Where Is That Missing Shoe?

Once there was an old woman who lived in a shoe….I have so many questions about this nursery rhyme, like: how old was old? If she was ‘old’ why did she have a bunch of kids? Who helped her have all those kids? Where is he? But my most plaguing question is… Where did she get the shoe?

Recently I have noticed a very strange phenomenon, random shoes on the side or in the middle of the road. Does this happen in your town? I’m driving along and there it is, a shoe. This has happened so many times now, my husband and I have begun documenting our sightings to each other. We get home, kiss kiss, “how was your day and Oh, I saw another shoe.” Pathetic, right?

Now, I know what you’re thinking… “What po-dunk town do they live in?” We live in a metropolitan area outside Dallas, this is not CountryVille. I think there is a strange, shoe-losing, epidemic taking place. Is this a Global problem? Is that why companies like Tom’s have to give shoes away? (kudos to them, by the way) Have you, yourself, been out and just lost a shoe?

Not long ago I saved a baby from falling victim to this outbreak. But babies are different, they kick their little shoes off in the store or restaurant and I think it’s out of boredom while riding in the stroller. On-the-road shoes are usually adult shoes. What are we doing out there, just wildly bearing our feet? Was having 2 shoes 1 too many?

The other day, near a construction site, there was a single work boot in the road. This I can understand, maybe. If a construction worker threw his boots in the back of the truck, I guess one could have fallen out. But, now this leads to safe driving questions, speed control, the velocity it would take for a work boot to fly out and don’t even get me started on whether he was wearing a seatbelt. (but I digress)

The shoes that boggle me the most are shoes that would normally be inside the vehicle and probably on a person, like flip flops or running shoes. Do most people carry a spare pair of shoes with them? Am I missing an important fashionista trend?

The more I talk about it, the more questions I have! So, I am going to conclude that shoes long to be free. If shoes are taken out and not anchored down by having a body standing in them, they will release themselves from captivity. Once a shoe is free from incarceration, it can find a new and meaningful purpose; like being a home for an old woman and her kids.

Have a fun day!