Those Shoes

Daily writing prompt
Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where theyโ€™ve taken you.

Let’s just kick this topic off in style, first.

Now…

What a silly prompt this is. Although I suppose it’s a step up from the recent data mining ones. ๐Ÿ˜„

Well, let’s see… A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

OK, so it wasn’t that long ago and it was our own galaxy. Cut me some slack here. I’m trying to make it mildly interesting. ๐Ÿ˜‹

Shoes! Why, yes, Virginia, I have worn them, thank you.

When I was a young lad, I wore sneakers. Oh, the places they took me! School, work, stores. Really, pretty much everywhere.

I had Nikes, I had Pony, Reebok, Converse. Pretty much the whole gamut of big names back in the day. Had a sweet pair of Air Jordans that I wore the hell out of.

But, what I really wanted was a pair of red, white and black striped ones like Eddie Van Halen had. Unfortunately, they were not available to the public until eons later.

Once I got out of the service (where I lived in combat boots) and went to work full time, every job I had pretty much required steel toe boots. I ended up wearing those so much, that whenever I tried to wear sneakers, my feet would hurt so bad I could barely walk.

It’s safe to say that I have not bought a pair of sneakers in well over 20 years. It’s been work or combat boots since then, and usually steel or composite toe.

Where to they take me? Well, since it’s all I wear, everywhere! And now, another musical number to close out the proceedings.


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36 responses to “Those Shoes”

  1. Prompt questions are sometimes thrown randomly. Itโ€™s hard to take it as a cue. Is it a shallow or an intense question, we start to probe before responding. ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. Or is it a cue for a shot at humor? ๐Ÿ˜„
      All valid options, in my opinion.
      Personally, I enjoy the varied takes on some of them. From the serious to the funny and everything in between. One of the fun things about hanging out round here!

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      1. Very true! ๐Ÿ‘various ranges to be explored in writing! A skill and mindset at large

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  2. Loving King Kong’s red kicks! Those are so cool, Kevin. Awesome.

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  3. Interesting that after wearing steel capped shoes, you couldn’t go back to sneakers, Kevin. Is there a warning there for us sneaker heads to look after our feet more, I wonder?

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    1. Hey Janet, I don;t know. I tend to be ass backwards from the rest of humanity, so using me as a barometer, might not be the most accurate measure. lol
      I don’t recall anyone else who’s had that problem, so perhaps I am just an anomaly. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

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      1. I read anomaly as “unique and super special” and that is definitely YOU, Kevin. Big hug.

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      2. Thanks much, Janet. Right back at you. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š
        Curious – what do you read ass backwards from the rest of humanity as? lol

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      3. Hahahaha your comment made me genuinely laugh at my desk, Kevin. Cheeky thing. I read the ‘ass backwards from the rest of humanity’ as “I’m a rebel and I do what I want” how’s that?

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      4. I don;t know if that’s accurate, but we’ll go with it ๐Ÿ˜‹

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      5. also…if your ass is backwards – does that mean it’s on the front of your body? Or should we leave this one alone? LOL

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      6. When I go to my chiropractor, one would think so the way she contorts me.

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      7. Sounds painful!

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      8. In all seriousness, it’s actually not. It usually feels pretty damn good lol

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  4. Haha I love this gorilla in your posts. Keep on using it when you can ! ๐Ÿ˜„
    I am very much in favor in comfort above fashion, so usually something memory foam.
    And I certainly am not a shoe collector. Usually a pair for every day and one for exercising

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    1. Gorilla is my other default setting lol
      Thank you! ๐Ÿ™

      I have a couple pair of boots and some shoes for dressier occasions. That’s it right now lol

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      1. With a bit of editing, you could make the gorilla your logo, if you ever start a brand. Or even as your WP logo. Canva has quite a few logo outlines (for free, or paid if you like a particular one) . ๐Ÿ˜€

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      2. I am still trying to figure out exactly what I’m going to do with this whole mess lol
        Not sure if it’ll launch into something else, or just stay as is. The WP logo wouldn’t be bad, though. Add a bit of uniqueness to it ๐Ÿ˜Š

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  5. This gorilla makes me laugh. ๐Ÿ˜„ also, where did you find the chair? All of the shoe stores that Iโ€™ve been to have no chairs and I end up sitting on the floor. ๐Ÿ˜„

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    1. Specialty shop. They cater to big, tall and simian, mostly. ๐Ÿ˜„

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      1. ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ other than primates who do they cater to? Just curious.๐Ÿ˜Š

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      2. They may be open to Felonious Fashionistas patronizing their establishment. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
        As long as they aren’t robbed blind, that is. ๐Ÿคจ

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      3. TFFFQs are welcome? ๐Ÿ˜Ž Do they sell fedoras for primates? If so, Iโ€™m there. I promise not to pilfer. ๐Ÿ˜Œ

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      4. Word has it they have thought of expanding into hats. If the market is there, of course. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ˜‰

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      5. I know several primates who wear hats. The market is there.๐Ÿ˜Š

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      6. Indeed? Well, they will be happy to know the market forecast is favorable. ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Š

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  6. Definitely a silly prompt lol but strangely people, including you Kevin have managed to write some engaging, humorous and interesting posts about shoes : )

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    1. Good day, Liola! Yes, I agree. There’s been some really good posts. I appreciate how everyone took a different track to approach it.

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  7. Them boots in the first picture look good. I want some of those.

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  8. Again the gorillas appear!! It’s so random seeing them buy shoes though in your pics, haha!

    I also had Converse while in high school, I kinda miss those black and white shoes.

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    1. Hey, gorillas have rights too! If they want shoes, they should be allowed! ๐Ÿคจ
      I had a pair of black leather Cons and then a variety of Chucks. The Chucks I had to wear sparingly because there’s not much support at all really.

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      1. Haha, I swear one of these days I am going to have a nightmare with gorillas!

        I didn’t even know black leather Cons existed. I also remember I had all white canvas Cons.

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      2. Now, now…You overlords will be benevolent. ๐Ÿ˜„

        Back in the day they did. Not sure if they still make them now or not.

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  9. hahahahahahahahahaha gorilla

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