So this tired traveler does not adjust well to jet lag. I awoke extremely early “local time” and could not get back to sleep. What did I do?
I walked to see a view at sunrise that was…
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View Like Any Major City
It is 3:30am local time, and I can’t sleep. I do not adjust well to jet lag.
Here are views from my hotel room…
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Going OCONUS
Today I am making my way OCONUS…
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Self-Changes on Coming Out
In my most recent blog post titled, Average Booted Biker in the ‘Burbs, I said
Coming out to yourself and eventually to others does not change the man you have been all along.
I would like to refine that statement.
Actually, coming out as gay to yourself and then to others does change the man you are and will be in the future. Here’s how…
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Average Married Booted Biker in the Burbs
Someone noticed and asked me why the header image of this blog changed about a month ago. I was wondering if anyone would notice that it now says, “BHD’s Musings: The life and times of Booted Harleydude… Your average married booted biker in the ‘burbs.”
Anyone remember what it used to say?
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On the Edge of Riding
Mother Nature is a damn tease, she is!
Last Thursday when I got home from work, I rolled the Harley out and spent an hour checking it out. I had not ridden my beloved motorcycle for almost two months because it has been so darn cold and wet.
However, that day it had warmed enough that I could ride, at least to a meeting of my riding club at my local motorcycle dealership being held that evening.
After a careful T-CLOCS inspection, …
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Affection + Appreciation = Love
During the past week, my spouse and I have found ways to show the other how he loves him.
Truly, I am honored and blessed to have a man who loves me as deeply as he does, and I try to return the same deep and abiding love through actions — not gifts, flowers, or nights out on the town — but in little, meaningful ways.
Last week, I…
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Strathcona Boots from Alberta Boot Company
I have enjoyed conversations via email and phone with the President of Alberta Boot Company which is a family-owned bootmaker based in Calgary, Canada.
The Alberta Boot Company President contacted me when he found my Guide to Motorcycle Police Patrol Boots on an internet search.
Like others, I have seen and admired the Strathcona police patrol boot that this company makes, especially the “hi-brown” style worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. But I regret, until now, that I had not listed Alberta Boot Company on my Patrol Boot Guide. (That has been corrected.)
Through dialogue, I learned that the boots made by Alberta Boot Company…
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Clothing Association Avoidance
I received an email the other day from the spouse of a guy who is from Oklahoma. He said that his husband
hates everything cowboy, including the boots. He thinks that cowboy culture perpetuates discrimination against gays in his hometown.
The email writer wanted to find ways to encourage his husband to embrace his roots, and try (at least) to wear boots. The writer himself enjoys wearing boots, and he would like his husband who hails from Oklahoma to do so.
As a youth, I spent a lot of time in Oklahoma — six months each year for my prime years of youth. Yep, that’s where my fondness of wearing western wear and cowboy boots was born, and even today while living in the eastern U.S. — Maryland — I wear cowboy boots every day that I don’t ride my Harley. I wear them to work, to professional and casual meetings, around town, etc.
However, knowing my fondness of “everything cowboy,” you may be surprised at my answer to this email. I wrote…
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A Leatherman or a Man Who Wears Leather?
Someone with whom I am having an intriguing email dialogue asked me this question:
I remember reading an old blog post of yours that mentioned that you had always worn leather for riding a motorcycle, and that therefore, no one suspected that you were a gay man into leather. When you finally wore full leather all the time, did you ever feel like you had a second coming out experience since it was admitting that you belong to a subculture within a subculture?
Excellent question! My response (after the jump):
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