Theme Thursday = Shoes

Since I don't think about my feet much,
unless they hurt, this is another interesting theme.

As a kid, I always wore Converse, remembering too,
they lasted as long as a pair of real Levi Jeans
at the time, which meant for years at a time,
as opposed to a few months or a yr or less
now a days.

As I got older, I elevated my feet to
Thom McCans "Desert Boots."

They too lasted quite awhile and were
more comfortable than any shoe I wore
up until then.

Bet that tells you alot.

But then, I left home and Earth Shoes arrived.

Yes, this lad had a pair and, yes, you guessed it,
they were the most comfortable shoes and lasted
as long as I wore them, until I passed them on.

Birkenstocks never appealed to me, yet
I know they are comfortable from what
people say.

Yes, this seemed to be the beginning of
the gas lines, odd/even days and water
shortages and conservation in California.

Like the old timers talking about the Depression,
we learned early about shortages and have
made an attempt to continue doing so
through the years.

Because everyone knows everyone out here,
and we are in the middle of a very large
Red State atmosphere, I kept thinking
what can I wear that wouldn't hit anyone
over the head, and these shoes have been it.

Seems I've come full circle with the Converse.

Happy Feet - Paolo Conte