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Vegetarian Shoes?

Since when do you get shoes “suitable for vegetarians?” Huh? Are they edible? I’m confused.

However, what’s not confusing at all is that Endless.com (owned by Amazon) are selling shoes with good price tags and they have FREE INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY. 

So for example - I run with New Balance 1064’s which have a list price of $134 but sell for $77! That’s only R513 (ront) with free 2 day shipping. Here in South Africa you will pay between R800 and R1100 depending where you shop. So considering I’m on my 3rd pair of them after several thousands kms of road running in the last few years, maybe I should be buying them at Endless!

    • #vegetarian
    • #shoes
    • #running
    • #Endless
    • #Amazon
    • #New Balance
  • 6 months ago
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So now even the Pentagon has banned the military from using “5 Fingers”

ALARACT 239/2011

DTG: R 231424Z JUN 11

UNCLASSIFIED//

THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN SENT BY THE PENTAGON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER ON BEHALF OF DA WASHINGTON DC//DAPE-HRI//

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR EXCEPTION TO POLICY TO PUBLISH ALARACT MODIFYING WEAR OF IMPROVED PHYSICAL FITNESS UNIFORM (IPFU)

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO MODIFY THE EXISTING WEAR POLICY FOR THE (IPFU).

2. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF MINIMALIST RUNNING SHOES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND WEAR. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ONLY THOSE SHOES THAT ACCOMMODATE ALL FIVE TOES IN ONE COMPARTMENT ARE AUTHORIZED FOR WEAR. THOSE SHOES THAT FEATURE FIVE SEPARATE, INDIVIDUAL COMPARTMENTS FOR THE TOES, DETRACT FROM A PROFESSIONAL MILITARY IMAGE AND ARE PROHIBITED FOR WEAR WITH THE IPFU OR WHEN CONDUCTING PHYSICAL TRAINING IN MILITARY FORMATION.

    • #running
    • #shoes
    • #5 Fingers
    • #Vibram
    • #Pentagon
    • #military
  • 7 months ago
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You are tying your shoelaces the wrong way!

So much to learn. So little time…

    • #shoes
    • #shoelaces
    • #TED
    • #productivity
  • 8 months ago
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Shoes that make everyone the same height
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Shoes that make everyone the same height

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Source: core77.com

    • #shoes
    • #height
    • #fun
    • #design
  • 1 year ago
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 High Heels for Global Warming
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High Heels for Global Warming

Source: weirdnewsfiles.com

    • #shoes
    • #global warming
    • #fun
  • 2 years ago
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OK, so why the zen bones thing?

About 20 years ago I stumbled upon a book called "Zen Flesh, Zen Bones". Being vegetarian - the "flesh" bit didn't grab me, but the short pithy Zen stories inside it, did.

Ever since then my web nick has been zenbones, my Hotmail, my Gmail address, you name it. It's kinda stuck.

Is the blog about Zen? Nope.


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