How About a Cartoon?

This is from The Argyle Sweater, from March 8, 2012.

The Argyle Sweater, March 8, 2012

It’s too bad that stupid signs like this don’t affect restaurants’ business these days.

 

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The Seri Boot

So, how hot can you stand when you go barefoot? How about 180°F? Neither can I.

But if our feet had developed a “Seri Boot” we might be able to.

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Just For Yuccas

One thing that I liked when I hiked along Huber Wash in Zion National Park was the chance to see a whole new set (to me) of plants. The flora was just so different from what I was used to. And the yucca was one of those.

Or so I thought.

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“As If Treading on Holy Ground”

Walking barefoot has quite often been seen as a prerequisite to walking on holy ground.

We see that during the second congress of the Niagara Movement at Harpers Ferry in 1906.

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A World Heritage Celebration

Yesterday evening there was a fine celebration in Newark, home of the Newark Earthworks, the remaining portion of a 2000-year old mound complex.

The occasion was a visit by members of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.

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Not the First Day of Summer

Yesterday was widely touted as the “First Day of Summer”.

That’s really not the case.

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A Wine Whine

How about a barefoot-related comic strip today? This is from “Close to Home” for May 7.

Close to Home, May 7, 2013

 

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Dispatch Photos: Outdoor Yoga and a Museum Sandbox

Every day the Columbus Dispatch features a photograph of something out and about town. Occasionally, that photograph features a barefoot person.

After a bit of a drought, bare feet appeared in the photos for two days ago and for today.

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ZOMG! High Heels Don’t Cause Bunions, New Study Reveals

Or at least that’s the title of this article at that wretched hive of misinformation, the Huffington Post. I’ve written before about Huffpo HuffPoo and More HuffPo HuffPoo: The Annual Flip-Flop Warning.

But this time they’ve outdone themselves.

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Peace Tribe Radio

Today I thought I’d highlight Peace Tribe Radio, a Wednesday morning radio show that features all sorts of songs from the 1960s and early 1970s, the halcyon days of barefooting.

Though actually, the 1950s might have been the halcyon days, since the 1960s was when shopkeepers started to react against bare feet.

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When Officials Get It Right

Last week we took a look at how officials cheat, by looking at the Superintendent’s Compendiums at some National Parks. Here is Part 1 (dealing with caves) and here is Part 2 (where some parks have required shoes in buildings).

But sometimes they do it right.

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Allstate: Risk is Good

There is a new Allstate commercial out that is just extraordinary.

Let’s take a look.

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How Officials Cheat — Part 2

Yesterday, in Part 1, I looked at the National Park Regulations, as compiled in their Superintendent’s Compendiums, for Wind Cave National Park, along with Mammoth Cave and Carlsbad Caverns. They all require shoes inside their caves, but with no good reason.

Carlsbad Caverns also requires shoes in their buildings, so I decided to see if I could find other National Parks that require shoes.

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How Officials Cheat — Part 1

I’ve written before about how Judges and Administrators Cheat. Let’s do a bit on how officials cheat.

Here’s a hint on how they back up their decisions: they pull it out of their butts. And like anything pulled out of a butt, it never smells very good.

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Barefoot Down Under

No, not Down Under: Australia. Down Under: Ground.

Yesterday I visited the Olentangy Indian Caverns.

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