Daddy needs a new pair of shoes

New shoes. New shirts. New pants. I look like I walked right out of the JC Penny catalog... except for these blue suede shoes. Very cool.

I have on my list of Areas to set Aims/Goals/Objects, "Wardrobe". The clothes that I have I've been wearing for over two years. The jeans have holes, the shirts are thread-bare. I've put clothes shopping off and out of mind for this long so that I had plenty of mind space for worry and problems to fill my attention. I still have worry and problems, I'm just taking back the unnecessary mind space for other things.

Went to the mall last Saturday. I had been peeking on-line during the week, trying to get an idea of what was available where, what was out there, what I might like to put on and walk around in, and who was having sales. JC Penny had a good on-line price for some good pants for work (upgrade from jeans), so I headed there first. And I found the whole men's section in major clearance sale -- 70% on most items. Being there by myself and having plenty of time in my day, I felt very at ease browsing and browsing and selecting some satisfying items.

It is a special experience to find items that you are pleased to buy, which have been marked down from original price, then that price marked down, and then at the cash register the items get marked down even more! 6 shirts and a nice jacket, 6 pairs of casual/dress pants at super clearance price. Nice haul. Wearing them this week has been satisfying.

The fog that didn't quite burn off today.
Lafayette, Calif., 7:35am, January 25, 2007