Recently I have been binge watching The Crown. It’s better than I expected. The acting is great. The Queen is sort of … uh … hot. And although you find out that everyone in the show isn’t a genius, they all sound so smart. It’s the benefit of the Queen’s English. The Queen’s English also … Continue reading Vintage Shoe Trees→
I have been reading a number of self-help business management articles recently. 2017 was a good year for vcleat.com but I want 2018 to be better. The articles were compelling and I highlighted many terms. I realized vcleat had problems that I didn’t know it had. For example, what was our corporate DNA? Our core … Continue reading Reselling Shoes on Ebay→
I have been travelling in Mexico this week with the staff. The other night I had some strange dreams. Pretty sure the dreams were the result of all the tequila I drank that night. It’s the devil’s water. You know. In one of the dreams, I was stalked by human looking demons. Courtney Love types. … Continue reading Allen Edmonds MacNeil Ostendo→
I haven’t published a vintage catalog in sometime so I picked one out from my collection and scanned it. This is a needed break for the blog. Who wants to keep reading the same story about a bad shoe gone good? It is an engaging story though. I always cry at the end. I don’t … Continue reading FootJoy 1970 Shoe Catalog→
I would like start out this post by apologizing. The photos are true. I am sorry. I did grope the shoes. I manhandled them. It was a moment of weakness. How could resist conditioning them? Brushing them. The vcleat.com board of directors are meeting next week to discuss corrective action and my fate. I am … Continue reading Nettleton Traditionals 0205 Restore→
Last week, the US government released most of the remaining JFK files. Back in college, I was interested in Kennedy and read a number of books on the subject. I can’t remember some of them but I am fairly sure Oswald was the shooter and acted alone. Occam’s razor. The other day I spent a … Continue reading Alden for Robert Kirk PTB Restore→
I watched the HBO show Westworld a few months ago. If you haven’t seen the series, the show is a drama set in the American old west. Except it’s not the old west, it’s the future. A future where robots in the form of humans cater to actual humans who act out their fantasies in … Continue reading Vintage Corfam Shoes→
While we are waiting for a North Korean nuclear attack, I have been working on shoes. Florsheim, Nettleton and Alden pairs. But that doesn’t mean I am not concerned about the North Korean nukes. I prefer not to die in an atomic fireball. In the spirit of a peaceful resolution that will work out for … Continue reading Florsheim Royal Imperial 97626 Restore→
The full solar eclipse is occurring tomorrow. I am going to be in Salem, Oregon to watch (witness?) it. Wearing long wings of course. I have heard the traffic is going to be terrible because thousands of people will be coming into the area. And what could go wrong when you get a big group … Continue reading Shell Cordovan Long Wing SmackDown→
I have been travelling much of the past few weeks. Last week I was in the Middle East. It was hot. Really hot. The region has a few issues. Such as no long wings. Some nice people though. The week before that I was in San Diego to visit/help my mom. My sister joined me. … Continue reading Long Term Update→