Tecovas Owner Response: Boot Jack

My most recent blog post took Tecovas Boots to task for offering a boot jack for US$95. A friend contacted the company, and a few of their replies from customer service staff were posted as comments on that blog post.

This caught the Tecovas Boots owner’s attention. The owner, Paul Hedrick, submitted a reply to that blog post. Rather than post the comment (which wouldn’t be as searchable or findable), I thought his message deserved its own post, below, and my response follows after that. Read on…
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Reminiscing: Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras

Twenty-three years ago today, the Spouse and I were in Sydney, Australia, for our first of six visits to the country and continent.

We had heard about the Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and wanted to see what it was all about. With a year of planning ahead, we arranged the most fantastic journey, starting with going there first class in a Qantas 747.

First Class? Wow… how much did those tickets cost? …
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3 Docs say: “Nice Boots”

Lately I have had a rather serious medical problem and have been seeing doctors rather frequently to have the situation examined and treated. The Spouse was always with me, caring for me, holding my hand, and helping me deal with anxiety I was feeling. I hate going to doctors, and even worse, anything having to do with needles.

I will not describe the medical problem I have, but its consequences meant that…
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Measuring Men’s Boot Heel Height

Sometimes there is debate in the boot world on how to measure the height of a boot heel properly.

If you use a search engine, you will get different “answers”, and 99% of the results are about women’s high-heeled footwear. That really is not what this blog post is about. I am writing about men’s boots.

So how do I measure boot heel height?
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