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October 14, 2009
Sailing Sandals
I do my best not to attach to material things. But, for some reason, I am nostalgic about my sailing sandals. These are a throwback to our days on Platina. Chis thinks we got them in Fort Lauderdale in July 2005, but I think it may have been later. Between Platina and Prana, we wore them as street shoes, and I think that wore down the tread. We noticed this summer that we were slipping and sliding all over the decks. Besides, most of the straps had become threadbare. They had seen their day, and owed us nothing at all.
I took this photo on our last weekend of sailing. With phenomenal wind, we went to Port Jefferson and dropped the anchor. As the sun was getting low, I snapped the photo, and then very unceremoniously dumped them in our trash bin.
I can't explain why this was so emotional and I hung on to them for far too long. There are lots of things on Prana that we had on Platina. Sperry doesn't make them anymore, so maybe my heart aches for them because I can't replace them.
I have a pair of green shorts that are in worse shape. I think they date back to the Schoolhouse in Canada. They are torn, threadbare, and the colour has faded from way too much sun. Chis thinks I need to toss them too, but I use them as work shorts. I figure they are perfectly good until they are torn in places that would otherwise expose bits and pieces that really shouldn't be publicly exposed.
I am my grandfather's grandson!
Posted by dave at October 14, 2009 11:42 AM