Re-Polish, Please!

I still think it's a wee bit freaky that females paint their toe nails. Now don't bother telling me that some guys do too. I know that and those fellows are not freaky, they're freaks, period.

Other then certain summer footwear or walking around in public barefoot, who's gonna see the polish anyway? So who do they do it for? Does it make them feel more womanly?

If you're feeling down and out pour some paint on your tootsies!

But the even larger issue I have with these painted ladies are the ones that don't re-polish. I stood behind one of them in Starbucks today (it was "Get our $2.50 cup of coffee free today" day). She had summer footwear on so the toes were out for all to see.

Once I got past the Fred Flintstone size of each foot I saw the nails. They looked diseased. For a moment I thought I had come in contact with my first leper. Or perhaps gangrene had set in. Whatever it was, it wasn't pretty and certainly didn't make wearing those kind of shoes a good idea.

Since I had to stand in line with the rest of the cheap bastards in town wanting a free cup of coffee I had plenty of time to stare at those toes. Sort of the standard "train wreck" scenario. Eventually it dawned on me. It was red nail polish that had chipped off haphazardly and become blotchy in spots. Ick. If you're gonna paint the damn things at least make them look nice. Some daily maintenance would be nice if the rest of us are gonna be forced to witness your freakiness.