July 10, 2008
![][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/roguescarlet/new_shoe.jpg
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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!
July 10, 2008 at 1:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
frankt (Frank Tankard) says...
Well, tell La Prima Tazza not to be closed today.
July 10, 2008 at 1:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
alm77 (anonymous) says...
My husband acquired a pair of Merrill boots in much the same manner. No problems yet.
July 10, 2008 at 7:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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!
July 13, 2008 at 6:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )