Socks
Socks on first. No question.
OK, I don’t look my best parading around on a behosed trouser hunt, but think about it. If you put your trousers on first, you have to roll up the pantlegs to put your socks on anyway, costing you precious seconds. Socks on first and you’re good to go. Therein lies the deal. It’s ergonomics.
If you got John Harvey Jones into my bathroom he’d tell you the same. He was a consultant who would tell businesses how to become more efficient. He once told the Manchester Evening News that their drivers needed to make more left turns on their paper delivery routes. As we drive on the left, it meant crossing fewer intersections. So the managers plotted new supply routes, fuel consumption dropped by a third and deliveries were made earlier.
Anyway, he’d approve. Socks on first and turn left.
This possibly falls into the category labelled too much information.
I can’t believe I’ve just discussed the productive edge of socks before trousers.
There’s not much to say today - something happened and I’m woefully unprepared. I was going to do a powerpoint, I had props, eminent keynote speakers, a song and dance number, opening credits, three guests and band.
I feel you’ve been a little shortchanged today, so here’s what we’re going to do. Every weekend as well as the audio post (which isn’t yet a regular feature because I’m not sure it’s that good*), I’ll put a song up and I’ll share some stuff out and we all get good listen. I have a few things you might not have heard, and I have the notion it’s a shame. Plus it’ll give me the chance to go back and unearth some musical treasures I have lying around.
I promise you classics, rarities, a bit of new stuff, songs to humble, songs that make you feel like you’re ten feet tall, but always an earful of brilliance, and sheer at that.
Sound good?
* Jump in any time, here
This Is Classic: The Spider, Man, Is Having Me For Dinner Tonight
May 23rd, 2007 at 8:25 am
hey it sounds good, yeah. I liked that last track (but not hugely - reminded me of Huey Lewis and The News a bit, sorry)
your post also reminds me of the guy who told Swan Vesta only to have one strip of strike…. the guy who watched traffic lights and told the council to cut down on the red time and thereby reduced traffic blocks entirely in [place I can’t recall], the guy (why was it always a guy?) who added the famous money making words “Rinse. Repeat” to the back of bottles of shampoo thereby doubling usage and replacement purchase AND the person responsible for widening the opening of toothpaste tubes, so more comes out, more used etc…
Maybe your sock thing should be patented…
May 23rd, 2007 at 8:54 am
See, when you said socks on first, I thought you meant before shoes. Which you know - of course. I’m glad you haven’t lost it altogether, and I’m looking forward to the tunes.
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:57 pm
Bring on the music!
I do the socks thing, too. Don’t know why just always have done.
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:05 pm
You know what? I always put on socks first.
But then I mostly wear skirts, so socks aren’t really my thing.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:04 pm
I put whatever one whenever I feel like it and damn the experts.
Ia lso like the audio blogs a lot.
And I think Huey Lewis and the News rock, partly because of his association with Phil Lynott, who rocked the house. Good tunes is good tunes.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Hey, sorry if that sounded bad Ed R, I like the audio blogs too - especially new bands I haven’t heard of …
May 23rd, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Sounds like we’re united on the socks thing then, but the jury’s is still out on Huey Lewis and the News.
What we do know is that music rocks, so come back at the weekend for a little something. Thanks you.
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:01 pm
It didn’t sound bad, PEach.I blame CLiff anyway.
May 24th, 2007 at 7:12 am
How’s the Gold Plus Club membership working out for you, Ed? Just wondering.
May 25th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Um… er.. ah…