Shoes Turn Golden!
My wife was right about the shoes. I should have known all along. I tease my wife, the Fair Helenkela, about all her shoes--I think this is a pretty regular trope for husbands, many of whom call their wives, unoriginally, Imelda. At last count (only a minute ago) my wife had 157 pairs of shoes. Oh, and she's probably wearing a pair even as I write this.
I am not complaining. She is a wise and frugal woman and is doing a great deal better with her investment in shoes than all my harebrained investment schemes. IndyMac stock. General Motors. Lehman Brothers. And, of course, ENRON. Who knew I should have bought shoes?
I realized this when I went into a Beverly Hills store today that happened to carry the shoes I was wearing. I had purchased them 6 years ago for around $200. Today they were on sale for $575! Had I followed my wife's prescient example and bought 157 pairs (and continued to wear my original pair), I'd be $58,875 to the good!
While my assets turned toxic, her shoes have turned to gold, pure gold. It's genius, I tell you. Genius! Anyone wanna buy some sling-back pumps? She'll never notice!
©2010 Jonathan Dobrer
www.Dobrer.com
I would notice! I'd also wait for a better price.
The Fair Helenkela
I have trouble keeping up with one pair of shoes, much 157 or more. Of course one only needs a pair to match the pants and one color of pants is enough for men
You can bet your last dollar that a woman would miss one pair of shoes, regardless of the quantity still in the closet. Naturally, the pair missing would be the ones she would want for that evening.
You should know by now that men cannot win when it comes to women and their clothes.
I am enjoying your articles. Keep up the good work.
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