On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:57:12 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>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 bought sneakers in the late 90s and still use them on the treadmill.
Mother Gaia must love me.

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