Shoe by Gary Brookins and Susie MacNelly for October 21, 2024

Did you watch your fancy flee in a flea circus?…..

My uncle used to be footloose. Then he had his prosthetic tightened.

True story: my uncle had a prosthetic leg below the knee on one leg. He was also an avid skier. Once while skiing in the alps his ski caught on something in the snow. The ski got stuck, taking his prosthetic with it. He was such a good skier, that he was able to ski on the one leg / ski until he could stop a bit further down. Other skiers who happened to witness this were quite shocked, thinking he had torn off his leg.

My feet are still pretty loose, but my knees, hips and back are locked up tight.

Can’t do the Hippy hippy shake no more.

My friend Cloudia [I actually mean Claudication] now has been slowing me down, so I need to pause at street corners and contemplate my surroundings while running errands.

“When I was young, I used to go to new hip joints. Now I’m getting a new hip joint.”

Can’t remember where I heard that.

Everyone I know with a new knee is happy with it… Several wonder why they didn’t have it earlier. Considering the pain you have to be in before you get a knee replaced (they don’t replace good ones) I’m guessing the fancy fled before the surgery. Don’t blame the kneed.

About the time my get up and go got up and went.

But you can still shake a leg.

Settin Fancy Free by The Oak Ridge Boys?

I knew a lady who broke off her engagement so that she could be fiancé free.

his get up and go has got up and went (apologies to Pete Seeger)

After mine, I was up and down ladders and stairs without a care in the world… (after 10 years of not being able to)

Right now my body is battling to see if I get a hip or knee replaced first. I periodically have problems with my left hip and both knees. Luckily, I don’t think I am that close to needing surgery yet.

Now I gotta cut loose

Footloose

Kick off the Sunday shoes