Sock Blog

And a lot of soul. Or should I say...sole. HA HA!

So, today I wore black socks, because I was wearing black shoes. I hate black cotton socks because I feel like my dad when I wear them. He always wore black socks to work. I only have three pair, which means they all have holes in the heels.

But black wool socks are fantastic. They look professional, but they are thick and fuzzy. They increase my daily happiness by .837% ever time I wear them. Maybe I'll wear a pair tomorrow.

No black wool socks today. I'm wearing black cotton socks again because I'm wearing my all black Converse hi-tops and my feet get too snug in them with wool socks, and I look like a total dork wearing white cotton socks with them.

The coolest thing about wool socks is that I wear them in the winter with long pants, so I get to pull them up high. When I wear shorts, I always push my socks down towards my shoes, because wearing socks stretched way up your calf looks totally dorky. But the thing is, it feels really nice to have socks pulled way up on your calf. There is something comforting and re-assuring to have so much of your calf warm and snuggly. So, when I wear long pants, I pull up my wool socks dorkishly high, but nobody can see that, so my facade of coolness is left intact.

None of my socks have designs on them. That kind of makes me sad. But then again, what designs would I want on socks anyway. My lady-friend has a pair with skulls on them and another one with Elvis. But whenever I try on a pair like those, they look stupid on me. I think I'm doomed to be a solid color sock wearer.

Wool is for chumps.

Chumps with warm feet.

Good blog.

Someone recently pointed out that sock is both a noun and a verb. In my obsession with warm, cozy feet, I overlooked the potential richness in reflecting on the sock as an act, a practice and a process.

To that end, the use of sock as a verb may be preferable to its competitors. When reporting on a punch thrown, it is much more rewarding to say you 'socked' something as opposed to saying you 'hit' something. The word 'hit' is too short, too tinny, too pointed, while the word 'sock' has such resonance; which is probably why it is utilized so often to describe those all-important punches to the jaw.

Moreover, Aretha Franklin just wouldn't be Aretha Franklin if she respectfully asked her lover to 'hit it' or 'punch it' to her. No, the Queen of Soul needed that sock, both figuratively (in the verb sense) and literally (in the noun sense). Because you know Mrs. Franklin had warm, cozy feet.