On Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 7:36:13 PM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:04:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >On 3/21/2021 2:55 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> >>> Cindy, you are truly an enigma.
> >>
> >> I know two knots. Square knot and slip knot. I learned the former
> >> in first aid class and the latter when my grandmother taught
> >> me to knit.
> >>
> >> That's all I'm interested in. I'm not a knot nerd. I've been tying my shoes
> >> this way for nearly 60 years, and I'm pretty good at it. And I typically only
> >> have to do it once a day.
> >>
> >> What I mainly want is not to step on the free end of the shoelace and
> >> untie them. My method ensures that.
> >>
> >> Cindy Hamilton
> >>
> >Too much work. I ties my shoes the day I buy them, but not too tight.
> >Now I can slip my feet out and back in as needed.
> >
> >I have one pair or shoes, three pair or sneakers. I've not worn the
> >shoes in over 2 years. Only wear sneakers when I leave the house.
> I am Imelda Marcos.

Because the universe requires balance, I'm the opposite. Every November
I buy a pair of sneakers (so I'll have winter traction) and retire the ones I've
been wearing for a year to use in the garden, for painting, etc. I've always
got two or three pairs of backup sneakers in varying states of wear.

I have a pair of black leather oxfords in a box in the closet, in the unlikely
event I have to dress up. I think their last use was my father-in-law's funeral
in 2016.

Cindy Hamilton