Yesterday, the FedEx guy showed up with a box. Spouse took the package, rolled his eyes, and called out, “did you buy another pair of boots?”
Who me?
No, this time I didn’t. But imagine the surprise when I opened the box and read a letter enclosed with it that said,
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As frequently occurs around this time of year, there are retrospective look-backs at the previous year, naming the Top 10, Top 5, or Top/Bottom Whatevers.
So I looked at the posts on this blog between January and December, 2018. Here are my “Top 5” highs and lows…
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As I was trying to come up with my first blog post of 2019, I reviewed what I wrote on this date in 2018, and you know — nothing has changed. I continue to resolve “no resolutions” for 2019 (that I can’t keep.) The only resolution that I will keep is to ignore the unhinged egomaniac in the White House as best I can.
Repeating from last year about my outlook for 2019…
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We have had a spell of mild weather, so on dry days between rain storms, this biker couldn’t resist gearing up and getting out for a ride on his Harley. On Saturday, I wanted to…
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It has been a while since I wrote about Tecovas Boots. I received an email recently that inquired:
Tecovas claims their boots are the same quality as boots costing twice as much. Since you own a pair of Tecovas what quality would you compare them to? I personally own Dan Post, Tony Lama, and Heritage Boots from Austin. Tecovas seems to imply they have the same quality as Lucchese. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Sure… happy to respond, and thanks for the question!
My past two reviews of Tecovas Boots (see “related links” below) have been rather neutral while I was still evaluating the fit. My first pair of Tecovas boots, light brown (“desert”) calf were…
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I received a comment on my blog post about whether or not lug-sole Chippewa Firefighter Boots (27422, “Ruttman”) were no longer manufactured. The author of the comment had a similar experience that I did when trying to find out about current production from the manufacturer, Justin Brands. Their marketing kids are rather clueless, and only know how to respond with prepared “canned” cut-and-paste replies.
While pondering the situation regarding discontinuance and lack of availability of some of the most popular Chippewa boots, I visited Chippewa’s website and was astounded when I discovered…
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Good day, it is Christmas Day when this post appears. It was written in Pittsburgh, where my Spouse and I are…
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I wrote a post on this blog on November 28 sharing an email report from a retailer of boots that said that they heard from the manufacturer that my favorite boots for motorcycling — Chippewa Firefighters had been discontinued.
As much as I like these boots, I decided…
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No time to post… Spouse has been admitted to the hospital. I will…
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I am growing more and more annoyed with some members of my large, extended family, who tell me, “you don’t have any kids, so you don’t know what it’s like to be busy what with scheduling play dates, soccer practice, and car pools to school.” I’ve also heard, “since you are in a ‘two-guy’ relationship, you’ve got so much help doing all the work around the house that you must have a lot of free time.”
Nothing is further from the truth; however, …
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