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Footsie

“Ma’am,” he said, popping his head over my shoulder, “I just wanted to compliment you.”

I was sitting outside my coffee shop haunt — sandals off and feet propped up on another chair — reading a cultural geographer’s apology for the dynamism of space. I was not prepared for compliments.

“You,” he continued, “have beautiful feet. I haven’t seen any good feet since I moved to St. Louis, but you have beautiful ones.”

And there it was.

1 Comment »

  1. The Chief Justice said:

    on May 15, 2007 at 8:30 am

    I had a man tell me the same thing. Well, almost. His name was Peter Jackson, and he was looking for hobbits.

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