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4 MIDWEEK FEBRUARY 15, 2023
What’s your favorite old-school diner?
A SqueakyWheel
s readers of my column know, I always talk, com- plain or laugh about the shoe habits of my wife and daughter. But it’s not just them. Most of the
women I know seem to have a sizable shoe collection — and they’re proud of it.
I’ve never had a problem with my girls wanting to buy shoes. My only issue is the storage of such shoes, as we only have so much square footage in our house. This is compound- ed by a lack of desire to get rid of shoes they no longer wear.
I’ve seen shoes on storage shelves that have been there for years. When I urge them to donate the shoes to charity, suddenly there’s every excuse in the world not to get rid of them. “Those are the only shoes that match my red outfit!” or “My sister gave me those shoes for my birthday!” or “I wore those shoes for our daughter’s preschool graduation!” All these justify their retention.
KAMAKA KALAHIKI
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“Kam Bowl will always have a place in my heart. Oxtail soup for the wife, burgers and fries for the kids, and lup cheong fried rice for your boy.”
DAWN O’BRIEN
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“Aiea Bowl — oxtail soup for days. And, of course, the desserts — the strawberry crunch cake, lemon crunch cake or the cupcakes.”
FELIX LE
Radiologic Technologist, Honolulu
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KRYSTLE ILAR
Waitress/Server,
Kāne‘ohe
“Kam Bowl because not only do I love the oxtail soup, but the feel and service of the diner still feels the same as it did from small-kid time.”
This is a battle I will never win. Secretly, though, it is a distraction from my own shoe collection.
Of course, mine is nowhere near the size of theirs, but in trying to be stylish I have a pretty decent arsenal of men’s footwear. Retro Converse sneakers, Chelsea boots, double monk strap shoes, Olukai athletic shoes, etc.
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I always receive compliments on my shoes, especially from women, so I try to keep up with classics and new trends without spending too much time obsessing over them. I figure buying good shoes are an investment, although I will never say this to my wife and daughter, as they will use it against me.
On occasion, I will try to save a few bucks and buy a cheap pair of shoes or some off-brand that is on sale. A couple months ago, I bought such a pair of brown stylish-looking shoes. I threw them in my closet and forgot about them.
A few weeks ago, I discovered them and decided I would wear them to work. It wasn’t until I got into the office that I noticed these new shoes squeaked — loudly. I figured if I stayed in my office no one would notice.
In the new year, one of my resolutions was to hydrate and drink more water. That translates to a trip to the bathroom at least once every hour. My path to the bathroom goes past the desks of several co-workers.
Every time I went to the bathroom, my squeaky shoes revealed to everyone that I was going back and forth. I tried walking on my tiptoes and on my heels, but to no avail. The shoes squeaked embarrassingly loud.
It sounded like I was wearing those Japanese Hello Kitty slippers for little kids. I became highly self-conscious of my loud shoes. Consequently, at my last doctor visit, he asked why I was so dehydrated. My answer? Because my shoes squeak!
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