jmc

ElaN

I ride a motorcycle sometimes -- a Goldwing 1200. And here in Michigan we have a helmet law -- and an activist group trying to get it repealed. But to me a helmet is natural on a motorcycle. Even without the law I would probably still wear it. Maybe I'm just a square (well, no maybe about it). It is probably true that at any speed above that of a brisk run, the helmet is probably wearing me for protection but going without it is just not right.

Oddly enough, though I haven't made the jump to wearing a helmet on a bicycle. But it probably does make sense.

I find SuperGlue annoying. It has this nasty little habit of instantly bonding that which you do not want glued to something to which you do not want it glued. Yet you can hold the items you want bonded together for what seems to be an eternity, only to watch them fall apart -- and immediately glue themselves to the surface upon which thhey land. I prefer epoxy for non-flexible joints and rubber cement (like Pliobond or DAP Weldwood Contact Cement) for flexible bonds. Silicone rubber (the real stuff that smells like vinegar) can make a dandy flexible bond too.

Excessive use of "really" is, like really, really, really, really annoying. Really. Know what I mean? (oops, that's another one.)

The closest I've gotten to a purse is a laptop computer tote or a briefcase. Not very close-lots bigger in fact.

These conspiracy theorists are often good for a chuckle. Some of them get awfully close to the "tin-foil hat brigade" with their convoluted and inter-woven "logic".

ExpensE

needle

steed

Actually, you can help the moderators "take out the trash". Under "Hellos, Goodbyes and General Announcements", there is a thread titled "Report Spam Here". It's sticky so it is always right at the top of the "Hellos. . ." forum. Call up the last page of that thread and post any spam you find as a reply to that thread. (If I do say so myself) a fairly decent instruction for getting the URL of a post appears here: http://www.hhplace.org/hhboard/viewtopic.php?p=114894#114894.

Once you have the URL of the spam post, you can paste it into your report. The mods do a great job, they are really on top of this stuff. Spam does not stay here for long!

"Think outside the box." I know it is supposed to mean "Let's get creative" but it is a stupid way of saying that.

harem

Oh. Actually the Spice Girls did make a bit of a splash here -- among the female portion of the "two generations younger than me" set. That is part of the reason she is unknown to me. My aforementioned disconnect is the rest of the reason.

This is likely an illustration of just how disconnected I am from the celebrity-driven popular culture (mostly by choice) but I cannot recall having ever heard of her.

pessimist

Technically, nothing at all. Most of my music is in compressed digital format now (Ogg Vorbis -- it is like MP3) so I do not play CD's all that often. In the spirit of the thread, Artie Shaw is currently playing on my Ogg Vorbis jukebox system.

differential

magazine

I would probably try it with wood. Most likely pine because it is a softer wood that is easier to shape. Since you are making a wedge heel, strength is not an overriding issue -- a solid block under your foot isn't going to go anywhere. (Were you making more of a stiletto type heel you would definitely want to run the grain vertically in the heel itself.) Some of the hardwoods get a little bit heavy too. If this were my project I would run the grain horizontally and I would make a little platform under the toe -- between 1/2" and 3/4" thickness. The heel would rise up from there and the entire shoe bottom would be one piece. With a belt sander one could roll off the toe quite nicely. I'd make the bottom one piece to support the toe of the original shoe upper. If one were to fashion a wedge heel and attach it to the back of an existing shoe, I can envision a lot of pulling stress at the joint between the original sole and the block heel as one walked. Once I had a shoe-bottom I was happy with, I would stain it to go with the upper and really douse it with a good polyurethane finish. I would do at least three coats for waterproofing. I would use an epoxy glue like J-B Weld to attach the shoe upper to the wooden bottom. It can be used to fill gaps between the upper and the bottom too. Oh, and one last tidbit -- inner-tube rubber makes dandy non-slip soles. Glue them on with a good rubber contact cement like Pliobond or DAP Weldwood Contact Cement. Hmmm -- almost talking myself into a project here. . .

Greetings Slingfan! I am certain that the majority of us can relate to the experiences you describe. "Yup, been there, done that" goes through my mind as I read your post. Look around here, look through some of the old threads and you will find plenty of commonality. Our love of heels manifests itself in different ways for each of us. Some of us go for flash while others like to keep it low-key. Some of us strut our stuff in stiletto platforms which cannot be ignored while others try to blend in with the crowd. I am in the second category -- I try to be a regular-looking guy as much as possible -- except one with joyful feet because he is wearing interesting shoes. I don't care if nobody knows -- in fact I'd rather have nobody notice. It's not wrong. It's not bad. It doesn't hurt anybody. (Note those of us with families have extra considerations here.) It probably even supports a segment of the world economy! It is just part of us. We can ignore it, we can shove it into a corner, we can keep a lid on it, but only for a while. Call it a fetish, call it an obsession, call it a hang-up but a heeler is going to be a heeler. You'll find a lot of support here.

bunny

Nice kitty, Gina! And you are beautiful as ever!

"Adventures in Heeling"

misty

Maybe an Internet glitch swallowed it?