You absolutely have to have a pair of cowboy boots!

I haven't seen anybody wearing cowboy boots in years, outside of State Troopers.

The image people have of Texas is quite hilarious.

I dread trips back to Louisiana, especially now that NOLA is collapsing in on itself. It was extremely depressing when we were there for Christmas.

I still wear cowboy boots on occasion. I have two pair. A pair of Tony Lamas from the '70's and a black alligator pair from Cowtown Boots. Then again, where I'm from originally (South Dakota) boots and western hats are extremely common still today. Two branches of my mother's family are still heavy into rodeo. The Dakotas, Wyoming, and Montana have never become as urbanized as Texas.

We grew up on the family cattle ranch in Texas. Everybody wore cowboy boots and cowboy hat. It's hard to ride bulls in tennis shoes.


I still have a pair of cowboy boots and just gave away a nice pair of ostrich skins to a friend. It's getting tough to wear cowboy boots on my worn out feet.

My Tony Lama's were actually my dad's. We wore the same size. I just had the full soles and heels replaced. I wore them out. I also have his 30X beaver Resistol hat. He paid $30 for it in the early '70's and now one like it goes for around $600. I've got a couple of others that I wear when honky tonkin' and going to country concerts. I wear boots to church every Sunday, but my wife won't let me wear the hats. My grandpa wore boots and his hats every day of his life. They lived in Quinn, South Dakota, population of about 60 people. It is right near the Badlands.

Where was the family ranch?

So it’s official. Just signed a contract to be the personal chef for two high profile business partners in Texas. I’ll be on their private ranch year round. During the hunting season I’ll be their personal chef and in the off-season when they aren’t there I’ll be doing wildlife management and help maintain the ranch. It’s perfect because when I was young all I wanted was to either work in the kitchen or pursue a career in wildlife management. This is the best of both worlds.
I really couldn’t ask for a better scenario. I have zero budget when it comes to food, rarely over 10 people at a time and complete creative freedom. Salary and benefits are excellent and I’ll be insulated from any economic downturn for the next five years. No gas or living expenses either and all the free ammo I can shoot. I’ll also get to play around in a helicopter and use tranquilizer darts.
Seriously tough choice but in the end I would be an absolute dumb ass to turn it down. All my coworkers are Houston fans with the exception of on Dallas fan. I can deal with one.

So it’s official. Just signed a contract to be the personal chef for two high profile business partners in Texas. I’ll be on their private ranch year round. During the hunting season I’ll be their personal chef and in the off-season when they aren’t there I’ll be doing wildlife management and help maintain the ranch. It’s perfect because when I was young all I wanted was to either work in the kitchen or pursue a career in wildlife management. This is the best of both worlds.
I really couldn’t ask for a better scenario. I have zero budget when it comes to food, rarely over 10 people at a time and complete creative freedom. Salary and benefits are excellent and I’ll be insulated from any economic downturn for the next five years. No gas or living expenses either and all the free ammo I can shoot. I’ll also get to play around in a helicopter and use tranquilizer darts.
Seriously tough choice but in the end I would be an absolute dumb ass to turn it down. All my coworkers are Houston fans with the exception of on Dallas fan. I can deal with one.