I stayed up way too late last night...talkin' boots of course. There was a "rather lively professional discourse" concerning gender and bootmaking that took place in lastmaker Carl Lichte's room. I believe it was somewhat historic...and something that was bound to happen sooner or later, now that you've got a posse of women bootmakers comparing notes on how the world works...and folks like Michael Anthony willin' to jump right into the middle of it. It was hilarious. (I figure today's stories should only make it better.)