…Obviously. But here’s the question: Why does all Stuff always wear out at the same time?
First, we have the socks. Admittedly, these are not young socks. They came from Costco, among many pairs purchased over the course of several seasons. Though they weren’t all bought at once, interestingly they all fell apart at once!
I darned three pair of them the other day. This works to extract a few more wearings, but frankly, darning socks is a ditzy chore and not something I feel like doing when I’m tired and can hardly hold my eyes open at the end of a long workday.
Costco no longer carries women’s socks, leastwise not that I can find. What could they be trying to say to us?
Amazon does, though. And they’re cheap and cute.
I like to wear socks to bed at night, because when it’s cold and the heat is off by way of saving a few pennies, you feel a lot warmer when your feet are warm. They also function as slippers…which may explain the holes in the bottom. 🙂
Here’s something less goddamnably explicable:
That is the (former) heel of a pair of expensive Clark’s shoes. The heels on both shoes suddenly crumbled apart. I discovered this when I came home from the Christmas Eve songfest services and noticed something that looked like little pieces of charcoal tracked all over the floor.
And I have another pair, exact same design, in black. The heels on those are also beginning to fall apart!
The tops of both pairs are in perfect condition — they look brand-new.
If indeed they were brand-new, I would be absolutely furious. As it develops, this is what we call a “known issue” with Clark’s: consumer after consumer describes disintegrating heels. Several people say that if you call their consumer service number, they’ll ask you to produce photos and the shoe’s model number and size, in return for which they will send you a new pair of Clark’s.
Thought about that. Then thought…more hassle than it’s worth. These are not new shoes. They’re at least several years old, and between you ‘n’ me, I think the operative term is “a lot of years old.” I don’t even remember when I bought them, but believe it was during a shopping expedition with my friend VickyC, whereinat we raided a Clark’s outlet in what was then a halfway decent mall on the east side that was just starting to decline.
Said mall is now in full decline, no longer a place where you would feel safe parking and leaving your car or one that harbors stores of much interest. So that gives you a clue to how long it’s been since I bought those two pairs of shoes.
I need a pair of black, presentable flats. My favorite shoe store is having a frenzy of sales. They carry Naots and Mephistos and Pikkolinos, among many other high-quality, attractive pain-frees. Right now they have a sale going until the 31st. I may drive out there today, come to think of it.
Yeah. I probably will. We’re almost done with the current client’s first raft of copy — The Kid has the last two pieces on her end right now. That means…hallelujah, brothers and sisters! No paying work sitting on the desk right this minute.
Absolutely. Get in car. Drive to Tempe. Get shoes. Drive home. Try not to get killed on the way.
🙂