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flip flops

  • Slices of life

    August 5, 2009

    • SundayThe line extends down the block.They read or stare; earphones play rock.They wait, in flipflops and tee shirts.Few have energy to chat; none flirts.They wait patiently if not with grace,Unkempt, unbrushed, with sleepy face.The clock strikes noon. Time for lunch!But still they wait and wait – for brunch??Signaling Is For SissiesA cripple, the modern motorist,His extremities frozen tightHe ...
  • flip flops 2, and chain letters...

    July 2, 2009

    • One of my nieces sent me a letter about flip flops a year or so ago.  Although she "claimed" it was not a chain letter, that it was only done with fun in mind, it was a new take on the traditional chain letter.  It was, the letter claimed, a way to get twenty or more pairs of flip flops by following the instructions. By sending a pair of flip flops to the person who sent the letter as ...
  • flip flops and summer...

    June 30, 2009

    • With summer come flip flops!  At least, it seems that way to me; however, even as a child (when, I think, they were first introduced many years ago), I did not find them particularly comfortable to wear and tended to shun them.  Actually, I still find them uncomfortable, but I digress. For the past several years, flip flops have become all the rage.  The essential footwear for summer!  Coming ...