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GO - rilla Slippers

In a previous job, I had a penchant for running around the office in my socks. Dress shoes were uncomfortable. It was a small office and rarely any walk-in traffic, so one day I simply decided to discard the shoes.

One Christmas, my boss gave me a pair of gorilla slippers. These things are big & fluffy, with a gorilla's face and red eyes that light up when you walk. They are really cool! I guess I've had them now for about 10 years (wow, time flies . . .).

It snowed here in SW Montana last night and this morning. This is a good thing because, as I've said before, we're in the middle of a drought and need all the moisture we can get. It's a good thing for the ranchers and the snow pack and the streams and the water table.

It's a bad thing for the pedestrians of VC and, to a lesser extent, Sheridan. Paved roads are rare here. VC has one, that being the main highway. Sheridan has (I think) five. This means that one is apt to track all kinds of yucky stuff inside where it doesn't belong. And I, being the OCD freak that I am, really don't want to track reddish-brown mud all over the new carpeting in my office. What's a guy to do?

Let me simply say that you are now reading the blog of probably the only priest in the Episcopal Church who wears gorilla slippers at the office. I'm almost hoping I'll get a visitor or two today.

Peace