Slimy Math

It's raining today. 

I'm wearing flipflops. 

When I make my footwear decisions in the morning, I use a complex mental calculation to decide what particular pair to wear.  This morning, the formula looked like this:

Rain + Time Outside + Flipflops = Slimy Toes
Time Until Meeting - Time to Tie my Shoes = Late

On a sliding scale of inconvenience, Late > Slimy Toes.

I'm completely aware of how ridiculous this is.  And at the moment that I'm slogging through puddles and feeling my feet slip around inside slick sandals, I curse my hasty decision-making self.  Fortunately that self is always previous and regains control whenever my toes dry out.

Comments

[Bree Pickthorn]

Or, you could always succumb to the option of the (oh so) attractive NW styling that is socks + flip flops. With this convenient choice you get the quickness of not tying your shoes and the shelter- albeit minimal- for all your little piggies. Though- let's be honest- while soggy toes are less annoying than slimy toes in the moment, they are ALWAYS more annoying 30 minutes later when your bare toes would be dry but your "sheltered" toes are still wallowing in the dampness of the cotton fabric that surrounds them. Oh, dilemma! Well, I guess as far as other speedy shoe-donning options go, there's always velcro...

[Chris Clark]

I THOUGHT about that! I was going to write a follow up. But you said it better than I ever could have. Velcro, I am all for. Unfortunately the fiance is opposed on moral grounds (like the Amish).