Well, I've done it again.
For some reason.
I just can't quite figure it out. I only have two pairs of "good" shoes, one black, one cordovan. Should be no trouble keeping them separate.
I suppose that's my problem--I DON'T keep them separate. They share space in the bottom of the armoire. I suppose I could keep each pair in a different place, but, you know, you don't want them to be lonely. Sure, there's the belts and some old clothes and the shoe shine kit in the bottom of the cabinet, and all sorts of odd things under the bed, but still, you kinda want them to be able to be around their own kind.
I suppose, then, it's just an inevitability. And it's not like it hasn't happened before. This is now the fifth time in the past 14 years or so that I've grabbed two different colored shoes, put them on, and walked out the door, and not noticed my error until I got to work. I used to blame the fact that it was always dark when I was getting dressed--I leave the lights off to keep from waking up Reba--but this morning the bedroom was lit up like Broadway. So, no excuse there.
Actually, though, it's not the worst shoe thing I've done, because once I put on a big black wingtip on the left foot, and a thin brown loafer on the right. I am lax in my shoe care, so I always just slip my shoes on, even if they have laces. Yes, it's a bad thing. And it got me into the mindset of not noticing the difference between one shoe MADE to slip-on, and another not.
Well, thankfully, at least today's version isn't THAT noticeable--they are both dark and unobtrusive shoes, and with my lopsided hair, they really just fit right in.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at June 1, 2005 08:04 AMAnd you seem so young for advanced senility to be setting in. There's the afternoon naps, Volvo and now mixing shoes. Better check to see that you brought your pants.
Posted by: Larry Anderson at June 1, 2005 08:20 AMI'm too afraid of what I might find, Larry. But it does seem awfully breezy today...
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 1, 2005 08:29 AMAs Max and Rebecca like to say "He's got no pants!"
Posted by: Sarah G. at June 1, 2005 09:10 AMWhew! I finally checked, and they aren't talking about ME! I did indeed wear pants this morning. I have no explanation for the breeziness.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 1, 2005 09:18 AMFor some reason, the "Twit of the Year" contest keeps going through my head. Does this mean you'll be slamming the door on the Volvo to wake the neighbors? (or is that neighbours?)
For a simple solution to this vexing shoe problem, just get some Garanimal patches and sew them onto the inside tongue of each shoe. That way you can make it a habit to check your shoes each day for matching animals. If one set of shoes uses a Garanimal possum, you may want to get a distinctly different animal, like a giraffe, for the other pair (and not an aardvark, for example).
Posted by: MarcV at June 1, 2005 11:22 AMSLAM!? Never! I just wish I could train the rest of the people in my house not to slam the car doors. I have taken to issuing a verbal reminder and then running around grabbing the door handles to keep them from slamming.
AS FOR PATCHES--if I don't think enough of my shoeing to match a black with a black, and a brown with a brown, I don't think animals are going to help. I'd still wind up with two pair of giraffossums.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 1, 2005 11:37 AMI thought you Volvo people had to wear Birkenstocks? Do they come in a wing tip sandal?
Posted by: jim at June 1, 2005 12:37 PMMan, don't I wish!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at June 1, 2005 01:00 PM