Just because I consider myself a well-rounded guy - able to talk on a variety of topics - and as I say in my blog disclaimer, this is not just about spiritual stuff; it's also about 'a day in the life' - even occasional randomness. Doesn't get more random.
I'm also liberated - in the sense that I don't feel the need to operate by some of the expected norms of society, especially those that are silly.
Having said that, I've saved these thoughts for the late fall / winter season. You'll see why. Here goes:
"I'm not sure guys should wear sandals."
I guess they're great for walking on the beach, but they increasingly show up in professional places. Sometimes with suits. Gasp.
I don't know if you know this but people who wear sandals are susceptible to a condition called metatarsalgia. It's an inflammation in the ball of your foot. Burning, pain, numbness in the toes. Eeks. It's caused by that little gripping motion your feet and toes have to make in order to subconsciously keep that sucker on your foot.
It doesn't matter if you picked up a pair at Walmart for $7 or if you plunked down $72 for a pair at Buckle, your 'foot thong' isn't designed for comfort. You're wedging something between your toes and then trying to walk. That's about as natural as inserting a screwdriver up one of your nostrils. (I've done that; it doesn't feel natural.)
They're also dangerous. You could step on a nail and that baby could come up thru the rubber under-sole straight into the precious, soft underbelly of your foot. Ouch.
Plus, if you have the slightest bit of moisture on the bottom of your foot, they make that 'sucking' noise when you walk. Throck! Throck! Throck! Nasty.
You also have to have some fairly decent, manicured feet/legs to pull it off -- not the super white, fungal variety so many ofus you have.
So - I'm just gracefully and pastorally presenting these thoughts as we approach winter so you'd have a good six months to think about it before picking out your new pair at Aldo in March. And because I love you.
I'm just trying to help. It's what I do.
Because one of these days you'll stub your toe on the cement curb - you'll drop a brick on your foot - you'll get it caught somewhere it shouldn't be stuck - and because you read this and decided not to wear your foot thong - you'll be saved.
You are welcome.
And be blessed.
I'm also liberated - in the sense that I don't feel the need to operate by some of the expected norms of society, especially those that are silly.
Having said that, I've saved these thoughts for the late fall / winter season. You'll see why. Here goes:
"I'm not sure guys should wear sandals."
I guess they're great for walking on the beach, but they increasingly show up in professional places. Sometimes with suits. Gasp.
I don't know if you know this but people who wear sandals are susceptible to a condition called metatarsalgia. It's an inflammation in the ball of your foot. Burning, pain, numbness in the toes. Eeks. It's caused by that little gripping motion your feet and toes have to make in order to subconsciously keep that sucker on your foot.
It doesn't matter if you picked up a pair at Walmart for $7 or if you plunked down $72 for a pair at Buckle, your 'foot thong' isn't designed for comfort. You're wedging something between your toes and then trying to walk. That's about as natural as inserting a screwdriver up one of your nostrils. (I've done that; it doesn't feel natural.)
They're also dangerous. You could step on a nail and that baby could come up thru the rubber under-sole straight into the precious, soft underbelly of your foot. Ouch.
Plus, if you have the slightest bit of moisture on the bottom of your foot, they make that 'sucking' noise when you walk. Throck! Throck! Throck! Nasty.
You also have to have some fairly decent, manicured feet/legs to pull it off -- not the super white, fungal variety so many of
So - I'm just gracefully and pastorally presenting these thoughts as we approach winter so you'd have a good six months to think about it before picking out your new pair at Aldo in March. And because I love you.
I'm just trying to help. It's what I do.
Because one of these days you'll stub your toe on the cement curb - you'll drop a brick on your foot - you'll get it caught somewhere it shouldn't be stuck - and because you read this and decided not to wear your foot thong - you'll be saved.
You are welcome.
And be blessed.
1 comment:
I'm contemplating you sticking a screw driver up you nose and why you needed to do that.
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