Boy, this is a lame one.
1. What size shoe do you wear?
Size 8 1/2
2. How many pairs of shoes do you own?
I have about 4 pairs of shoes. Only 3 of watch I wear on a regular basis. One pair if waterproof Rockports; One pair of Nikes which I’ve had since college; and a pair of brown dress shoes. I also have a pair of black dress shoes which I hardly ever wear. Shoes aren’t a big priority for me. I rarely buy shoes. In fact, the Rockports were a Christmas gift which I didn’t even pick out.
I realize that women have several pairs of shoes. I really don’t know if they need as many. Some shoes are bought just for a specific dress of something.
3. What type of shoe do you prefer (boots, sneakers, pumps, etc.)?
Sneakers. They’re comfortable. I never wear boots. I’d look like some redneck if I wore boots.
4. Describe your favorite pair of shoes. Why are they your favorite?
My Rockports are cool enough. They’re comfortable and are waterproof. That’s all I need.
Way back in junior high I had a couple of pairs of Converse All Stars….turquoise and fluorescent orange. They were great, however there was no arch support. So they didn’t feel as good as they looked. People made fun of me for wearing them, so I soon stopped.
5. What’s the most you’ve spent on one pair of shoes?
Nikes can be quite expensive. I’ve paid maybe $70-90 on them.
While we are on the subject of shoes, here are 2 of my shoe store stories:
Way back in the 80s I remember my mom taking my sister and me shoe shopping. I wanted to get back in time to see “That’s Incredible” on TV. It was a show with human interest type stories. My sister’s foot was so narrow we had to go to 3 or more shoe stores in order to find a shoe that fit. I ended up missing That’s Incredible because of my sister’s narrow foot.
If you are driving on state route 70 east from Nashville toward Sparta, there is a store somewhere around Smithville which sells Shoes and Cheese. That’s the name of the store – “Shoes and Cheese.” We passed by the store every time my family visited my grandparents in Sparta. Most of the store is filled with shoes. But there is a refridgerator which has plenty of cheese in it. Weird. When I think of shoes, I don’t think of cheese, and vice versa. However some cheese does smell like shoes.
I’m leaving for Short Mountain Bible Camp in Woodbury later this afternoon. I’ve invited some of the kids I know from Taylor Christian Camp in Kentucky. So I’ll be going to Portland to pick them up, then on to Mt. Juliet to meet the rest of the group before actually leaving for Short Mountain. It will be interesting to see how these visitor kids interact with the Mt. Juliet kids. It is weird to have friends you know from one particular place to show up at a completely different place to interact with a completely different set of people. Sorta like when Boss Hogg showed up at Mel’s Diner during the crossover episode of Alice. Or when the Flintstones met the Jetsons.
These kids which I invited are really looking forward to this retreat. They cleared off their activities to make sure they could come to it. I hope it won’t dissappoint them.