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Do Shoes and Politics Mix?

Not for Condi Rice they don't.  Apparently she was confronted by an angry co-shopper who could not understand why the Madame Secretary was shopping for shoes while New Orleans was sinking.  Having said that Shoelover was of the understanding that the Secretary of State was in charge of foreign affairs, not internal affairs (a la Secretary of the Interior).  Now if Gale Norton had been shopping for Ferragamo during the Katrina fallout, that would have been something different.  Hell, if Secretary Norton had been shopping at Ferragamo period it would have been newsworthy (Excuse me, do these come in a Birkenstock.  No Madame Secretary, I am a afraid Ferragamo does not make a "Birkenstock".)

My guess is that Condi picked up a pair of the new sexy Ferragamo hip waders before jetting off for the Gulf Coast.

Keep beautiful

xoxo,

Shoelover

This little toesy...

And now for a little introspection: why are women drawn to shoes? Why must we glance through the window of every shoe store we pass, even a low end one, and wonder "what if." "What if I bought that pair of Indian embroidered flats? Would I wear them?" Is this part of our nature? Nurture? It's like dragging a dog away from sniffing another dog's behind. Pull us away too quickly, before we have had our 'what if' moment and we could nip.

This is what shoelover believes: Women like to treat their feet like precious gifts that need to be lovingly wrapped up in a beautiful ornament. So much attention and detail is placed in choosing the right shoe, the right hose, etc. And let us not forget the toes! Ladies, there is no point in donning a fragile piece of shoe art, like a pink pair of Ferragamos I bought recently, if you don't have the toes to go with them. Proper toe maintenance is a necessity. A couple of years ago at a resort in the Dominican Republic, I started chatting with another couple from Toronto and the wife revealed that she only had a pedicure "once or twice a year." We were in a hot climate -- she wore sandals everyday. Flabbergasted, I responded that, for the most part, I had my toes done once a month -- even in the winter!

Stay tuned for more of my thoughts on maintaining those perfect toe nails. And if you have any insight into a women's psyche and can reveal more about our love of shoes, well, fill me in.