I take various positions when I ride with a group. Sometimes I lead, sometimes I follow. Sometimes I ride in the middle.
When I follow, or ride at the back of the pack, I serve in what’s called a “sweep” position, which is a safety rider. My view…
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I received an email last night that reminded me of information I have blogged about before, but it may have been so long ago that it doesn’t come up in a search.
The question is, “if I use a liquid product to stretch boots, what should I use?”
My response…
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I blew it… I admit it. I planned well ahead, then let others influence a decision when I was indecisive. Oh well, these things happen to all road captains in a motorcycle club from time to time.
What happened?
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I dunno, you decide…
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I am, by nature, an optimistic person. I see an 350ml glass with 175ml of water in it, and I think the glass is “pretty full.” Not even half-full, but “more than enough to quench my thirst.”
I have always been that way. I cannot explain exactly why. Perhaps my parents had something to do with it, ensuring that we were happy and safe, well fed, loved, and cared for as we were growing up.
So my usual bright and cheerful outlook could not be withheld on Wednesday when I took my spouse for a routine visit with his doctor…
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It’s been a great ride, but my relationship with Stompers Boots has changed since the store and its operations were sold. Recently, Stompers as we knew it was purchased by “the werks family of companies.” The “werks” are based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. You may have heard or seen “bootwerks” or “leatherwerks” — these are the companies to which I am referring.
Back in the day…
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I have made this mistake myself, and I thought I would share what I learned that alligator is not crocodile is not caiman when it comes to skins used for boots (or other accessories.) What are the differences among these skins?
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As my life rolls on in my boring but safe little world, these are the boots that I wore each day during the past week:
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Thanks to a loyal blog reader for bringing this to my attention: come September, Finland will be releasing three new stamps using imagery from the famously iconic drawings of Touko Laaksonen, otherwise known as Tom of Finland.
According to the Finland Postal Service,
His emphatically masculine homoerotic drawings have attained iconic status in their genre and had an influence on, for instance, pop culture and fashion. In his works, Tom of Finland utilized the self-irony and humor typical of subcultures. During his career, Tom of Finland produced more than 3,500 drawings… The drawings on the stamp sheet represent strong and confident male figures typical of their designer.
As I said, I think I’ll take up stamp collecting again:
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Sometimes the most fundamental boot-related things are such a part of my daily life that I forget that others are still learning. A loyal reader of this blog wrote to me to suggest that I explain what a boot jack is, and how it is used by guys who regularly wear “pull-on” boots.
I am sure you have seen “boot pulls” which are simple loops of leather found on many pull-on boots. Simply point your foot into the boot and grab the boot pulls and pull on your boots.
But how do you take them off as easily?
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