After 25 years working in the athletic department at Oklahoma State University I took a job at the United States Naval Academy.

I wore my cowboy boots that I had worn in Stillwater to work and got a lot of comments from the athletes. They said that it looked like my Oklahoma country attitude was well and alive even though I was living in Maryland.

Before a Army/Navy game a couple years back President Bush came into the locker room to address the team. He had on a suit that had to cost $2,000 and a beautiful pair of cowboy boots.

After the game and for some time after that I recieved many compliments on my cool cowboy boots.