got goo?

GOT GOO?
Boy, this crowd is getting tough. I don't know if it was because of the comments section blowout, or the Johnny-Come-Latelies just got tired of my lip, or if there was simply a collective "what have you done for us lately?". Whatever the reason, I lost a bit over twenty percent of my readers and corresponding ad revenue. The economy is shrinking by twenty percent a year, you would think my numbers would increase. Well, I could sit around and feel sorry for myself ( and believe me, it was tempting ). Or, I could desperately flail about and try to do something to get my reader numbers up again ( I was at a steady 1k a day and change, May's numbers are in the eight hundreds ). So, two things. One, I've reintroduced the dirt cheap dirt blog ( www.dirtcheapdirt.blogspot.com ). Junk land under two grand or under $150 a month payments. I realize few of you will care, but I'm going to make the effort. E-Bay land has come down a lot recently. A much better bargain than a few months ago. It could be a one time spurt as inventories are cleared in desperation, so don't delay if you want some ( for those wondering, my lots are still for sale ). I don't have the online time like I used to, so I can't pick out the ones only zoned for travel trailers. You'll have to beware of that. Two, I'm going to start writing fiction. I'm going to post it daily. I know that sucks as far as reading it, but it will give me the needed kick in the pants to keep at it. When done, I'll put it all together in an e-book. I'm starting posting tomorrow so I can get ahead two days and have it posted over the weekend. It will be at www.bisonia.blogspot.com . Thank you loyal minion for that title suggestion. The comments will be open for ideas or critics.
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Got Shoe Goo? Most likely we all have plenty of extra shoe laces. I stockpiled a few extra cans of shoe polish to keep the leather on my boots protected ( I don't know if mink oil or something similar is better, I've always just used polish ). The one thing I didn't have was Shoe Goo. I had tried it once years ago and been disappointed ( most likely because I waited too long to repair and the split was pretty big ). But I love my current pair of boots. They are a cheap pair of "Survivors" from Wal-Mart, but they were free, broke in and have steel toes. I had pulled them out of the trash, disinfected them by leaving out in the freezing weather then drowning them in Lysol spray. I pulled my laces off an old pair of boots I was throwing away ( the Payless boots which were splitting at the sole ) and have worn them almost two years now. I didn't want to give them up. I can see why they were thrown away, the inside steel cap sometimes catches your little toe nail. But it rarely happens and I can deal ( although it can almost bring tears to your eyes when it happens ). Alas, the stitching on one heel was splitting away. I went to China-Mart and bought Shoe Goo. Four friggin dollars for a tube!
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Which is why I had kept putting off buying a tube. When you are wearing free or very cheap shoes it seems like a shame to spend that kind of money. But, twenty four hours later I had my boots back, and no more one foot colder than the other ( yes, I feel like a moron not noticing it earlier ) on the early morning commute. You need to stockpile this stuff. Especially if you practice the thrift store shoe stockpiling technique. You just know those will tear apart in no time. I know, this kind of thing is obvious. But it doesn't hurt to get reminded once and awhile about the small obvious things. You have your eye on Norway ( forth largest global oil exporter ) seeing a 7% decline in production in April alone and you naturally forget about the small stuff. They say the item most needed by guerrilla forces is footwear. Granted, you aren't in a jungle having your shoes rot away. But you did buy them from China so the performance will be about the same. If you're not a cobbler, you need to keep your crap shoes going as long as possible.
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