I have failed. I have tried for decades to convince the PTB* to exchange the work week with the weekend. That is, give us five days for the weekend and two days for the work week (and, of course, be paid the same pay for two eight-hour days as I earn for five.) LOL, hasn’t worked yet.)
This past weekend was no exception to the “crammed” but productive life I lead.
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My beloved spouse worries about me riding my Harley to work in the dark. I arrive at my office each day very early, long before the sun rises, even in summer when the days are longer. Bless him, he bought me a pair of very bright “motolights,” which are halogens mounted on the front brake calipers at the bottom of the forks. See what they look like…
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I was asked by a blog follower to comment on aging alone. As many readers of this blog know, I look after a rather large cadre of older people who I call my “senior pals.” These people are neighbors and friends of my family, then friends of theirs, then friends of friends of friends… my senior network has grown over time — mostly because I cannot say “no” to a kind face and warm heart.
But this post is not about me or what I do to volunteer my time outside of work. It is about the issue of how older people deal with aging alone.
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I have mentioned before that my spouse retired a year ago. He enjoys staying at home while I go off to work each weekday. He enjoys staying at home while I go help my senior pals or visit family on weekends. He enjoys staying at home while I ride my Harley with my buddies.
He enjoys staying at home… always.
How has this affected my life?
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I enjoy a large variety of boot styles, and have a number of cowboy boots (and some motorcycle boots, too) with exotic skins like ostrich, python, and rattlesnake. I have some boots that are colorful and have fancy inlays.
Most of the guys where I work know that, and I see them checking out my boots each day. Most don’t say a word, or if they do, they often pay a compliment.
So it was amusing to me yesterday that one of the guys looked at my boots and said, “just plain boots?” with a degree of incredulity. What boots was I wearing?
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I received an email with a series of questions from a fashion design student based in Hong Kong, who wrote:
I am doing a men’s boots fetishism (MBF) fashion research. The project aims are finding out the MBF consumer behavior and personal perspective; i.e., how the MBF wear their boots in daily life, how MBF wear boots with clothing, and what they want to express their message form they wearing.
He said that many others referred him to me. Wonder why.
I tried to answer his questions. Here goes…
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I never know how what I write on my website, this blog, or in email influences others. But I have three specific examples that I learned about this past week that made me smile.
One was from a man who said…
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I hate to say it, but I have confirmed that there is indeed a nationwide shortage of an excellent brand of motorcycle boots — Chippewa. The boot styles that are currently not available (in common men’s sizes) include–
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Someone from Texas wrote to me recently to ask:[I went to a boot store to buy a pair of boots. While there,] the owner and I were talking about lizard skin boots. He was telling me there is a disease affecting the supply of farm raised lizards causing the manufacturer to increase the price of lizard skin boots. Have you heard of this before?
My reply–
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Today, February 26, there is snow in the forecast. In fact, it was falling as I drove in to work.
Having several top-level meetings today, as well as having to drive to an airport this afternoon to pick up a professional colleague, then drive him into the city to his hotel and have a business dinner, I thought carefully about what boots to wear that would fit today’s dress requirements.
The boots had to …
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