Sand
I realize that this is a bit of an esoteric topic for me to be writing about, but there is a reason for this. Inevitably, when I go to a beach that has a large amount of sand (as opposed to the rocky beaches that I like), I end up with a bunch of sand in my shoes. So, I keep dumping the sand out, but it always returns.
Why is this? Seriously, how often do you get sand in the shoes, then a week later there's another random pound of sand in them? Where does that sand come from? Does it multiply? Like, you have to vacuum your shoes or the sand will mulitply like rabbits on Viagra? What is the deal with that?
And how does it hide in the shoes? Where does it go? How does it get back in once the shoes are emptied? Is there some sort of hole in the space-time continuum where the sand hangs out with the missing left socks, Elvis, and my pens?
Eventually, I just give up, and throw the shoes out. They're pretty much done after that. And I'm willing to bet that the sand is still multiplying and expanding. It isn't cockroaches that are going to take over the world after nuclear winter - it's the freakin' sand.
Why is this? Seriously, how often do you get sand in the shoes, then a week later there's another random pound of sand in them? Where does that sand come from? Does it multiply? Like, you have to vacuum your shoes or the sand will mulitply like rabbits on Viagra? What is the deal with that?
And how does it hide in the shoes? Where does it go? How does it get back in once the shoes are emptied? Is there some sort of hole in the space-time continuum where the sand hangs out with the missing left socks, Elvis, and my pens?
Eventually, I just give up, and throw the shoes out. They're pretty much done after that. And I'm willing to bet that the sand is still multiplying and expanding. It isn't cockroaches that are going to take over the world after nuclear winter - it's the freakin' sand.