1. sartorias has assembled a varied list of cool creative projects that aren’t easily defined and that don’t have the marketing support of a large company. This is a bit like a one-off carnival.
Also for Shakespeare’s birthday and International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day, sovay has released a poem. papersky released chapters. Someone will have had a good link roundup of these things—here’s one, though it doesn’t include some pieces I’ve seen.
2. vito_excalibur has a serious proposal for an Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Program. Yes, people who are not women get harassed. Don’t pop up and tell me that, though, because I know and because it’s a different conversation. Also, there is talk of a Gentlemen’s Auxiliary, which simultaneously makes sense and leaves me ambivalent; and of a neutral button.
3. Why can’t I get the number of draft posts down under ten? (A couple are for kdramas on which I await further information, but srsly.) Aside from the away-on-research posting jag, I’ve been manufacturing ramble way too quickly of late, and this is without sharing the week’s really thinky thoughts.
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4. Over a year ago I asked for suggestions of shoes with sturdy walking soles. The Dansko pair I bought then was ever too wide; at Harvard it messed up my left arch again. I’ve shelved them (my twigfeet have widened with age, and they might widen further) and, after some hunting, settled upon a Josef Siebel pair, “Dinah.” Recommended if your feet aren’t particularly wide and if, like me, you walk a decent chunk of your daily commute. The good Eccos don’t seem to cross the Atlantic, even to the fancy walking-shoe shop where I found the Siebels.
One thing I do not understand at all. In Euro sizing I take a 38 and have (sporadically) for twenty years. In US sizing I have one 7.5 med foot and one 8 narrow, so I compromise, mostly on 8 med—I love mary janes for helping to adjust width. Lately I’ve seen charts that equate 38 with 7-7.5. Really? I’ve never been able to wear a 7 since reaching size 38, and the few attempts I’ve made on 7.5 have led to regret when summer’s heat arrives. Is this about expectations of how feet taper?
My feet are really narrow, and I’ve found that Birkenstocks help my arthritic feet enormously. They look cloddish, but at my age, I no longer care.
I loved the pair of Birks I had until I wore through the soles too quickly and couldn’t find a place to resole them. The little toe-ledge was really great, though—worked even with socks. (My twigfeet don’t care about fashion, either; socks help to pad out the width.)
If you want open toes for summer, I recommend Worishofers. They’re granny-ish, but I’ve got an arthritic big toe joint and these shoes make it feel much better. Palladiums run a bit narrow but are also good for sneaker-ish options.
Thanks!
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