A recent trip back to Cheyenne had me looking at things through the eye of a tourist rather than as a resident. The boots scattered all across the city are quite interesting when you view them up close to examine the detail. I remember doing that when I first moved to Cheyenne more than a decade ago, but as time went on it became customary to be oblivious to these works of art. Look at the detail on the boot pictured above. Does it make you want to deal the cards or roll the dice?
Cheating at cards was a common scene in many of the wild west movies. A gambler pulling a fifth ace from his sleeve or his boot could cause quite a stir if he got caught. It sometimes had instant consequences with a quick draw of the gun.
How much progress have we made as a society since those days? We have cars instead of horses. We have paved roads rather than dirt paths. We have fancier buildings with running water rather than hitching posts and water troughs for the horses. Do we have any more civility toward one another?
Cheating at cards was a common scene in many of the wild west movies. A gambler pulling a fifth ace from his sleeve or his boot could cause quite a stir if he got caught. It sometimes had instant consequences with a quick draw of the gun.
How much progress have we made as a society since those days? We have cars instead of horses. We have paved roads rather than dirt paths. We have fancier buildings with running water rather than hitching posts and water troughs for the horses. Do we have any more civility toward one another?
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