Yes, the Heaton family is oddly preoccupied with shoes. Or more broadly, as Heather pointed out recently, 'what goes on below the knee.' This because our oldest is not only particular about his shoes but about his socks as well. I must say, I am particular about socks also. I've been known to get so irritated with a pair of dress socks that I've gone to the store in the middle of the day to buy some more comfortable ones and thrown the old ones away.
With the kind of socks you might wear with tennis shoes (sneakers for you Yankees), Tucker and I face a divergence of opinion. This is, in fact, how it all got started this morning. On a normal day, Tucker comes down looking like this.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
Jack Reacher
Gotta love the recurring Lee Child character, Jack Reacher. Here's an excerpt where Reacher had been confronted by two guys and told them if they wanted to make it a fair fight, they needed to bring more men.
“Six of you?” I said. “Is that it?”
No answer.
“That’s kind of incremental, isn’t it?” I said. “I was hoping for something a little more radical. Like the difference between an airborne company and an armored division. I guess we were thinking along different lines. I have to say, I’m kind of disappointed.”
No answer.
I said, “Anyway, guys, I’m sorry, but I have a dinner date.”
They all took a step forward, bringing them closer to each other and closer to me. Six pale faces, sallow in what little light there was.
I said, “I’m wearing a brand new shirt.”
Child, Lee (2011-09-27). The Affair (with bonus short story Second Son): A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher) (pp. 189-190). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
“Six of you?” I said. “Is that it?”
No answer.
“That’s kind of incremental, isn’t it?” I said. “I was hoping for something a little more radical. Like the difference between an airborne company and an armored division. I guess we were thinking along different lines. I have to say, I’m kind of disappointed.”
No answer.
I said, “Anyway, guys, I’m sorry, but I have a dinner date.”
They all took a step forward, bringing them closer to each other and closer to me. Six pale faces, sallow in what little light there was.
I said, “I’m wearing a brand new shirt.”
Child, Lee (2011-09-27). The Affair (with bonus short story Second Son): A Reacher Novel (Jack Reacher) (pp. 189-190). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.
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