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New beard, boots, errands, and ranchwork

Started the morning off by shaving off the thinly grown hair on my cheeks to embrace a new look: the circle beard. Wife wasn't overly pleased, but I was tired of waiting for it to fill in and wanted a more groomed look. (Even this redneck cowboy has standards.)

Went to town for some hardware to hang a rolling barn door in my stove room, and to buy new work boots. About two weeks ago, a salebarn mixed up the group of cattle I was supposed to load and I spent an hour and a half feeling a bit sorry for myself while I waited for them to sort the herd. In my frustration, I kicked the sticky ground, which promptly sucked half the heel off my Tony Lamas. I kept on wearing 'em intermittently after that, but my back can't take the height difference anymore, so new ones it is. I may just have them re-heeled, both heels were shot and the soles are also pretty worn. The 7-layer cushioning and support in the laced boots had me sold from first try-on. However, since my Tony Lamas doubled as my casual pair, I was still out a casual pair. Bought another pair, and put em both on the business card as uniform expenditures. Freaking ouch. I have a feeling I'll be eating weinerwurst with Brian McGuire this Thanksgiving, especially after I get the bill for my truck repairs.

I then spent the afternoon helping my good friend who is a rancher put in new fence on the yard. My welding is a bit rusty, but it mostly came back when I dropped the hood. I had an adorable little sidekick for the project too, a little red heeler haplessly named Spot by her very creative owners. I had the opportunity to adopt her when she was a puppy, and I really wanted to, but since I live in town it just wasn't ideal. The weather was beautiful and it was just an all-around great day. Back to the real grind tomorrow, 12-15 hour days in a truck cab. Bring it on 🙁

10X felt open crown hat

Lambswool quarter-button sweater

Silk wildrag

Ely Cattleman work shirt

Wrangler original cowboy cut jeans

Justin python boots (put the worn out Tony Lamas back on to ranch)

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