My Callouses Are Strong
superb memoir title
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 July 2021 16:33 (two years ago) link
my rooooooots are strooooong and deeeeeeepi'm swaaaaaying in the breeeeze
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 5 July 2021 16:35 (two years ago) link
part of my childhood country home was a gravel driveway and i somehow convinced myself to "train my body" by walking up and down it barefoot for hours at a time. I remember it being really fucking painful but it eventually worked! It wasn't until I ran on chucks for several years that my arches fell though so i'm not sure what the moral of the story is.
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 July 2021 16:41 (two years ago) link
shoes are the arch enemy?
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 5 July 2021 16:42 (two years ago) link
"train my body" lol
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 5 July 2021 16:53 (two years ago) link
arch nemesis!my achilles heel!
holy sole batman
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 July 2021 16:55 (two years ago) link
Nike Killshot = instant douche
― calstars, Monday, 5 July 2021 16:56 (two years ago) link
Really? They're not my style, but they just seem like some pretty basic, nicely designed, slightly vintagey looking classic Nikes?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 5 July 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uztfu2Eh_Bk/T-NasavpLhI/AAAAAAAAAGI/jArkba8585U/s400/long+toenails.jpg
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 July 2021 17:00 (two years ago) link
Reason 1 for not going barefoot in the South: Red bugs. Reason 2: Sand burrs. Reason 3: Fire ants. Reason 4: There's a good chance that some of these may come back as the US slips further into third world status. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil-transmitted_helminthiasis
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Monday, 5 July 2021 17:23 (two years ago) link
it was a simpler time.had never heard of "red bugs" but boy do i know about chiggers. apparently also called "berry bugs" which was also new to me.
― burly crafty woodsman (James Harden) vs tall ethereal phantom (forksclovetofu), Monday, 5 July 2021 18:02 (two years ago) link
I went barefoot all the time in my childhood and will only slip into sandals at home when I need to go outside.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 July 2021 18:08 (two years ago) link
Footwear Back to basics: just five toes in a little room
― calstars, Monday, 5 July 2021 18:09 (two years ago) link
I used to play drums in bare feet all the time. Gotta get that grip
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Monday, 5 July 2021 18:14 (two years ago) link
Also, an old injury to my heel makes it painful to walk in flats, let alone bare feet.
― Christine Green Leafy Dragon Indigo, Tuesday, 6 July 2021 01:25 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/3LcPUhy.pngLook at this bullshit
― calstars, Wednesday, 14 July 2021 02:32 (two years ago) link
Got a pair of Nike Pegasus to run in and they caused blisters on the first time out. Shoes are terrible
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
i have a pair of shoes like that calstars
i hate them
but they're my only pair of shoes. i go barefoot most of the time these days for real
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 04:31 (two years ago) link
i have to say i am extremely here for calstars' shoe saltiness
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 14 July 2021 08:28 (two years ago) link
i have a pair of shoes like that calstarsi hate thembut they're my only pair of shoes. i go barefoot most of the time these days for real
― calstars, Wednesday, 14 July 2021 11:56 (two years ago) link
I have to admit slip on shoes are increasingly appealing to me, not because I think they look great but because I give less of a fuck about that aspect.
Also, I kind of want to just have cheap slip ons at each of the entrances to my house at all times now because otherwise it's a pain to go in and out.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 14 July 2021 14:38 (two years ago) link
espadrilles are good for this
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 14 July 2021 14:42 (two years ago) link
crocs santa cruz slip-ons are ideal for that
― beard papa, Thursday, 15 July 2021 02:40 (two years ago) link
the real problem here is feet. you got these perfectly serviceable legs under yr butt and then just past the ankles — i won’t even get into the ankles, fuckin ankles, sheesh — everything goes to hell. SNAKE BODIES FOR EVERYONE RIGHT NOW OR SO HELP ME I WILL CONTINUE TO GRUMBLE ABOUT FEET AND THEIR STUPID USELESS AWFUL LITTLE TOES
― person (cat), Thursday, 15 July 2021 17:40 (two years ago) link
useless toes?! have you ever needed to pick up a pencil that fell to the ground? if you ban shoes and socks, you just pick it up with your little primate toefingers and smoothly pass them to your hands
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 15 July 2021 17:50 (two years ago) link
also think about a situation where you're hanging off a cliff by _only your toes_
bet you'd respect toes more after that!
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 15 July 2021 17:51 (two years ago) link
snakes seem to do better than this assholehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm24TJsS7VA
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 15 July 2021 17:54 (two years ago) link
as a compromise i might accept tentacle toes
― person (cat), Thursday, 15 July 2021 17:57 (two years ago) link
“zis snek iz ubset wid me!” exclaims dude dangling a snake by its tail
― person (cat), Thursday, 15 July 2021 18:01 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Ey5vrmH.jpgNeed more
― calstars, Thursday, 15 July 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/Nzn5dXl.jpgSensible
― calstars, Saturday, 17 July 2021 19:36 (two years ago) link