Stray Thoughts

Single File

is not natural. Think about it. People don't naturally walk in single file when they are in a group. They fall into what is known as a "foraging line": walking abreast, at a little bit of distance. I think in part this is just a practical matter -- what better way to keep your eye out for dinner? There's also the factor of communication: we don't have tails to wag, so to communicate, we rely on voice and facial expression. Easier to see from the side than from behind.


Climate:

Chicago still doesn't have one. Only weather. The rule this year is that we will have beautiful days when I have to be in an office. Seriously. Yesterday was glorious -- until I got ready to leave work. Then it rained.


Summer:

We've already had temperatures near 90. Summer is here, finally. I don't have to get up in the morning and immediately put on a sweater. I love summer -- I am a Summer Boy.


Trapped By Your Own Agenda:

Phone call of the year, as I was sitting on a switchboard that serves 90 people more or less: "This is Lola. Did somebody call me?"

I mean, it's not like I don't announce the company name when I answer the phone. I would expect that to cause an immediate rearrangement of mental context. I guess this sort of thing is only to be expected in a country where we rely on others to do our thinking for us. (This is in the same category as "When will he be back?" I'm not his mother, for crying out loud.)


Feet:

I've been thinking about this for a while. Another thing to love about summer: men start walking around in shorts and flip-flops. I had never realized how sexy feet are.

No, I do not have a foot fetish.

I don't seem to have any fetishes, in particular. Call it connoisseurship.

Of course, not all feet are sexy. Some are disastrous. But it's the sort of thing where a guy might be attractive, or may just be passable (and keep in mind that "passable" includes a wide range of variation), but if he has great feet, that clinches it. Unfortunately, I can't explain what I mean by "great feet." It's like body hair or noses: I take it on a case-by-case basis. (I do that with most things, actually.) I looked for some pictures of men's feet to include with this post, but the only ones I could find a) showed only the bottoms, or b) were in compromising situations, or c) both. It's amazing how many porn sites are devoted to feet, in one way or another. (No, sneakers and socks do nothing for me. In fact, most "sneakers" come under the category of "Unfortunate Shoes." Ugly. Hide them under the bed.)

In general, I guess I favor large, knobby feet, probably because I favor large, knobby guys. But I take that on a case-by-case basis, too.