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<h1 class="title" align="center">Bootdog.com</h1>
<p class="subtitle" align="center">Being the adventures of a young pup whose primary
interests are Dehners, Wescos, and Carolinas</p>
<h2 class="sectionhead">Welcome to Bootdog.com</h2>
<p class="normal">Essentially, this is a place for Bootdog ('atsa me!) to publish
his writings on boots, uniforms, dogfolk, and just about anything else that
strikes his fancy.</p>
<h2 class="heading" align="center">Santa's Slave Auction</h2>
<p class="normal">Well, Santa's Slave Auction (produced by <a href="http://www.alamedacountyleather.org/">Alameda
County Leather Corps</a>) was a rousing success. While I didn't manage to raise
quite the sum I raised last year, I am still quite proud to have contributed
to the $4,000 we raised for In Memory and <a href="http://www.save-dv.org/">SAVE</a>.
Thanks to everyone I bootblacked for, and to those who bid on my basket and
bootblacking services.</p>
<p class="normal">SPECIAL NOTE: The mistress who purchased my bootblacking basket
pointed out that a couple of items were missing from the basket. I haven't heard
from you, and I want to get those items to you, but I have no way to get in
touch with you. Please <a href="mailto:andrew@bootdog.com">e-mail me</a>.</p>
<h2 class="heading" align="center">"Give 'Til It Hurts 1 and 2"</h2>
<p class="normal">I also want to thank everyone in the South Bay for allowing
me to help raise funds for Pam Hunter. For those who aren't aware, Pam was in
a car accident in October and is facing a lengthy recovery; a group of people
in the South Bay (<a href="http://www.smodyssey.com/">SM Odyssey</a> and <a href="http://www.sccleather.org/">SCCLA</a>
members in particular) decided to raise money to provide support for Pam (particularly
covering her rent) while she recovers. Again, I am proud to have played a teensy,
tiny part in raising those funds, and I'd just like to thank everyone who let
me polish their boots, as well as those who stopped by just to give me belly
rubs.</p>
<h2 class="heading" align="center">What's new</h2>
<p class="normal">Ain't been able to work much on the site lately. It amazing
how not being stranded in a hotel room in a foreign country can really eat into
your web-building.</p>
<ul>
<li class="normal">I'm still working on the <a href="links.html">Links Page</a></li>
<li class="normal">I'm also still working on the <a href="terminology.html">Boot
Terminology Page</a></li>
<li>The Leather Organizations Ring will be relaunched soon, right after I get
thing straightened out in terms of "how the Hell the new system works".</li>
</ul>
<h2 class="heading" align="center">What's next</h2>
<p class="normal">I'm still working on essays regarding the Hanky Code and "The
New Puritanism" (and I know you're all just <b>drooling</b> in anticipation
for them). Also, my Uniform and Bear pages are in some serious need of revision
(they're the versions I had on my old site, and they don't quite match my new
format).</p>
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<h2 class="heading" align="center">One more thing</h2>
<h2 class="heading" align="center">HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!</h2>
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