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New Shoes

I've been wearing New Balance sneakers for about five years or so methinks, maybe more. I started off with the 990 and ended up wearing them bare. And when the 991 came out, I searched the internet to find pairs of my beloved 990 because the fit was slightly better. I found one pair and wore those bare as well. Then I had to give in and get the newer 991.

I'm on my second pair of 991 now, I just bought a new pair at City Sports and a pair of 707 for an additional measly $25 with their crazy buy one full price, get one for $25 deal. They have a line and underneath about three rows of shoes going the length of the shoe wall that can be purchased for an additional $25 with the purchase of a shoe above said line.

I plan to use the 991 as my running shoe and the 707 as my shoes for playing ultimate when the time comes [hopefully this weekend!].

The 99x series is the most comfortable shoe series I have ever tried on in my entire life. One factor leading to this coveted status is their different widths. I have Flintstone feet: wide and flat. I wear a 9 2E for my 991 and a 9.5 D in my 707 which translates as low as an 8.5 2E in the 990 and as high as 10.5 in Nike [when I used to buy Nike]. I love the widths. I don't see why more shoe companies do this. Don't they want their customers' feet to sit as comfortably as possible? I guess not, it would cut a few percentage points too many into their profit margins I guess.

Anyways. If you're in the market for a new running shoe or just a general comfortable shoe, I'd suggest the 991. And if you live by a City Sports, you can use this coupon for 10% off any non-sale item. But I'd suggest picking up an additional shoe for $25 from below the line, you really can't beat that deal.

Bundling up for the Cold

It's -8°F here with the wind chill and let me tell you - it feels colder than that out there. So today, after work, I headed over to City Sports on Walnut and got me some nice ass North Face Freeline Gloves and some Duofold Varitherm thermal bottoms.

I already tried on the thermals on under my dress pants and they're not bunchy or anything and if anyone gives me shit, I'll just point them to the nearest thermometer. Combined with my fleece scarf, woolie and jacket, I'm a force to be reckoned with.

Just wait, I may spring for a balaclava one of these days. I used to have one when I was a youngster.

Running Against Bush

Crap. Run Against Bush is out of their cool Coolmax shirts. Oh well. They do have a few of their plain cotton Ts if anyone wants. Maybe they'll be worth something in the fuuuuture. Maybe. Maybe not.

The Truth Hurts

And that's just the truth.

Dictionary.com's definition of terrorist:

One that engages in acts or an act of terrorism.

Now, their definition of a terrorist:

The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

Let's see:

1. Unlawful - check
2. An organized group against people or property - we'll give them the benefit of the doubt and call this plan "organized" - check
3. Intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments - check
4. Often for idealogical or political reasons - double check

The Wiki story.

Any way you look at it, the shirt don't lie.

The shirt was found in a storefront window around 6th St just north of South St.

Got Some Extra Political Cash?

If you got some extra scratch and would like to show your support, how about these folks? I'm not at all sure as to where the money goes, if some of the proceeds go to the Democratic party or a 527 like MoveOn or something, but their shirts are pretty good.

Pictured above is their cartoon of the week. I likes it.