I Got Sole!!

I'm the proud owner of a brand spankin new pair of sneakers! I miraculously received an unexpected check today for the last couple of weeks with my previous company. I didn't expect it and to tell you the truth I'm completely confused as to who I'm working for anymore. As long as some money keeps coming in I guess I can live with the mystery. It's so complicated that I can't even explain it, so I won't even try.

My ankles have been killing me the last few weeks due to my sneakers breaking down. They're actually in good shape compared to what my underwear looks like. Today I decided that was it, I need stuff to wear. I bought a package of underwear and sneakers at "Ross". It was quite an experience.

I'm absolutely amazed at what pigs people can be. I guess maybe it's a city thing. I went down to the basement shoe department and I was completely blown away at the mess. Shoes everywhere, people would just try them on and leave them on the floor for someone else to pick up. I saw one guy just pulling shoes off the shelf and dropping them, then just walking away to another shelf. Cathy just blurted out "What a jackass!". Lucky for me it didn't even phase the guy. She's like that. She has a tendency to say what's on her mind. I've had to talk my way out of some harrowing confrontations in the past. She's a feisty one! I finally found a pair of sneakers in the mess and headed up to the cashier. The line was a mile long. After I got out of the store I immediately put the new shoes on and we walked home comfortably.

I started thinking about the miles I've walked in those old sneakers. I thought about all the hard times and the good times they've been through over the last three years. I started feeling sorry for them, just leaving them there in front of the store on a newspaper box for some hapless and homeless soul to come along and make use of them. They may have been broken down, but they sure had a lot of sole. I feel like those sneakers...I still have a lot of soul to go...

Things seemed a little better today. I think maybe things will work out in the end, I have to just have a little faith. I'm actually thinking about making a real effort to get out and ride with friends this weekend. I need to snap out of whatever I'm going through right now. I'm just hoping I can drag my ass out of bed early enough this weekend to get out and meet everyone on time.

I really miss riding with people. I bore myself pretty quick on my solo rides, maybe that's why I can't seem to get over twenty miles lately.