Hi Apples+O, Don't be discouraged by this incident. I've been going barefoot for like 18 years and never had such a swelling problem. My feet are...
Fortune Cookie says: Some day you may become a celebrated person in your community and you will make going barefoot a symbol of great...
Yeah, keep your feet out of shoes as much as possible. The times I've had to wear shoes (even sandals) regularly (such as for a job) I've almost...
Around the beginning of summer my feet sometimes get hot on asphalt, especially if I've been spending too much time indoors. But after a week or...
Wow, that is awful. Someone should conduct a socio-psychological study to find out what causes people to royally freak out about bare feet under...
Yeah, somehow LA is a place where people seem afraid of breaking the law, afraid of breaking any rules, afraid of lawsuits, risks, and...
Yeah, but that's kinda my point about how the confrontational attitudes and hostility just spreads like a disease. Personally I don't want to...
I swear this must be an L.A. thing. I just can't believe how many times I've been confronted in L.A. for being barefoot. When I lived in Northern...
People who always go barefoot tend to land softly on the metatarsals (balls and toes) rather than on the heels when they run or walk. Shoe wearers...
For more info on Goatheads (aka Puncturevine): http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmay98.htm#puncture...
A couple of weeks ago I stepped on a big goathead thorn (the kind that pops bike tires and sometimes even car tires) and it went deep enough for...
I've walked across hot coals several times. I agree with the idea that the ash provides thermal insulation. As soon as your foot touches a coal,...
Francine, I would suggest hitchhiking with a friend so that you're not alone. Try to find people who are travelling to summer music festivals....
I knew a guy who went to Humboldt for a few years then transferred to UC Davis, just west of Sacramento. He was very lonely in Humboldt and found...
Allow yourself another month or so to get your feet tough. Try to find some gravel or rougher, more natural surfaces to walk on. Too much smooth...
That kind of engine works like a diesel. The compression on the upstroke generates enough heat to combust the next downstroke. You need the...
Back when I did my early cross country trips, my friend and I took along several camping guides. One of them told of free places to camp. I forgot...
Thanks Myranya. All this goes to show that proper hygiene is variable from person to person depending on their rituals. If I do wear flip flops to...
Yay for barefoot music festivals! I've been to lots of them up in Northern California where there are over a dozen every summer. About spreading...
Look at it this way, you can cut yourself anywhere on your body and there will be germs there. If you wear shoes or gloves then you will literally...
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