Well, on this Sunday, I could easily write about the Federal Troyan Virus they just discovered, couldn’t I (ARD). Here is the experts’ opinion: poorly protected and against the law. Except: who ever doubted that these kinds of things exist? And that such a Federal Troyan Virus was not constructed well is also no surprise, is it? And who cares what is illegal these days? Certainly not our Federal Government.
Alternatively, I could write about the rescue of the banks in France. After all, the French banks are said to have such huge amounts of Greek borrowings that they would go bankrupt in case of a Greek bankruptcy, anyway. And now they are next in line to get a protective shield. But, hey, I thought Greece was currently being rescued by a protective shield, anyway. And allegedly, the EZB bought up foul Greek borrowings a long time ago, thanks to their French president. Which considerably annoyed the German banks.
But that, too, is all just nonsense. No sensible person is interested in this kind of thing any more. As I see it, this disinterest is justified. The system got less and less personal and developed a life of its own. All we can do is wait and see what happens, squeeze through the gaps where possible and organize ethically well-based resistance against the current amorality.
Consequently, I follow the example of our IF blog author Sabine (2s) and write about the really important things in life – shoes!
Well, it seems like I strip naked in front of my readers, tell them my most private secrets and come out:
I have far too many pairs of shoes!
Here is a list:
- Bike
Three pairs, suitable for SPD click pedals (clickies), one of them compact for mountains, one as everyday as possible and one pair of clickie-sandals – they are rare but a dream for riding your bike when it is very hot or when you are riding in Mediterranean countries. I wear all three pairs regularly. - Bike in winter
In winter, I use the waterproof special pair of shoes with “warm-feet-guarantee” down to minus 40 degrees celsius. - Soccer
Four pairs – two for indoors and two for outdoors, one of them with pimples, the other with cleats for screwing on. Due to problems with my knee, I no longer use them quite as often as before, but they are still worn quite regularly.. - Ice-skates
One pair. Worn a little bit each winter. - Ski shoes
There is always only one pair at home. The old ones get thrown away. I always go skiing once or twice each winter for a few days. - Inline-Skating
Two pairs, one with four, the other with five rollers. Unfortunately, they are worn too seldom in summer. - Running shoes
Since I only rarely jog, I only own one pair. But I intend to do it more often in the future … - Sports shoes
There is a spare pair which I sometimes wear along with the jeans. The second pair is for playing table-tennis. - Shoes for running bare-foot
One pair by Leguano, but I admit I am tempted to buy the tow-shoes by Vibram. - Mountaineering boots
I own two pairs. One ultra-light pair for easy hikes and heavy ones for the more demanding tours. - Hiking shoes
For hiking, I still use the old, half-high Mephisto. They have served me for half my life. - House shoes
Well, I own more than one pair of felt slippers. - Sandals
I own two pairs of beautiful leather sandals. I like wearing them in the summer. - Outdoor shoes
Of course, there are the elegant ones to be worn with the tuxedo. In addition, I have an elegant pair for business and hard-laether outdoor shoes. They are all in the colours black and brown. Then there are the lighter shades in buckskin for the summer suits, etc. I am really too lazy to count them all, but I think it must be more than ten pairs.
In all, I probably own around 35 pairs of shoes – mind you, we are talking one single male German.
Isn’t it wonderfully grotesque?
Incidentally, I am proud about not owning any sort of bathing shoes or slippers for wearing in the swimming pool. Normal pool visitors use them for scuffling from the changing cabin to the swimming pool. And I also refused to go along with quite a few other shoe fashions.
But, wait a minute: I forgot my office slippers.
Why don’t you count your shoes?
RMD
(Translated by EG)
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