{"id":12551,"date":"2017-04-01T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T08:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=12551"},"modified":"2017-04-01T06:47:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-01T10:47:26","slug":"sneakers-with-leather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=12551","title":{"rendered":"Sneakers with Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleatherkid1-214x300.jpg?resize=214%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleatherkid1.jpg?resize=214%2C300&amp;ssl=1 214w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleatherkid1.jpg?resize=107%2C150&amp;ssl=1 107w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleatherkid1.jpg?w=285&amp;ssl=1 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>I&#8217;ve decided, come with Spring, to adopt what I am seeing all over this-here interwebby thing &#8212; a new fashion trend set by millennials that will combine my need for footwear comfort with my enjoyment of wearing leather jeans:  sneakers with leather!  Woo-hoo!<\/p>\n<p>Readers of this blog are aware that I have had concerns about my feet spreading and lower legs losing muscle tone with age.  As a result, I finally decided as I approach my sixth decade to &#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230;wear sneakers as comfortable footwear.  Yeah, I&#8217;m kinda done with boots.  Boots are hot and hard to wear, and I&#8217;m tired of all those people at the office making snide comments and giving me funny looks when they see me wearing boots with dress clothing, shirt-and-tie.<\/p>\n<p>Yep, now that the weather is getting warmer, it&#8217;s time to adopt a change in footwear.  Ahhh&#8230; sneakers.  <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sneakerbike01-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sneakerbike01.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sneakerbike01.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Sneakerbike01.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I was concerned that wearing sneakers would be a problem with the motorcycle.  But naturally, the younger generation knows that they don&#8217;t need oil-resistant soles on footwear.  After all, they never park their bikes on asphalt or concrete parking lots, or wait at a traffic light where no oil is on the road.  No sir &#8212; they know that sneakers provide great traction when operating their scoots.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Bieberdope-239x300.jpg?resize=239%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Bieberdope.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Bieberdope.jpg?resize=300%2C377&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Bieberdope.jpg?resize=119%2C150&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Bieberdope.jpg?w=634&amp;ssl=1 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>And as demonstrated by a teen idol, sneakers can be brightly colored for safety, and look great with tight black leather jeans.  I like that.  Yeah, safe sneakers for motorcycle riding.  What&#8217;ll those millennials think of next?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nHmmm&#8230; there&#8217;s more.  Scroll on&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleathersneaker-184x300.jpg?resize=184%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-12553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleathersneaker.jpg?resize=184%2C300&amp;ssl=1 184w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleathersneaker.jpg?resize=92%2C150&amp;ssl=1 92w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dorkyleathersneaker.jpg?w=245&amp;ssl=1 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/>Also, they know just how to dress.  Isn&#8217;t this look of leather with sneakers hot?  Wow!  Can&#8217;t wait to pull that off when I putz around home, or go out to the clubs that Spouse and I frequent regularly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWoops&#8230;<br \/>\nScroll down&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSomething is glitching with this blog&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWell, shoot!  Nothin&#8217;s wrong with the blog.  What&#8217;s wrong is&#8230;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SeattleDarwinWinnerblog-300x197.jpg?resize=300%2C197\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SeattleDarwinWinnerblog.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SeattleDarwinWinnerblog.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SeattleDarwinWinnerblog.jpg?resize=768%2C505&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SeattleDarwinWinnerblog.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/SeattleDarwinWinnerblog.jpg?resize=456%2C300&amp;ssl=1 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>That this so-called &#8220;fashion-trend&#8221; is absurd!  And wearing sneakers while riding a motorcycle?  Silly.  Just silly, dumb, stupid, permanent disabling injury-wish.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/April-fools-emoticons.gif?resize=300%2C207\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4478\" \/>Life is short:  Happy April Fools Day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve decided, come with Spring, to adopt what I am seeing all over this-here interwebby thing &#8212; a new fashion trend set by millennials that will combine my need for footwear comfort with my enjoyment of wearing leather jeans: sneakers &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=12551\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,3,8,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boot-comfort","category-leather-lifestyle","category-motorcycle-boots","category-silliness"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}