
*WARNING: This post contains a graphic image of abused feet.* — Lauren
Ok, Lloyd. Take it away:
I have three friends who are running for state legislature and it’s getting pretty close to election day:
- Mark Kolterman (District 24 which includes Seward)
- Laura Ebke (District 32 just south of Seward)
- Brent Smoyer (District 26 which contains Lincoln Lutheran)
This weekend while Lauren was busy doing stuff, I was volunteering for Laura’s campaign. We walked some of the towns in her district handing out literature and talking about all of the things that would make Laura a good state representative. I’ve known Laura for about 6 years, so it was easy to come up with good things to say about her.
Did I mention the walking? We walked a lot. We covered Martell, Sprague, Hallam and Dewitt. There may have been one or two others. Every street in every one of those towns. I don’t wear teacher clothes when we go door to door. Shirt and Tie is just a little bit formal for knocking on doors in rural Nebraska. My normal outfit is jeans, a button down shirt and nice shoes.
I always worry that my nice shoes won’t be good for walking, so I bring my teacher shoes along too. I did that on Saturday and didn’t need them, so I didn’t bring them on Sunday. That was a mistake. After a scant mile of walking on Sunday I knew I had a blister. Ten minutes later I knew I had two of them.
There really wasn’t anything I could do. The good people of De Witt were not going to tell themselves why they should consider voting for Laura. I just kept walking. Luckily it gave me a good reason to just walk. Eric was my partner on Sunday and he was a real go getter. He figured that he could cover more houses if he ran between houses. Kids.
I didn’t take my shoes off until we were back at Laura’s house and I was back in my car. I’m glad I didn’t.
When I got to school today I told Joel, “I hurt my legs over the weekend… by using them.”
The list of towns you walked through makes me think of something…
maybe the list of “last season’s winners” from Running Man?
maybe the list of towns who got monorails before Springfield did on the Simpsons?
…I don’t think I got enough sleep last night
*faint* Those socks are soooooo jibblie.
Wow. You get the volunteer of the year award. Thanks for helping Laura. She’s working hard too, that’s for sure!
Dad said, “Your feet are too important for that”. He thought you knew that. Glad for Laura. Sorry for you.
Thanks! I had to go back and watch the whole scene of the film. Can I bill someone for that 10 minutes of my time?