When People Went Barefoot

This is an odd little children’s story, written by Max Trell. It supposedly tells how shoes were invented.

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Convicted for Barefoot Driving

During the mid-1960s into the 1970s, there were so many kids going around barefoot that of course the question of the legality of barefoot driving came up. And when we point out today that that it is legal in all 50 states, we’ll sometimes get someone saying, “Well, it may be legal now, but it used to be illegal.

And you sure could get arrested for and convicted of it.

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Old Habits Die Hard

Continuing around Lake Llanquihue in Chile, just north of Puerto Montt, we stopped for lunch at a restaurant called Espantapájaros.

And the old concerns about being challenged for being barefoot in a restaurant arose again. But there was a big surprise waiting for me.

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Dual Survival is Kaput

In case you haven’t heard about it, Cody Lundin, our favorite barefooting survivalist, is no longer with Dual Survival.

They fired him.

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Oh, So Yes to Osorno

When one drives around Lake Llanquihue, of which our visit to the Petrohué Falls was part, the Osorno Volcano is almost always visible.

It does sit right out there next to the lake, after all.

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Saturday Comic

For this weekend’s comic we set the Wayback Machine to 1962 and a comic strip called Ever Happen To You? by Bud Blake, who also did the Tiger comic strip.

This comic appeared August 13, 1962 and I think it does a good job of presaging today’s attitudes.

Ever Happen To You? August 13, 1962

 

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Dick Tracy . . . and a Sprocket

There is a new set of villains on the Dick Tracy comic strip. If you follow Dick Tracy at all, you know that the names are often, um, original, and related to their crimes.

This new set includes Sprocket Nitrate, and she’s a barefooter.

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Saltos del Petrohué

Let me return to writing about Chile. On one of the days we stayed in Puerto Montt, Machi’s wife was gracious enough to drive us around Lake Llanquihue to see the natural wonders there.

Our first stop was the Petrohué Falls.

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I’m Giving Up Escalators

I think I’m going to give up escalators. While I’m at it, I’ll also give up elevators.

It’s the least I can do for the poor people of the world.

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Calbuco

Returning to Puerto Montt and our visit with Machi, one of our first visits in the area was to Calbuco, where Machi grew up.

It’s seen better days.

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Vibram is Settling Lawsuit

It’s time for an update on the lawsuit against Vibram, Bezdek v. Vibram. It looks like Vibram has made an offer that has been accepted.

And who will win? The lawyers, of course.

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Saturday Comic

Today’s Saturday Comic seems a bit relevant for the weather we’ve been having around here. It’s the Dennis the Menace from December 27, 1957.

Dennis the Menace, December 27, 1957

Why yes. Yes I have.

 

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The Human Body User Manual

Wouldn’t you like to know how your whole body works together? Wouldn’t it help if you knew, from your head down to your feet, how various habits can induce excessive wear and tear on our bodies, and discourage them from repairing themselves as much as they are capable of?

Then maybe you can help fellow barefooter Stephanie Welch produce The Human Body User Manual.

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Colorful Characters — Joyce Miller

So, do you shovel your snow barefooted? Think it’s all the rage?

Nah, you’re just late to the party.

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Remeros Descalzos

Machi is the president of the Club de Remo Estrella Blanca de Puerto Montt, that is, the rowing club “Estrella Blanca” (White Star) in Puerto Montt. So of course while we were visiting we had to stop in and see it.

And naturally there are going to be a lot of bare feet right next to the water.

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