The Dehner Boot Company of Omaha, Nebraska, has been making equestrian riding boots for over 130 years, and has been outfitting motorcycle police officers since the 1910s. Today is no different — many cops still wear Dehner boots. Unfortunately, those short tactical boots are making headway onto officers’ feet, but I still go back to “nothing like a Dehner.”
When a cop shows up on a police motorcycle in full uniform, including breeches and Dehners, one can’t help…
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I received an email the other day from someone who asked,
I am straight. I love leather. I have several leathers including two uniform shirts. Does this mean I am gay just because I like wearing BLUF gear and have a BLUF account?”
Good question. I discussed this with my spouse before replying. Here are some thoughts…
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of going on a motorcycle ride with my kid-bro cousin. And, as usual, we got a “little” lost on some backroads, but got to our destination just fine.
The ride included crossing the Chesapeake Bay at an altitude of 186 feet (57m) via…
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Ahhh, the cooler days of autumn are upon us here in the Mid-Atlantic eastern United States. As I gear up for autumn motorcycle rides, do I choose different motorcycle boots from those that I wear during summer?
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Last night I was attending a public hearing about a wonky community issue. I was not planning to testify or speak, but the Chair of the Board holding this hearing was rather annoyed with conflicting testimony being presented, looked at me, and asked,
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On Saturday, I pulled on a new pair of ballistic denim jeans along with a ballistic nylon jacket, tall tall Chippewa hi-shine boots, donned my new SuperSeer helmet, and joined a group from my motorcycle club for a ride.
My spouse has been reluctant or worried about me riding by myself ever since I had that crash on 31 May. He approved, though, of me…
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One of the unfortunate things that bloggers have to deal with are those nefarious bot-driven spammers. The one that occurs on this blog most frequently is from those idiots in India who use fake American-sounding names with messages about SEO (search engine optimization). They attempt to post comments on several of my blog posts. The comments all begin with, …
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A close friend is (finally) getting married to his girlfriend of many years. This friend was married before, but his previous wife died in a tragic car crash ten years ago. So when he decided to get married again, he asked me to serve as a groomsman in his wedding. I don’t know what I was thinking when I said “yes” — well, perhaps I was thinking the wedding would be informal.
At our age if a wedding occurs, especially a second wedding, it is usually much less formal. But both the groom and the bride have both sets of parents and grandparents still living, and their expectations are for a very fancy and formal wedding. The bride’s parents are loaded–so all the trappings of a big wedding are expected.
I generally avoid weddings, but was considering participating as requested for the sake of my friend (and his fiancee who is really sweet). However, when I happened to be at my friend’s mother’s house last week (doing a minor plumbing repair), she said…
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I received an email the other day that struck me funny. It said,
You should change your name from Booted “Harley” dude to Cowboy Booted Dude because you have more cowboy boots than motorcycle boots.
Well, that’s true. Why?
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I know the title of this post seems odd, but there is a reason for it. Regular readers of this blog know that I have a very large family. Back in the time most of us were conceived, Dad…
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