{"id":5875,"date":"2013-10-16T06:47:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T10:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=5875"},"modified":"2013-10-16T06:49:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T10:49:34","slug":"change-at-the-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=5875","title":{"rendered":"Change At The Top"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed that I updated the photo banner at the top of this blog.  Over the years, I have had several different banners.  What you see now&#8230;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&#8230; reflects who I am today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a helmet-wearing biker affiliated with a riding club;<\/li>\n<li>A road captain of that riding club &#8212; people actually follow me on occasion;<\/li>\n<li>a guy who likes to wear boots, full leather, and a helmet while riding his Harley;<\/li>\n<li>a man who is proud and happy to be married to the love of his life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For fun, here are some past banners I have used:<br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14.jpg?resize=584%2C168\" alt=\"BHDMusewp14\" width=\"584\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14.jpg?resize=300%2C86&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14.jpg?resize=150%2C43&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14.jpg?resize=800%2C230&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14.jpg?resize=500%2C144&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14engaged.jpg?resize=584%2C168\" alt=\"BHDMusewp14engaged\" width=\"584\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14engaged.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14engaged.jpg?resize=300%2C86&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14engaged.jpg?resize=150%2C43&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusewp14engaged.jpg?resize=500%2C144&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDmusehead4.jpg?resize=584%2C143\" alt=\"BHDmusehead4\" width=\"584\" height=\"143\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDmusehead4.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDmusehead4.jpg?resize=300%2C73&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDmusehead4.jpg?resize=150%2C36&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDmusehead4.jpg?resize=500%2C122&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead2.jpg?resize=584%2C136\" alt=\"BHDMusehead2\" width=\"584\" height=\"136\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead2.jpg?w=860&amp;ssl=1 860w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead2.jpg?resize=300%2C69&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead2.jpg?resize=150%2C34&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead2.jpg?resize=500%2C116&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead3.jpg?resize=584%2C134\" alt=\"BHDMusehead3\" width=\"584\" height=\"134\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead3.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead3.jpg?resize=300%2C68&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead3.jpg?resize=150%2C34&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BHDMusehead3.jpg?resize=500%2C114&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>By the way, someone asked why I added the words, &#8220;monogamously-partnered&#8221; a few years ago, our status before we were married.  That&#8217;s because I was receiving some &#8220;statements of interest&#8221; from some gay men who just wouldn&#8217;t give up, so I had to make my closed relationship more clear.  Of course, today, my marital status trumps all of that.<\/p>\n<p>Life is short:  keep your blog reflective of who you are!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed that I updated the photo banner at the top of this blog. Over the years, I have had several different banners. 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