Comments on: 30 Days to a Better Man Day 2: Shine Your Shoes

By: Delilah Decimal

Delilah Decimal — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:18:07 +0000

My father and grandfather wore cowboy boots when I was a kid. I remember seeing the cans of polish and the brushes. My grandfather was a gentleman of the highest caliber, and the shine he kept on his boots was immaculate. I think this is a wonderful thing for men of my generation to learn as it does display their pride and thoughtfulness, both in their appearance and respect for their belongings. Gentlemen, I’m 28, I’d be impressed by a pair of shined shoes. A man who cares enough to put a good shine on his shoes has the ability to take care of a woman.

By: John

John — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:00:56 +0000

I have never shined my shoes and it certainly has not effected my manhood. I have a great wife, am successful econmically in a creative position, and have told everyone who has ever asked me to wear a tie to get bent. I consider my badass, scruffy shoes a mark of my manhood.

By: James

James — Sat, 22 May 2010 10:32:13 +0000

Have to agree this is a great post. Although not in the military my self ( i was in cadets) my family has a tradition going back to WW2. I think you cannot underestimate the worth of well shined shoes. It says a lot about a man and i can still remember my first cadet course where i just sat down and spent 2-3 hours polishing. Shone like glass. It taught me personally the value of handwork and the rewards that go with it.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Sat, 15 May 2010 17:06:08 +0000

When I was in the military, I found some liquid Kiwi wax in a tube with a sponge applicator. This was NOT those fake, paint-like neo-waxes that would flake off, but actual liquid wax. It made my jump boots glow. Got lots of compliments and my annual review actually got a little bump because my boots got noticed. The tube was small enough to keep in a leg pocket of my BDUs. Whenever I had a couple spare minutes, I’d pull it out and put on another coat.

By: Robert Christiansen

Robert Christiansen — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:14:22 +0000

This was something that I have totally forgotten about, my dad was in the air force and we have a large family of 6 and we lived all over the U.S. and in Italy as kids. The art of shining my shoes and or taking care of my shoes is a real trip down memory lane for me. It was a great experience for me to turn on the radio and sit on a stool and do something all the men in my family used to do together , with my dad overseeing the proccess.