Don't get me started on furniture I want to design for the 112 guys like me in the U.S. that own 50+ pairs of shoes. At this point, I have shoes in the closet, under the bed, beside the bed, and my favorites in a hyperbaric chamber. 

Today, after stopping in the Michael Toschi store in San Francisco, the salesperson-turned-photographer-turned-crime-stopper-but-that's-another-story, was talking about how much he loves his blue Vela's. They look nicely worn in, and certainly comfortable. I mentioned that I owned a pair of Vela's as well, but I rarely wear them. Of course, I think I rarely wear them because they're red, white & blue, and despite my love of country, it's a little much sometimes (the giant flag pins I wear on each lapel should be enough).  

Then I realized that I didn't wear them on the 4th of July! The one day a year I should be wearing those shoes without question, and I didn't even remember I owned them because they're hiding under the bed. And then it hit me that they would have been the perfect accent for U.S. vs. England, Slovenia, Algeria, Ghana games during the World Cup. The World Cup is quadrennial, and now it's going to be another 3.95 years before I'll have an excuse to wear those shoes every few days. 

There's got to be a better way...or someday I'll design it.