Reminiscing: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

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Twenty-three years ago today, the Spouse and I were in Sydney, Australia, for our first of six visits to the country and continent.

We had heard about the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and wanted to see what it was all about. With a year of planning ahead, we arranged the most fantastic journey, starting with going there first class in a Qantas 747.

First Class? Wow… how much did those tickets cost? …
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3 Docs say: “Nice Boots”

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Lately I have had a rather serious medical problem and have been seeing doctors rather frequently to have the situation examined and treated. The Spouse was always with me, caring for me, holding my hand, and helping me deal with anxiety I was feeling. I hate going to doctors, and even worse, anything having to do with needles.

I will not describe the medical problem I have, but its consequences meant that…
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Measuring Men’s Boot Heel Height

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Sometimes there is debate in the boot world on how to measure the height of a boot heel properly.

If you use a search engine, you will get different “answers”, and 99% of the results are about women’s high-heeled footwear. That really is not what this blog post is about. I am writing about men’s boots.

So how do I measure boot heel height?
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Frye Boot Sizing

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I received an interesting email the other day that asked,

I was wondering how the vintage Frye campus boot was sized compared to the modern ones. I see you have quite a collection, so was wondering if you had the same size in both your older boots and newer boots. And how the sizing compared to your harness boot.

My reply may not have been what was expected. Why? read on after the jump….
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