As I said before I took my blog break for the long Independence Day weekend, I lined up a lot of projects to do. Always more projects than weekend, but I accomplished three things: I built a bridge, I lowered my taxes, and I was filmed for a TV show.
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Holiday Break
Greetings, loyal blog followers.
With this post, I am taking a holiday break. Here in the good ol’ USA, July 4 is our Independence Day. No, it is not the “fourth of July holiday” — that expression always drives me nuts, like when I hear people wish each other, “Happy Fourth of July!”
Independence Day recognizes the date when we choose to celebrate that the United States of America declared her independence from Great Britain in 1776. I’ll let the patriotic bloggers get into the politics of it, but for the rest of us, it is a day of celebrating our nation’s independence and freedom.
By the way, this post is being posted on July 3. So “Happy Third of July, everyone!”
Now, back to the point… what will we be doing on this long holiday weekend, and what footwear will I be wearing, considering that the weather will be the typical HHH? (Hot, humid, hazy?)
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Boots of the Last Week
I continued with my daily routine of wearing boots. Following are the boots that I wore each day during the past week.
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Modeling Love, Inspiring
Usually I post a blog on Sundays with a routine, mundane, “what boots did I wear during the past week” post. But I have breaking news. I interrupt the pattern of this blog to exclaim,
CONGRATULATIONS! to a reader of this blog who…
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Life Rolls On
Slight delay in posting… things have been busy in the ol’ BHD household. My spouse, my work life, Harley repairs, rental house renovations, and my daily life in the community have kept me quite busy.
But life rolls on, sweetly on a Harley that feels new.
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Difference Between Firefighter Boots and Wildland Firefighter Boots
Ahhh… how one word makes a huge difference in boot design and use.
So what is the difference between “firefighter boots” and “wildland firefighter boots”, also known as “fire boots” or by the names applied to the boots by their respective manufacturers, such as “Firestormer” (Wesco) and “Smokejumpers” (White’s Boots).
More after the jump…
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Made-to-Measure and Custom Boots
I have a good friend who admires quality, custom-made cowboy boots. He asked me some questions about how to order custom boots, including about custom lasts and whether it is necessary to travel to a custom bootmaker or if it is okay to place an order sight unseen. Having ordered and received a few pairs of custom boots (both cowboy and motorcycle boots), I am answering him in this blog.
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Boots of the Past Week
A mid-June week in the Northern Hemisphere, with our first “heat wave” (albeit 2.5 days), and the HHH has returned to the Worshinun arear (pronounced air-eee-ur). Gotta get the local vernacular right, right cheer in Worshinun. (If you’re not sure what I’m saying, go ax a local.)
I wore an average number of pairs of boots this week…
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Inspiring Men to Wear Boots
Lately, six guys have written to me to ask a question about boots, and each of them began with telling me that for some reason, this blog and my website have inspired them to wear boots and encourage others to do the same.
I really am amazed at that, especially with an unusual number of real people writing to me. I usually receive an average of just two to four inquiries each month.
What is my “secret” to inspire men to wear boots?
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Life’s Been a Bowl of Cherries
I don’t quite know where I came up with that subject line… but here’s an update of random happenings in the ol’ BHD household…
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