{"id":502,"date":"2009-08-03T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=502"},"modified":"2018-10-05T06:45:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T10:45:35","slug":"500th-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=502","title":{"rendered":"500th Blog Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SnYwRL2Om2I\/AAAAAAAABhs\/cV5QjbqF7mM\/s1600-h\/BlogAug022009.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 216px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/SnYwRL2Om2I\/AAAAAAAABhs\/cV5QjbqF7mM\/s320\/BlogAug022009.jpg?w=584\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365529077854673762\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family:verdana;\">I am still amazed at my interest and ability to keep going with blogging, at least once a day and sometimes twice.  What you are reading usually has been written a week or two in advance, and scheduled for publication each day at 4:00am local time.  That way I can maintain my busy schedule and not have to worry about writing a blog post each day.  I write when things come to mind.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy the blog &#8212; my various interests, life, times, concerns, and activities.<\/p>\n<p>As I often say:  life is short!  Show those you love that you love them, wear your boots, leather, and keep blogging!<\/p>\n<p>Here are my most popular blog posts both historically and recently:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/best-motorcycle-boots.html\">Best Motorcycle Boots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/where-do-you-find-masculine-gay-guys.html\">Where Do You Find Masculine Gay Guys?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/more-on-masculine-gay-men.html\">More on Masculine Gay Men<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/hard-workin-old-chippewa-engineer-boots.html\">Hard Workin&#8217; Old Chippewa Engineer Boots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2008\/12\/wesco-boots-and-gay-culture.html\">Wesco Boots and Gay Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/bamatality.html\">Bamatality<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/traveling-with-dirty-engineer-boots.html\">Traveling With Dirty Engineer Boots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/dehner-boots-at-office.html\">Dehner Boots at the Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/bulges-and-breeches.html\">Bulges and Breeches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bootedharleydude.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/leather-brotherhood.html\">The Leather Brotherhood<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now with an average (still) of about 500 visitors each day, including some from my home town, county, and state, I have developed somewhat of a following. I am not quite sure what the straight guys who live near me are looking for me to say, but I hope they enjoy what they&#8217;re reading.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to some of my loyal followers:  Paul, Roland, Tef, Filipe, Jerome, my brother J, AZ, Kevin, Brian, SueG, as well as very regular followers from Huntington Beach, West Hills, San Jose and San Francisco, CA; Jonesboro, AR; Mukilteo, WA; Brookline, MA; Singapore, Singapore; Taiwan, ROC; Hong Kong, China; Berlin and Munich, Germany; Roma, Fierenze, Venezia, Turino, Milano, Padova, e il Veneto, Italia; Barcelona, Spain; lots of locations throughout the U.K.; Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, Australia; and Moscow, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and several others who shall remain unnamed&#8230;.  I &#8220;see&#8221; you and welcome you to my blog.  Note, these are &#8220;regulars,&#8221; but I also get many visits from all over the United States, Canada, and the rest of the world.  It&#8217;s interesting that one can enter certain words into Google and end up on this blog.  Google drives about 75% of my visitors, with &#8220;regular visitors&#8221; being the rest.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy life and this blog!  Cheers, mates!<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am still amazed at my interest and ability to keep going with blogging, at least once a day and sometimes twice. 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