said that…
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Today, June 20, in the 25th annual “Ride To Work Day” where riding a motorcycle to work is promoted (unlike the tongue-in-cheek “Ride Your Bike To Work” day on 21 May intended for bicycles but I rode my Harley instead.) Today, my Harley and I are…
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Over the years, I have purchased, worn, tried, and/or read about many different brands of boots. I have received a number of email messages asking me for opinions on this-or-that brand of boots, or from people who have said that my website or this blog helped them as they did research about boots.
In 2010, while confined at home to recover from an ankle break, I created my boots wiki that I thought could be a collaborative way for guys to contribute knowledge about boots. Well, the “contribution” part didn’t work. But the ability to add, edit, and display information continued.
So today, I have information about hundreds …
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Hey there, loyal blog readers. Now that it has been 16 days after my motorcycle crash that was no accident, how am I doing?
Well, …
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I refrain from writing about news-of-the-day on this blog, especially when there are political overtones, because inevitably others who disagree get angry and do things from attempting to hijack this blog’s comments section, to initiating cyber-attacks on my server. (Yep, that has actually happened.)
But I cannot let an awful, evil situation that happened at an LGBT nightclub in Florida go by without comment. However, I will contrast my comment with another about someone stepping up and doing the right thing, admitting fault in causing my recent motorcycle crash.
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I regret having to retire my favorite motorcycle helmet. I have worn this helmet for about five years now. It was color-matched my Harley, and its fit was superb. This helmet is recommended and worn by motorcops across the USA. But when I crashed on 31 May, this helmet…
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As I continue recovery from the motorcycle crash I had on May 31, I have been confined to home under the watchful eye of my spouse. He never lets me out of his sight, bless him.
The discomfort of the broken ribs is slowly, very slowly, changing from…
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