It Had a Good Run

The streets and sidewalks are thick with ice and snow, but I walk without fear because I know the winter boots Katie bought me years ago are more than up to the task. Even the gutters, choked as they are with slush and dirty water, present no difficulty, and I step from the curb with a confident stride into the middle of a puddle.

...and immediately my heart fills with dread as my boot fills with water, soaking in cold and soggy at the heel, sousing the felt liner with sad and wet.

When I get home, I examine the culprit, only to find the heel completely worn out and torn away from the sole, ruinous and unfixable.

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One year ago: Rising

Two years ago: What a Ham

Three years ago: First Time On The Slopes

Four years ago: We Are Small, And The World Is So Big

Five years ago: Selling The Couch Part III - The Encouchening

Ten years ago: Settling In