Thursday, April 27, 2006

Late Night Trip to Store Yields Latest Single Shoe Sighting


At around 11:13pm Tuesday evening, it suddenly occured to me that I was completely out of deodorant for the morning "clean and groom" session. Borrowing a little from the wife "just to get by" is NOT an option as there is nothing more alarming than a man who smells like the 5 dozen rose special from Pro Flowers. So, I strapped on my shoes (both of them) grabbed the keys and headed out to my local 24-hour convenience store for the "bare essentials". On the way there, my headlights came in direct contact with a shoe-like silouette laying in the middle of the roadway. As I got closer, I confirmed my suspicion and slowed to the nearest parking lot to investigate. Oddly enough, I just happened to have my camera handy...and ready. At this late hour, there were very few cars on the road and most "normal" people were at home fast asleep, catching some z's, counting sheep...but not me. There for that quiet moment, standing two feet from the double yellow line on a major city street with no cars appraoching from either direction, I realized that I was...really standing in the middle of the street taking a flash picture of someone's lost, blown out, running shoe at 11:30 at night?!#*%&! For a split second I envisioned myself trying to explain to a police officer what I was really doing there in the middle of the street at that hour...and quickly got back in my car and continued on to the store. Aparently I have adopted the "Dumb & Dumber" definition of the "bare essentials" and left the store with a wooden paddle ball, 2 pinwheels, several bags of candy, large foam hat...oh and deodorant too!
-J Snipes

Friday, April 07, 2006

Wayward Beach-goer Loses Flip-Flop...Nowhere Near Beach!


An unidentified and apparent beach-goer somehow managed to leave a rubber flip-flop behind in the latest "Lost Sole" discovery this afternoon. It was as if this person just stepped right out of the stylish, clear strap thong and just kept right on going...headed for the beach or some warm climate State. Found resting alone under a city road sign, this sole was nowhere near a beach...or public pool...not even a small lake. In fact weather wise, it's not the correct season to be sporting one of these coverless flats...especially outside! All I know is that there must be one cold soul out there sauntering around town with a pair of really cold wheels....

Sunday, April 02, 2006

New Sign of the Week: A Friendly Reminder to Share the Road


This weeks new sign proposal was inspired by the mass numbers of lost soles stranded helplessly on city streets and highways in America. A reminder to passing motorists and pedestrians to share the road with those less fortunate. A plea for a little roadside respect and to watch for those lying in low places to avoid further flattening our single soled bretheren. To ask ourselves, "What if that were me, alone, dirty and kicked to the curb? How would that make me feel?" As we all venture to work and school this week, be kind and share the road with bicyclists, pedestrians, other motorists and lone stray shoes.