Today my spouse and I are celebrating a major milestone. As of today, we are…
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Yearly Archives: 2016
Sunny Spouses
My spouse and I do not get out much. He is usually in so much pain from damage caused to his joints from his three-year hell of illness and fatigued by the lingering sleep disorder that the illness left behind, he does not want to, or have the energy to, do anything. Anywhere. At any time.
So imagine my delight when we had one of those rare happy and joyful moments for an outing. Last Saturday, my spouse and I got into my truck and we drove…
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Flip-Flops and Plantar Fasciitis
Quoting wikipedia:
Plantar fasciitis is a disorder that results in pain in the heel and bottom of the foot. The pain is usually most severe with the first steps of the day or following a period of rest. Pain is also frequently brought on by bending the foot and toes up towards the shin and may be worsened by a tight Achilles tendon.
And in a recent post on Huffington Post:
Men shouldn’t wear flip-flops because they’re dangerous. In fact, nobody should wear them.
So it isn’t just me reviling those ugly, dorky things, it is medical professionals who state that flip-flops are a leading cause…
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Leather and Boot Videos
Mostly between 2007 and 2011, I made a number of videos and posted them here on YouTube. The videos were, at first, displays of my boots, and then I produced several tutorials (lacing firefighter boots or breaking in Dehner boots, for example), or reviews about boots (boots for bikers, boots on a budget, etc.)
Some people have asked me, “why have you stopped making videos?” Answers…
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Travel Continues
Quick update — I am feeling great and thriving on this business trip. I love my job and what I get to do. Having this sense of purpose allows me to put any rib fracture pain out of my mind and sleep well at night without pain or discomfort.
Pictured here is a little friend that visited my room. Quite common on this island, and harmless.
The rest of this trip involves…
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Boots On Travel
Sorry, loyal blog fans, I am unable to write much this week. I was cleared by the doc to travel now that my broken ribs have pretty much healed (and I can sleep in a real bed again), and today, I am in…
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Independence Day 240
Today marks the holiday in the United States where we claim it is our nation’s 240th birthday. Actually, that is not quite true, but of all of our country’s holidays, this is the one I enjoy the most. Why?
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Engineer Boots for Guys
As a follow up to my post titled, “Harness Boots for Guys,” this post is about an equally rugged, tough masculine boot that many guys choose to wear. That’s the engineer boot. This boot style…
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Harness Boots for Guys
As anyone who has visited my motorcycle boot collection on my website has seen, I have a rather large collection of motorcycle boots. But over and over again, I come back to three fundamental boots that I wear more often than any others. For this post, I will describe the boots that many guys choose to wear because …
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One Month Post-Crash
Time has an odd way of seeming to fleet by rapidly, and also stand still. Thus has been my recovery from injuries sustained in the crash I had while riding my Harley to work one month ago. How am I doing now?
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