{"id":288,"date":"2009-01-16T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-16T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=288"},"modified":"2016-02-03T08:16:30","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T13:16:30","slug":"heavy-leather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=288","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Leather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SW_VgIa5TbI\/AAAAAAAABBA\/p9YXMhncQ9Q\/s1600-h\/BHD13.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 320px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SW_VgIa5TbI\/AAAAAAAABBA\/p9YXMhncQ9Q\/s320\/BHD13.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291682835176443314\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">I&#8217;m sure this title will undoubtedly grab attention from the leather community &#8212; those from around the world who visit this blog, and locally around DC who are arriving for Mid-Atlantic Leather.  I thought I would post a pic of me in my warmest motorcycle jacket.  This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/gear\/taylorjacket.html\">Taylor&#8217;s Leatherwear Jacket<\/a> is made of thick cowhide leather (9-10oz), and has a <i>Thinsulate<\/i>\u00ae lining.  I definitely require a thick lining with temperatures in the single digits this morning!<\/p>\n<p>This jacket is a traditional motor officer style, and even has a badge holder on the left front.  It has great maneuverability when I wear it while riding my Harley.  But not in these frigid temps!  The bike is warm and toasty in the garage &#8212; and like me, is longing for Spring.  (Or at least a day above 40\u00b0F [4\u00b0C]!)<\/p>\n<p>Also shown are my oldest pair of thick leather breeches, which are fitting me again now that I&#8217;ve continued to lose weight from eating light meals with smaller portions, giving up those Cokes (ooops, slipped at a meeting the other day, but otherwise, I&#8217;m drinking water), and swimming weekends at the University.<\/p>\n<p>This photo is actually one of the first that I posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bootedman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">my website<\/a> when I first created it, back in 2005 before having on its own domain.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be wearing the red-striped leather breeches and this Taylor&#8217;s jacket with a newer pair of lug-soled Chippewa Hi-Shine boots to the Hotboots party at the Green Lantern on Saturday afternoon (that is, public transit and weather permitting and provided my ever-antisocial partner still wants to go.)  But as I&#8217;ve said before, this is the only MAL Weekend event we are going to.  Honestly, leather fetish events don&#8217;t interest me any more.  Been there, done that, got the t-shirts and the boots shined.  So many once-a-year leather queens &#8230; well, <i>basta<\/i>.  After that, my hunky partner and I will come home and snuggle in our leathers and boots.<\/p>\n<p>Before closing, let me give a special shout-out to a buddy who is celebrating his half-centennial today!  Happy Birthday, Robert!  May you have a wonderful day, and for those of us who read your blog, we&#8217;ll love you with all our hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m sure this title will undoubtedly grab attention from the leather community &#8212; those from around the world who visit this blog, and locally around DC who are arriving for Mid-Atlantic Leather. 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