Man, I can hardly believe that this post is the 2,300th post that I have written for this blog. Since January, 2008, I have expressed thoughts, opinions, and shared information about boots, leather, boots, my feelings as a masculine gay man, boots, the joy of being able to marry the man of my heart, boots, my life story, boots, and concerns about caregiving for those I love — especially during my spouse’s three-year horror of dealing with two (or maybe three) simultaneous tick-borne infections. What posts have been most viewed and popular? Care to guess?
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Out And About In Boots
Today, Monday October 12, is a lesser-known U.S. Federal Holiday, and I have the day off from work.
I spent the day booted in six pairs of boots (so far). They were/are:
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Holding…
Short “holding” post… Why?
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But…But…But You’re Wearing Jeans and Boots!
A funny thing happened at the office as I was going into yet another meeting with muckity-mucks and the Big Cheese. This incident made me and the boss laugh so hard, I had to share…
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The Level of Whelm
I’m sure you have heard people complain that they feel overwhelmed. What is whelm? And why is the term always “overwhelm” not just plain old “whelm?”
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Cowboy Boot Questions Drive Visitors
I have been looking at the results of weekly statistics of the most viewed pages on this blog. Those stats are developed by a nifty unobtrusive snip of software that collects information on what pages are most visited. Rest assured, it does not track you personally; it just tracks pages on the blog that are frequently visited and what web sources they come from.
Results…
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Soggy But Okay
Just a quick note to say that the Nor’Easter that dropped tons of rain has passed by, and the hurricane…
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Readying
Brief diversion from the regular chatter on this blog.
My spouse and I are “readying”. Readying for what?
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Senior Superlatives Revisited
When you were in high school, did they conduct a vote for “senior superlatives,” such as “most likely to”… succeed; end up in jail; have more than four children; earn more than a million dollars; be elected mayor; etc.?
They did in my high school. Back then, I was chosen as the most likely to…
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Dehner Boot Trial
A close friend who is a motorcop received a new pair of Dehner boots using his uniform allowance. He noticed that these boots were different from other Dehners that he has worn. He brought them to me to check out and ask…
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