ktron | winkle pickers!?!

'twas a good evening.

owl_tn called just as we were leaving for nashville, and he and his girlfriend swooped in and picked me up to go along for sports pub and coffee shop goodness. (to be a gossip monger -- i hadn't heard -- alex has a girlfriend!!! i wholly approve, she's cool.)

i think the family had more fun people-watching than merle-watching... on the way back, mom described one woman's shoes as "winkle pickers." and i'm afraid i accused her of making up words. but she wasn't, although she was describing them as square-toed instead of pointy! somehow the pre-existence of such a term delights me -- it sounds like something

snazzyokapi would come up with. even if "spider stompers" worked every bit as well for the same concept.

and now i have a new quest: i must find a restaurant that serves winkles. not so easy in a land-locked state, but that just means it's a challenge.