re: Who wears cowboy boots and why?

I wear RedWing Pecos boots every day. They're basically a Roper style boot. I traded in my lace-up climbers when my job moved out of the field and into the office--probably saved several hours of time annually just by moving from lace up to slip on.

So, yeah, mostly for work (they meet the company footwear requirements for sole, heel, etc.), but I'm a farmer on the weekends, so I wear them there too.

Gotta be honest--we moved to a new church a few months ago, and I was pleasantly surprised to see the pastor wearing full quill ostrich boots and jeans on Sunday morning. I've never attended a church where the clergy wore anything besides suit/tie. Seeing the pastor's attire basically gave me the excuse I needed to give up wearing the suit/tie combo myself. Now, it's jeans and boots for this old cowboy (and occasional telephone man) 7 days a week.