Shoes are Your Friends

With Spring comes the return of another curious Australian phenomenon. As the temperatures rise, the shoes come off, and a large number of people can be found roaming the streets sans footwear. Whether this is a springtime rite of passage to toughen one's disposition for the long, hot summer or an attempt to develop a better relationship with the Earth, I don't know. Personally, given all the dangerous things that lie at ground level here, I'm contemplating having boots permanently attached to my feet.