I admit, since Thanksgiving, I have been a bit down. My spouse’s health remains a serious problem that no matter what I do and how hard we and medical professionals try, his persistent symptoms have been intractable.
Then we have the mother-in-law, who is hanging on by a thread. She has no interest in living and no quality of life. She is a tough old bird, but her painfully slow demise is awful to witness. I am dreading…
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For some unknown reason, lately I have had three contacts via messaging on websites where I have “BHD” placeholder profiles — BLUF, Recon, and even good ol’ hotboots. I have not participated on these sites actively for quite a while (last post on hotboots was a eulogy for my friend Mike McNamee, former owner of Stompers Boots).
However, lately I received suggestive…
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Well, I am not the only one who detests that new “block” editor that came with the so-called “upgrade” for WordPress (what powers this blog.) I read many rants about it on a forum when I was looking for…
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Damn WordPress… the engine that powers this blog. The kiddies who write code for it decided it would be great to foist a major change to how the backend editor (how the blog is written) operates, and …
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Embossy Boots of Spain caught my attention about a year ago. Man, these are really cool-looking cowboy and motorcycle boots. I was intrigued by their design and obvious marketing to the…
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I had a great time last night where once again, I met several friends with whom I attended school in seventh grade (that was “junior high school” at the time.) Back then, my friends and I got together and…
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I have received some questions over the years (and even one last night) asking about quality of craftsmanship in bootmaking. We have observed that many leading boot manufacturers who once proudly made boots in the USA have moved production elsewhere.
When they move production to…
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Apparently, a post featuring my new Schott Perfecto traditional motorcycle jacket caught someone’s attention. I received an email the other day about it from a guy in Georgia who asked grumpily…
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When a guy strikes up the courage and decides to wear leather jeans in public, especially when he has not done that before, he may receive some quizzical looks and be asked some questions. Here are some suggestions on how to respond (after the jump.)
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I am thrilled for my beloved Spouse… as long-term readers of this blog are aware, he has suffered from a long-term illness that messed with his life severely in the form of significant pain — and worse — impact on his brain resulting in periods of “brain fog” and aphasia that were (and still are) quite puzzling and painful to deal with.
He has been to countless doctors and has given more blood for lab work than a 50-gallon blood donor (so it seems). He probably also glows in the dark from all of the imaging he has had done through X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds.
Despite all of this, for the past four years, Spouse has…
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