Guardians of Grail

cheapbag214s · Posted: Wed 2:45, 04 Sep 2013 Post subject: make sure your socks match

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I live in a small town in Alaska that has an average annual rainfall of about 13 feet. If it's not currently raining,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it probably just quit. If it is raining,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it probably will continue with gusto for several more days. In winter,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], you can count on snow and sleet being thrown into the mix.
Many neighborhoods are rural,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with gravel roads and dirt walkways to front doors. No matter what the season,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], driveways,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sidewalks,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], car floorboards,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and front yards are in a constant state of muck or grit.
So in my circle of friends,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it's second nature to step inside the front door at a potluck gathering and automatically shuck off your shoes,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a delicate one-footed balancing act with casserole in hand. There's usually an accumulating pile of shoes or boots already started,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and the next pair just joins the heap.
I first took particular note of this social phenomenon many years ago when a technician from Los Angeles came to town for a couple of weeks to install a new computer system at my office. While she was here,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], we organized an office potluck at a co-worker's house and invited her to the affair. I arrived late,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], kicked off my shoes on the mounding pile in the entryway,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and entered the living room. She immediately checked my shoeless feet and burst into laughter. She'd been watching all the barefooted arrivals, and I was true to form. She'd never been in a place where you dropped your shoes at the door, and I think the cultural oddity was the highlight of her visit here. I keep a subconscious list of the floor patterns at my friends' houses - wearing standard street socks to homes with warm, plush carpeting and thick wool socks to slide across bare hardwood floors. (And socks are the norm in this crowd - I can't remember the last time I saw a pair of toes in nylons.) I also keep a spare pair of slippers to bring along to some places. Wearing slippers in a friend's house gives me a contented sense of belonging.
The custom also adds another element to the art of "accessorizing." In addition to matching sweaters and shirts,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], one has to be careful to coordinate socks with an outfit. Casting a sideways,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], downward glance at gathered feet,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], it's a delight to see the variety of colors,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], designs,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and fabrics scuffing around the floor.
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