Steel Toe vs. non-Steel Toe Boots

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Chipnonsteel08I received an email from a guy who said that he was new to motorcycling and wanted my opinion on the choices of steel toe or non-steel toe engineer boots to wear when riding.

First-off, congratulations on the wise choice to wear motorcycle boots when riding.

His questions were:

a lot of these type of boots have a steel toe. Is the steel toe necessary? Does the steel toe add to the weight of the boot? Is the steel toe a safety feature? If so, what how comfortable are boots with a steel toe?

My response was…
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Keeping the Marriage Strong

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I am an avid reader. I see a number of blogs and articles about maintaining the most important relationship in the world: the relationship with a spouse. This post goes deeper into that relationship, and is written primarily for those who are married (or in permanently committed relationships as I considered the relationship with my man to be before we could legally married.)

Here is a summary of some of the best ideas I have read — and employ — to keep our marriage strong.
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When Religous Adherents Believe It Is A Choice

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I have a large family on my father’s side. Most of them are Catholic. I have one cousin, however, who was baptized Catholic yet left the Church and calls himself a “Bible believing Christian.”

He is among those who have expressed inaccurate points of view about homosexuality. His occasional diatribes cause me sadness. I am so sorry for him that he has been indoctrinated (some may say, “brainwashed,”) by others in his sphere to believe that homosexuality is a choice and is “practiced.”

Here are some things he has said in public statements,
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Fewer Boots at Folsom?

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DorksA friend of mine brought to my attention that an observation was shared on an on-line boot board about what guys were wearing at the recent Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco. The observation was, “They say that the Folsom Street Fair is the largest leather event in the world, but I’m sorry to report that only a small percentage of the crowd wore leather, and even a smaller number wore boots. It was shorts, jock straps, jeans, or nothing at all, along with thousands of sneakers, sneakers and more sneakers.”

My friend asked me what I thought about this. I have some ideas about how the demographics have changed in today’s culture among 20- and 30- year olds, compared with the culture and norms of the days when I was their age (1980s through mid 90s).
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