Every now and then I pay attention to silly things. Well, actually most of the time I spend thinking about silly things. For example, I will never understand what happens to socks on laundry day.  There’s always at least one missing.  For years I’ve struggled with this dilemma.  My granddaughter has informed me that matching socks are so yesterday, so it’s not really a problem anymore, but it still bugs me. Leave it to young people to find the solution for lost socks and putting it into action.  A whole new fashion trend has evolved. I even noticed a talk show host wearing one sock on one foot and no sock on the other. Did the other sock escape? There is also a day to celebrate lost socks. It’s coming on May 9th.

Today, however, is a day of celebration for wearing two different colored shoes. I’ve been known to do this at times. It wasn’t planned that way, I simply got dressed in the dark and didn’t bother to look at my feet until it was too late. No one else noticed until I mentioned it. That’ll teach me to open my mouth at the most inappropriate time. I’m not crazy about change, so the idea of wearing two different shoes isn’t on my bucket list, but if it were to create a whole new statement, I might be game. When you’re over 80 you tend to do things to stir up conversation. Most of the time, you’re put on a waiting list of some kind.

It gets me thinking about the other pair of two different colored shoes left in the closet. How do they deal with such abandonment. I mean, weren’t they meant to be together? Like lost socks, they might just disappear someday destined to a life somewhere in the bowels of the earth. Maybe there could be an online dating service for those odd shoes, designed to find the perfect mate for each one. There would have to be an honest disclosure in the shoe’s description so that a cowboy boot doesn’t get paired with a ballet slipper. Who knows? They just might make a go of it.

Don’t worry, I haven’t completely flipped my lid. I’m not losing it. It’s Funny Friday and I can’t think of anything else to write about today. Thus, I turn to the Days of the Year Calendar for writing prompts. Have a great weekend and be sure to laugh, especially at those wearing two different shoes.