Comments on: Safe Socks — Rising to the Challenge of Cohabitation

By: Karen Ferguson

Karen Ferguson — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:22:15 +0000

Brilliant conclusion. At this stage of my life, I simply couldn’t have such a detailed rendition of what socks go where….neither could Quentin Crisp be bothered. I think your solution was right on!!
One of the interesting aspects is that he was so “shuffled” by the change: alas, that would make me nervous.
But, Bravo to you. You found a solution and seemingly blew it off..that and his expectation that you should know the “sock criteria!”

Best,
Karen

By: Freth

Freth — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:49:25 +0000

Sock drawers by-usage-types?? How in the world would you guess that? And what’s there to get in a tizzy about … you open the drawers and move them to where you think they should be. Are there special socks to wear to bed? What’s the difference between casual and slummin?

That sounds a bit like my OCD problem with straightening out the shopping cart mess in the nearest return thing to my car — in the WalMart parking lot.

If I have a couple pair of black, a couple pair of white, and about 4 pair of thin dress socks stacked in a drawer around my boxers and undershirts … then I’m doing good. I wear the dress socks with my steel-toed boots so I can get my feet back out of the boots … has nothing to do with wearing a suit.

Maybe Charlie and I are just confirmed bachelor material …

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:12:09 +0000

I don’t get it. How can someone living in the state of bachelorhood you described in the last post be so … fastidious … about his sock drawer organization?

Thanks for keeping us up to date on your life – I love to read your writing, which always brings a smile to my face!