Someone wrote to me recently to ask, “What does a motorcycle boot offer that a regular boot would not?” He said that he read comments and posts on various on-line forums and thought that he would ask for my opinion. So what do I think?
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Booted Routine
My poor ol’ spouse is having quite a time in ‘da ‘Burgh dealing with his mother. The tenor of his phone calls has been quite sad.
I sent him two care packages by overnight express. I hope, at least a little bit, he will have things he requested and a little solace.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…
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Bachin’ It and Update
I have a friend (who by the way is riding to the motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, this week) who tells me from time to time when his girlfriend is away that he is “bachin’ it”… meaning that he has returned to living alone temporarily as a bachelor.
One of these two activities is the same for me…
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Back To ‘Da ‘Burgh
For very sad reasons, I am taking time off from blogging. My spouse got really bad news about his mother. I have returned to…
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Back to Work
I spent the past three days helping my spouse care for his mother. Her situation is bad… I’ll have to return to her home in Pittsburgh later this week as we get care set up for her. We think she…
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Vacation Plans–Caregiving Again
I was concerned that this would happen. My spouse’s mother is in sad shape both physically and mentally. She lives in a small decrepit, run-down suburb in Western Pennsylvania, all alone in the only house she has known for more than 65 years. She has no friends or family close by. She is poorly educated, fearful, neurotic, borderline malnourished, and her health is getting worse. She has 87 years.
My sister-in-law spent 3 weeks with her in June and early July, but as soon as she left, my mother-in-law got worse. My spouse has been…
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Not Always Having To Be Right
I have realized another milestone of maturity: I don’t always have to be right. It’s okay to not have all of the information or that others make slight errors in accuracy.
Case in point…
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Boot Sole Care
Someone wrote to me recently and said,
I used conditioner and paste polish on a pair of inherited Vintage Lucchese cowboy boots. I even polished the bottom of the sole. The conditioning or polishing darkened the leather of the sole. Did I lessen the value of the boots?
Well, ummm… you did what? Applied paste wax shoe polish to the soles of cowboy boots?
I worked hard to refrain from saying…
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Leading a Ride
I worked out time to lead a ride for my club on Sunday. I was pleased that 14 riders showed up, which was outstanding considering that the air temperature at the time of our initial gathering was 95F (35C) with dew points (measurement of humidity) at 75F (24C) making the heat index feel like it was 124F (over 50C!)
As long as we kept riding…
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Home, Boots, and My Harley
I arrived home from my recent business trip to California uneventfully. I enjoyed a passionate welcome from my spouse, then prepared dinner for both of us. We spent Friday night…
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