The weather where I live sure has been fickle, but in a good way. Once again last Sunday, the forecast was for the weather to be in the mid-50s (12.5C). With all the crap going on in Washington bloviating from the Liar-In-Chief, I really needed to get out for a head-clearing ride.
So I contacted buddies from my former riding club, and they invited me…
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Yesterday, the FedEx guy showed up with a box. Spouse took the package, rolled his eyes, and called out, “did you buy another pair of boots?”
Who me?
No, this time I didn’t. But imagine the surprise when I opened the box and read a letter enclosed with it that said,
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As frequently occurs around this time of year, there are retrospective look-backs at the previous year, naming the Top 10, Top 5, or Top/Bottom Whatevers.
So I looked at the posts on this blog between January and December, 2018. Here are my “Top 5” highs and lows…
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As I was trying to come up with my first blog post of 2019, I reviewed what I wrote on this date in 2018, and you know — nothing has changed. I continue to resolve “no resolutions” for 2019 (that I can’t keep.) The only resolution that I will keep is to ignore the unhinged egomaniac in the White House as best I can.
Repeating from last year about my outlook for 2019…
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We have had a spell of mild weather, so on dry days between rain storms, this biker couldn’t resist gearing up and getting out for a ride on his Harley. On Saturday, I wanted to…
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It has been a while since I wrote about Tecovas Boots. I received an email recently that inquired:
Tecovas claims their boots are the same quality as boots costing twice as much. Since you own a pair of Tecovas what quality would you compare them to? I personally own Dan Post, Tony Lama, and Heritage Boots from Austin. Tecovas seems to imply they have the same quality as Lucchese. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Sure… happy to respond, and thanks for the question!
My past two reviews of Tecovas Boots (see “related links” below) have been rather neutral while I was still evaluating the fit. My first pair of Tecovas boots, light brown (“desert”) calf were…
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I received a comment on my blog post about whether or not lug-sole Chippewa Firefighter Boots (27422, “Ruttman”) were no longer manufactured. The author of the comment had a similar experience that I did when trying to find out about current production from the manufacturer, Justin Brands. Their marketing kids are rather clueless, and only know how to respond with prepared “canned” cut-and-paste replies.
While pondering the situation regarding discontinuance and lack of availability of some of the most popular Chippewa boots, I visited Chippewa’s website and was astounded when I discovered…
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Good day, it is Christmas Day when this post appears. It was written in Pittsburgh, where my Spouse and I are…
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I wrote a post on this blog on November 28 sharing an email report from a retailer of boots that said that they heard from the manufacturer that my favorite boots for motorcycling — Chippewa Firefighters had been discontinued.
As much as I like these boots, I decided…
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No time to post… Spouse has been admitted to the hospital. I will…
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