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by Frank Tankard
July 10, 2008 at 12:20 p.m.
Czech out my new kicks!
![][1]The main reason I like summer in Lawrence:On my way to work this morning, in a lawn on the northwest corner of 18th and Kentucky, bam! I saw a pair of shoes, my friend, sitting on a table or a box, I forget which, among a small assortment of other things-a lamp, a framed print, and so forth, and a sign that said something like "take me." A guy in a truck drove by as I picked up the shoes and yelled, "Athlete's foot!" Like I care. They were in excellent condition and they fit, both my feet and my tastes.You see, a couple weekends ago, I ruined my everyday, good ol' trusty shoes on a camping trip. I'd had them for about seven years. Oh, it was very sad. I could go on for paragraphs explaining the trials and tribulations I have gone through these past couple of weeks, the futile search through my closet, through my former closet at my parents' house, my rediscovery of old shoes that I ultimately came to reject, my fruitless trips to the shoestores and so forth.But today, my friend, the cotton is tall, and I'm standing in it. In my new kicks. [1]: http://media.lawrence.com/img/blogs/r...
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buck (Buck Rowland) says…
Those shoes would look even better next to a paper cup from a local coffee shop. But they look really good anyway!
frankt (Frank Tankard) says…
Well, tell La Prima Tazza not to be closed today.
alm77 (anonymous) says…
My husband acquired a pair of Merrill boots in much the same manner. No problems yet.
cdub (anonymous) says…
i'm glad to see my old shoes are in good hands (or feet). and no, i've never had a problem with athlete's foot. great shoes though, enjoy!