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“The time has come,” the Walrus said,....
“To talk of many things: ....
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, ....
Of cabbages and Kings.”
Lewis Carroll
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Most
of the time, you can tell a lot about a person by what they wear. In my
opinion, shoes reveal more about a person’s character than any other
apparel.
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For example, any guy wearing these
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who’s also wearing these
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particularly in the middle of winter – you know he’s a yob.
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Don’t tie your shoes in a melon patch,....
and don’t adjust your hat under a plum tree.....
Chinese proverb
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Personally, I believe one’s clothes should be entertaining and fun. (Well, at least entertaining and fun to me.)
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For example, I have this umbrella:
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On
occasion, people stop their cars to ask where I got it. (Emily Strange,
for those who want to know.) All I know is that as soon as I saw it, I
had to have it. This is the longest I’ve ever owned an umbrella, and
no, I’m not going to consider this a jinx upon myself.
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I
myself own 35 pairs of footwear, a number that pales in comparison to
Imelda Marcos’ collection of 1,060 pairs of shoes (not to mention her
15 mink coats, 508 gowns, and 888 handbags).
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Although
I must mention that my count doesn’t include shoes that are strictly
for summer, and are therefore packed away in a box at the bottom of the
Big Closet. I’m guessing…another 6-8 pairs? And a couple in the“to fix”
pile of stuff – go go glue gun! So that’s roughly 41-43 pairs.
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Better wear out shoes than sheets.....
18th c. Scottish proverb....
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Egad, I’d never counted them up before. Is this a lot or pretty much normal?
Either way, it’s quality, not quantity.
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Some of my shoes I’ve had forever.
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Some are my favorites, and many of these attain this status because they’re just plain fun.
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I also have black and hot-pink laces for these,
but it would take me 45 minutes to re-lace them.
These are "jelly" cockroach-killers with kitten heels,
great to wear in the rain, and they even match my umbrella!
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I love to wear huge platforms; I think they’re fashionably fun and I love being really tall.
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These are my highest, at 4½ inch heels and 1½ inch platforms, making me 6 ft ½ inches.
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....These were given to me by Sister Rain!
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You can never have too many pairs of black boots.
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(These two may look the same, but the back one's heel is a full inch higher than
the much more comfortable, square-toed one in the front.
Sometimes I put on one of each, then stand up, take a step, and fall down.)
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And
you can never have too many pairs of FMHs, even if you haven’t had any
place to wear them for years. (I haven’t figured out how to show the
strappy ones yet…these are not the best representations.)
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What we have worn out our iron-soled shoes searching for in vain may come to us without the slightest effort.....
Chinese proverb....
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There’s a wonderful history of shoes timeline at Head Over Heels History
............http://www.headoverheelshistory.com/. But for the lazy among us, here’s a quicker lesson, with eleven illustrations and captions from
............http://wwwdot shoeinfonet.com... ......
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When I am called on to justify myself,....
I feel that I am standing with shit in my shoes.....
Mason Cooley
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And just for some fun:
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Questionnaire:
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- How many pairs of footwear do you own? (Please indicate male, female, or transsexual.
- Which of your shoes are your favorite and why? (Please include a photo if you can.)
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Bonus question: Honestly, do my blogs go on too long?
