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February 24, 2005
These Boots Aren't Made for Walkin'...
I made a tactical error when I left the house this morning - I wore my Doc Martins.
When I was in High School, Docs were all the rage - you had to have a pair. Of course, I didn't - spending that much money on a pair of shoes just wasn't a point of discussion; and I never even asked.
I bought this pair of 10-hole steel toed Docs last year some time - they were on sale, and I was in the market for a new pair of boots (Dawnise got her red ones at the same time). I mostly wore them riding. I'd get on the bike in the garage, ride to campus, and walk from the bike into the lab. Occasionally we'd walk to lunch somewhere, but I never really walked in them.
So walking the mile and a quarter from the ferry station to the office this morning was almost certainly the longest distance I'd ever gone in these boots.
And my feet are telling me that was a mistake.
I had thought about walking up to the library this afternoon on my way to the ferry (ok, it's not on the way, but our library is really cool, and they have a DVD on hold for me) - but I've decided I'll do that tomorrow, when I wear the right shoes.
People rage about how comfy Docs are but, they all say, you have to break 'em in. When I bought my Wolverines there was no break-in period - they were comfortable from the first time I put them on.
Guess it's what I get for giving into (much delayed) peer pressure.
Posted by dberger at February 24, 2005 2:33 PM