A calendar about SHOES?
Just to show that Christine the Curmudgeon is NOT making this up, here is a picture of it, and HERE is where you can buy it. I saw this yesterday at Shaw’s supermarket, sitting on a half-price rack with other calendars. And I almost fell over laughing. Are some women really so obsessed with shoes, that they need a calendar about them? This is something I just don’t get.
As I’ve said many times before, my female hormones or something must not be screwed in correctly, as I DESPISE shoe-shopping. When I find styles that I like, I just keep buying those forever, as the old ones wear out and need replacement. I don’t enjoy spending hours in a show store, trying on gazillions of stupid-looking shoes that will cause me to fall down and break my neck when I wear them. Hell, I am 5′ 10″ tall, the last thing I need are high heels. I’m tall enough, thank you very much.
Still, I wished that I could somehow have cashed in on this shoe-obsession thing. However, my attempt to create a Christine the Curmudgeon Page-A-Day Shoe Calendar came up short…way short!
January 1 – Wicked Good Slippers from L.L. Bean…or, if you want a snobby sounding designer name, Leon of Maine.
Mr. Curmudgeon has sworn by these slippers for years, and finally I decided I wanted a pair of my own. So I got them for Christmas. These are so very warm and comfy, how did I ever live so long without them? The $44 price tag may seem stepp for a pair of slippers, but these last for years. Mr. C has been wearing the same pair, every day, for over five years now.
January 2 – Bean’s Everyday Sneakers, Sunwashed Canvas…another fine fashion statement from good old Leon of Maine. They are nice and comfy and hold up well. I have the “Dark Mariner” color of these, it goes well with Red Sox, PawSox, and Sea Dogs baseball apparel.
These and the above Wicked Good Slippers are men’s sizes, as the women’s versions are always too small for me. Depnsing upon the cut of the show, a men’s 11-11 1/2 fits me. And at Leon’s, there are no snotty show salespeople who get all snippy with me when I ask to try on a pair of men’s shoes. I’ve had this happen in other stores, and it is totally rude and obnoxious.
January 3 - “Emmett” stretch slip-ons, from Pay-Less Shoe Source. I don’t know who the heck this “Emmett” is, and I don’t care. These are my dress shoes, as dressy as I’m ever gonna get. They are comfy and only cost $18. Pay-Less shoes are not as good quality as those from Leon of Maine, but when you don’t wear them every day, cheaper shoes are okay.
January 4 - Sunwashed Canvas Sneakers, once again, from Leon of Maine. These are my absolute favorite, and I was saddened to see that Leon seems to be discontinuing them. On the website, they are marked down to $19.95 a pair. Since I know this means the end, I immediately ordered them in both the other colors…I already have Olive (goes really well with Fisher Cats team gear). Those are still in excellent condition, so I just ordered the same ones on Dark Mariner and White.
See? Now I have just bought myself several more years of not having to go shoe-shopping! I just find something I like, and keep getting it forever, or at least as long as they last!
So that’s it for my shoe calendar. Some women probably could fill in all 365 days from their own shoe collection, but not me! I guess I’d have to fill in the remaining 361 days with something else…cats, beer, pics of ball games I went to? Maybe I’d do better with a Christine the Curmudgeon 365 Bottles of Beer on the Wall calendar, or a Christine the Curmudgeon 365 Annoying People Calendar?
NAAAAH! Why bother? If you want to buy a GOOD calendar, and support a worthy cause at the same time, why not consider the 2009 BenSpark Photo-A-Day Calendar? The photography is beautiful, and way more interesting to look at than some stupid old shoes! I have mine already, all set to hang up tomorrow where my 2008 Photo-A-Day Calendar is now. Please go HERE for more info.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go downstairs and check on the laundry. And then get started on specimens to photograph for Christine the Curmudgeon’s 365 Days of Dryer Lint Calendar for 2010. That’s about as interesting to me as the shoe calendar is! 
