It’s unfortunate, that this is not the first of these occurrences. (I had a previous, “clothing related incident”, wherein a pair of boxer shorts was stuck inside a leg of my jeans and it decided to show itself as I walked down the hall at work - lovely static cling.)But today, something which was actually a bit more embarassing.Everything was fine as I left the house this morning…went out to the car, drove to work, got out of the car and got my backpack from the back seat. Then began the walk from my building’s parking lot toward the next building where the cafe is to get breakfast before going to my office. Half-way across the parking lot, My right shoe, which is not a flip flop, suddenly became a flip flop.These shoes are not that old, and have served me well (and I will admit that I bought them at Target, but don’t tell anyone), but suddenly the sole of the right shoe decided it could no longer stay glued to the top of the shoe, and I was just flappin’ away as I walked down the sidewalk in front of the building. The noise grew louder and louder as I got closer to the building, and I realized that this was simply not going to work. I began shuffling my foot as I went through the cafe to get breakfast, and realized that there was no way I was going to be able to walk back to my office like this.

So I did what any normal, sane person would do. I took my shoe off and carried it, as I limped back to my office. It’s very awkward carrying a bowl of granola and yogurt, a large coffee, and a large black shoe, having only 2 hands. It’s also difficult to walk when one side of your body is at 6 feet, and the other side is at 5′11″.

So, if any of you saw someone walking down the hallway with only one shoe on this morning, thanks for the stares and the smiles. Rest assured I’m leaving at lunch to go to the Sketchers outlet for some new shoes.

Update: here are the shoes I purchased…