While caregiving for The Spouse during a crisis period yesterday, I had some time in between bouts of extreme emotion, frustration, anger and pain to crop and post photos of …
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Cherry Cheer-Up Diversion
Hi, loyal blog readers. This post is a little delayed. Spouse is sick. Again. Always. Even for this very patient person, the ongoing complaints about chronic problems is taxing on my soul. We have seen over 60 specialists now (over four years), and had countless tests done. The results…
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Boots for that Elusive Spring
Spring, oh Spring? Where art thou? You gave us a tease in February with two 80F (26C) days, and even a couple days in March that were sunny and pleasant. My Harley and I enjoyed some rides.
But lately, dear Spring, you have been elusive. My boots reflect that…
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Five Years Going on 25
Man, where has the time flown? I remember waking on Thursday, April 4, 2013, nervous, happy, and incredulous: this will be the day that I never thought would happen. Twenty years ago, today was never.
That day, I would participate in a marriage ceremony. MY marriage ceremony. Not “just get married,” but married to…
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Wearing Boots
It has been said that every generation has ways to drive the older generation crazy. Rock-n-rollers of the ’50s irritated their parents. Hippies of the ’70s irritated their parents. Today’s millennials and how their fashion marketing on boot wear…
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Boots for Easter and Leg Problems
Happy Easter, loyal blog readers! Today is a great day to visit family, most of whom will be in their “Sunday best.” I guess I’ll join ’em by wearing my “Sunday leathers and boots.” More on that in a bit.
Some of you may have noticed that I have not posted much about wearing boots lately. I have to admit something having to do with a rather persistent personal medical situation…
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Protecting You From Creepy
The other day, I received a message from someone who visited my website and who completely misunderstood its intent — it only shares my personal collection of boots and motorcycle/leather riding gear as well as provides some tutorials and explanations about boots, wearing leather, and so on.
It is not a sales or business site. However, visitors who aggressively promote their products and services continue to bombard me with messages that fall into three main categories, which I’ll explain in a moment.
However, a recent message doesn’t fit into a “regular” category. I classified it as downright creepy. I explain what it said that made me classify it as creepy after the jump.
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Quiet–Not
One may think that with The Spouse at his Mom’s and me back at the ranch alone, it would be very quiet. Not the case. Why?
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Remote Caregiving Challenge
This past weekend, I drove my Spouse to his Mom’s house. She lives about 250 miles away, all by herself in the only house she has known for some 68 years. Via frequent phone calls, she had been signaling to us that she was not well, but what we found was…
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A Year Ago and Far Away
One year ago this week, I was working thousands of miles away from home (yeah, actually working). That work-trip began with a “one-day” bucket-list adventure.
As I contemplate our lives today, caring for my very feeble and frail mother-in-law and my spouse whose condition isn’t so good either, I still smile and remember…
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