It's the little things, really. I put new shoelaces in my boots yesterday, since I've been fighting with a frayed lace for a while, and the boots would loosen up while we were out riding. Last evening's ride was bliss, and the boots stayed snug and comfortable.
Have I mentioned that I'm nerdy? Not as nerdy as the dude who built this site, but still...the link takes you to the way I laced the boots this time, because I felt creative.
Makes me wish I had taller boots, let me tell you.
When I was a wee lad, three things frustrated my child's mind. First, and very early on, was tying my shoes. I could read at a 4th grade level entering Kindergarten, but heaven forbid I should ever have to take my shoes off. I may have known by that age how to do it, but it wasn't much before that.
Second was the whole bicycle-riding thing. Mainly because I'd get hand-me-down bikes, or things my dad would buy from the police auction, bikes I had to grow into. Difficult to balance when your center of gravity is suddenly high above the center.
Finally, was subtraction. Third-grade subtraction killed me.
Now I'm a motorcycle rider who ties his own shoes and does math in his head. How's that for progress?
4 comments:
There's a patented way to tie shoes? Who knew?
wv - dedista: that pale, gaunt cadaveresque kid making your morning latte
You've come a long way, baby!
Stuart, thanks! Makes me want to go to Starbucks...but not that much.
Bev, does this mean I need to start smoking Virginia Slims? Do they still make Virginia Slims? It's been 15 years since I worked at the gas station, I have no clue what brands are left.
Don't take up smoking, Elliott. It's gotten too expensive, because smokers, God bless 'em, are paying taxes to support the rest of us! I support a smoker's right to smoke! (Even in bars and restaurants....GASP!)
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