I have a nice pair of low-top Merrell shoes I like to wear for walking and hiking. From time to time the knot would come undone, which is somewhat annoying.
I was getting ready to do my 3 mile walk around the neighborhood, and decided I wanted to learn a secure but easily tied replacement for the bunny-ears knot I learned in kindergarten. The solution was:
Ian’s Secure Shoelace Knot
It’s easy enough to learn and then to tie, and results in a very secure shoelace that’s still easy to untie.
Here’s a diagram of Step 6, which shows a view of the completion of the process.
“The true delight is in the finding out, rather than in the knowing.” — Isaac Asimov
Many people believe the idiom for someone getting what they deserve is “just desserts”, but in fact it’s “just deserts”. It’s a now defunct version of the word “deserts” meaning “that which one deserves” that only survives today in that one idiom. But is is pronounced just like “desserts”.
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” - John A. Shedd
Hello. Still in test.
“I don’t ride a bike to add days to my life. I ride a bike to add life to my days.” - Anonymous
As a long-time Dodger fan - I went to my first game at Dodger Stadium back in 1965 - I was really happy to see them win game 5 today at Yankee Stadium to close-out this year’s World Series.
We can all agree that that fifth inning defensive display by the Yankees was horrible, but their overall defense throughout the series was really weak. It’s hard to understand, but their coaching staff has to take the brunt of the blame.
“When you wear rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags”
- Anonymous
An ode to one of my favorite sandwiches
“The ax forgets, but the tree remembers”
- African proverb