My one experience with Danskos was not great. They had elastic in the strap that broke quickly and I was never able to get them repaired in a way that the strap wasn't either way too loose or too tight. And they gave me knee pain when I walked any distance in them. They are still the most expensive shoes I have ever bought.
My second most expensive shoes were a pair of Fluevoge boots. I love them and I've worn the hell out of them. But a seam has come unstitched and I have to get them repaired for the second time in the nine months I've owned them. Fluevog is paying for the first repair at least. Maybe I will complain again?
In short, expensive shoes have not been long lasting shoes for me.
It’s fifth disease.
Cuz it's, like, the fifth virus they bring home from school?
Before vaccines, it was typically the fifth childhood disease, after measles, mumps, rubella, and fourth disease.
I am getting tempted to throw down the $99 for a DNA test through Ancestry.com. But then I am also highly tempted to throw down even more money for a 6-month membership there. I'm not sure how much money is really reasonable to spend for the level of curiosity I have about the potential results.
Timelies all!
Never heard of slap/fifth disease before. Learn something new every day.
I got fanmail for Cold Kiss! Such a delightful thing to wake up to a Saturday morning. I feel all warm and fuzzy.
WindSparrow, a lot of library systems have Ancestry for free, although it's usually only available while you're in the library. In case that helps you decide how to allocate your genealogy funds!
Yay, Amy!
I am about ready to give up on Danskos
I have a pair of Ariat clogs I've been wearing the hell out of the last few weeks. My plantar fasciitis had flared up again (note to self: do not wear supportless ballet slippers to walk two miles/day for a month!), and the clogs are really the best thing for it. They have plenty of support and they don't flex, which is apparently one of the problems.
ION, I'm out of work again. I'm sort of looking forward to spending most of next week doing errands and projects around the house. Less excited about updating my resume and figuring out the job-hunt strategy going forward.
Maybe I'll get inspired to do some writing, which would be nice.
This weekend is the Eat Real festival here, in which food trucks and restaurants sell snacks, and there are steer- and hog-butchering competitions. I love living in foodie heaven...
European-sized shoes like Clarks and Danskos are never quite big enough for me. My feet are not very wide, but long; I wear a 10.5-11 in American sizes. The European equivalent of size 10 (42) is too short, and size 43 apparently doesn't exist. So I cannot share in the Danskos love.
Dansko's makes men's clogs! Not as many styles, but they size up to Simply Enormous (i.e. 48). [link]
