Boots

In case you missed the title, this is going to be about boots.  Real, Texan boots.  I feel like I've mentioned this before, but boots are highly thought of down here.  Going to work?  Wear boots.  Going to the bar?  Boots.  Going to the strip club to do lines off the toilet seat?  Probably boots but who really cares. 

I walked into my first boot store today.  After looking around for a good half hour, I came to this realization: I am not worthy of boots.  Not yet at least.  I think most salsas are still too hot.  I say Chi-cah-go and sah-sige.  I get sunburned really easily (shockingly, this happened today).  I do not own a truck.  Or a cowboy hat.  I did not go to every home football game from 4th grade through college.  (Mostly because my high school and college sucked at football.  And a little bit because I liked to get drunk with my friends instead and not be social with others.)  I do not deserve to own real Texan cowboy boots. 

I'm learning though. When I send emails to a large group of people, I tend to start it with "hey y'all."  I eat Tex-Mex at least once a week.  Often times, it is more like three or four times a week.  I know there is a difference between Mexican and Tex-Mex food.  I do not know what that difference is yet, but I know it exists.  (Something along the lines of refried beans and pinto beans.  Like I'm even thinking about the beans when I'm gorging on cheeses, sour cream, chicken, beef, chorizo, etc.  God I'm hungry.)  I know how to pronounce Manchaca (manchack), Guadalupe (guadaloop), and cerveza (beer). I enjoy all types of cooked meats.  I thoroughly enjoy football.  All of this added to the fact that I already owned like 7 or 8 flannel shirts before moving, makes me about 2% Texan. 

One day I'll come to realization that I have become worthy enough to own some fine, Mexican handmade boots.  That day will probably come when I get a huge raise at work, considering these boots cost a pretty penny.  Cheapest pair I saw were 200 bones.  Chew on that for a few seconds.  I own a pair of Nike Air Zooms, Skechers dress shoes, and Dockers dress shoes.  My guess is that these three pars combined cost roughly $150. 

The most expensive pair I saw?  $1700 for these bad motherfuckers. 

 

 

 

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