This photo was taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. It features the core of downtown Washington, DC, with the Potomac River on the lower left, and the U.S. Capitol in the middle, facing “the mall” and north up Pennsylvania Avenue where festivities of today will be celebrated.
Am I there for today’s ceremonial Presidential inaugural festivities?
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It never ceases to amaze me and cause a laugh when I see searches with questions like, “are boot cut jeans meant to be worn inside or outside the boots?”
And leave it to google to direct the person asking that question to the most frequently visited page on my website, “Wearing Cowboy Boots”.
So, what about those boot cut jeans?
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Someone from Arizona, USA, want to know… “are western country boots in, again for everyday wear?”
Answer–
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So much of the news these days is bad. I thought I would share some good news for a change. Two good things have happened to me lately….
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I was lucky enough to be blessed with unseasonably mild weather last Saturday, as well as the time to lead a motorcycle ride with a club that I belong to. The photos below were taken by a friend while on the ride. The photos show what I see in my rear-view mirrors.
These are great shots!
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Someone wrote to me recently asking about Laredo Tunica cowboy boots. These boots are made under the Laredo name by the company that makes Dan Post Boots, McRae Industries. (More info here). His question was, “it states “leather-like shaft”. What does that mean? Is the boot shaft 100% leather or only synthetic leather?”
Here is an example of a description of another pair of Laredo boots. I found this description on a boot/shoe aggregator/retailer’s website: Leather foot with lizard print bucklaced wingtip and a thirteen inch leather-like shaft.
What would I do if I saw this? Answer…
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Yesterday (Sunday), the advanced weather forecasts were predicting even warmer weather than we had on Saturday. Earlier in the week, I was debating about whether to schedule a group ride for Saturday or Sunday. I’m glad that I listened to my colleagues who are professional meteorologists, as well as my own intuition. Yesterday, instead of warm and bright, we had cold and damp, I mean really damp, and were socked in by thick fog.
So what’s a biker to do?
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Saturday, January 12, the weather where I live is usually frosty cold — not conducive to riding a motorcycle. But today we had a break. Predicted for more than a week, the air temperatures climbed close to 60F (15.5C). So what better way for a biker dude like me to enjoy it? RIDE!
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I get frustrated sometimes and am frequently puzzled by the large number of men who are directed to my website and this blog when they enter queries about how to dress, particularly with boots. I follow some of their queries to other websites, such as men’s style blogs and forums, or even “yahoo answers” or “wiki how” — all purportedly filled with expertise about what to wear or not wear, how to dress, and whether or not to wear boots, leather clothing, or boots with suits, khakis, or whatnot.
Why the obsessing? Particularly by men? I know that women obsess over that shit, but guys? Really?
My overall feeling (besides puzzlement and pity), seriously, is relief. Why am I relieved?
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Yep, the annual gathering of the “great leather clan” and the “leather curious” in Washington, DC — otherwise known as “Mid-Atlantic Leather” (MAL) begins on Friday, January 11, 2013, through Sunday, January 13. (More info here.) It is being held a week earlier than usual this year because next weekend, DC will be focused on the U.S. Presidential Inauguration and it will be murder trying to find a place to stay or get around the city with all the crowds.
So yeah, I have the boots, the leather, and I’m gay ==> most prerequisites to fit the demographic of those who register for and attend MAL. Will my fiance and I attend?
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