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Yearly Archives: 2018
Embossy Boots
Embossy Boots of Spain caught my attention about a year ago. Man, these are really cool-looking cowboy and motorcycle boots. I was intrigued by their design and obvious marketing to the…
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46th Reunion
I had a great time last night where once again, I met several friends with whom I attended school in seventh grade (that was “junior high school” at the time.) Back then, my friends and I got together and…
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Bootmaker Shortcuts
I have received some questions over the years (and even one last night) asking about quality of craftsmanship in bootmaking. We have observed that many leading boot manufacturers who once proudly made boots in the USA have moved production elsewhere.
When they move production to…
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Traditional Leather Motorcycle Jacket V-Neck
Apparently, a post featuring my new Schott Perfecto traditional motorcycle jacket caught someone’s attention. I received an email the other day about it from a guy in Georgia who asked grumpily…
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When You Wear Leather Jeans
When a guy strikes up the courage and decides to wear leather jeans in public, especially when he has not done that before, he may receive some quizzical looks and be asked some questions. Here are some suggestions on how to respond (after the jump.)
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Spouse’s High Honor
I am thrilled for my beloved Spouse… as long-term readers of this blog are aware, he has suffered from a long-term illness that messed with his life severely in the form of significant pain — and worse — impact on his brain resulting in periods of “brain fog” and aphasia that were (and still are) quite puzzling and painful to deal with.
He has been to countless doctors and has given more blood for lab work than a 50-gallon blood donor (so it seems). He probably also glows in the dark from all of the imaging he has had done through X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds.
Despite all of this, for the past four years, Spouse has…
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Favorite Motorcycle Boots — Discontinued!
When helping a buddy (a motorcop who also rides a personally-owned Harley) with some boot shopping recently, and having raved for years about the comfort, durability, and quality of Chippewa Firefighter Boots, I was shocked when he…
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The Ups and the Downs
The most “up” time recently that Spouse and I had was our wonderful, fun, and deliriously happy Thanksgiving Feastival last Thursday. Seems like an eon ago.
Then on Friday, I took Spouse to get not one, not two, but three MRIs where his ongoing medical issues continue to be probed.
We thought after that fun, we would return home, kick back, and rest. But…
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Cleanup
Not much time to write a blog today, after feeding the thundering herds… (not really… seniors don’t thunder and they do not eat that much!) But the 20th “Thanksgiving Feastival” was another success, with …
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