Thwakety Thwack

The summer months bring steamy afternoons, lazy weekends and the urge to go thwackety-thwack, thwackety-thwack into the salt mines. The flip-flops already are out in force. Their cheap rubber soles melt against the hot concrete and get all squishy, dirty and distorted.

...Flip-flops should be paired with surf shorts and swimsuits; they should be found on beaches and in public showers. Exceptions can be made for walking the dog, watering the lawn, taking out the trash and ensuring that a fresh pedicure makes it from salon to home without getting smudged.Flip-flops are sloppy, cheap and generally unattractive. And that is part of their charm. They represent the blissful informality of summer, the most grudging, reluctant response to the admonishment, "No shoes, no service."

Thank you, Washington Post, for setting the record straight. Flip flops, my friends, are NOT OFFICE ATTIRE. They do NOT go with business suits. They look SILLY with straight skirts and pearls. When you wear them in the metro on the way to work, your feet get dirty before they've even passed the turnstile. The thwakety-thwack is distracting in the office. Pleeeeeease leave them at home. Or at least change once you get to work.