Red and Rover by Brian Basset for June 26, 2012

A lively game of “kick the can” just isn’t what it used to be!

His foot feels like it’s kicked the bucket.

Okay “hermit rock” is over my head!

As kids, we play that game once. Only once. Thank to Tink’s powerful legs, we lost the can.

That’s what you get for kicking the can in your bare feet.

Who walks barefoot on the sidewalk in the summer anyway?

Remember, this is set in the 1960s, Back before [WARNING: banned expression] global warming, it was done frequently. With practice, some could even cross an asphalt road, if they avoided the bubbling parts. The danger of a crushed tin can is getting cut by a torn spot..

This is set in the 1960s, back before sheltering parents.

I grew up past the 80s and sometimes went without shoes. Now I think it’s gross and wish my parents had insisted I put shoes on.

The old ‘rock-in-a-can’ trick.

Red are you ok?

cute/

ouchers!

Who needs shoes walking around in the yard or to the neighbor’s house. At 58 I go bare foot all the time (at home.) In 100 degree temps last Saturday, I got the mail out of the curb side box bare foot Yes it was hot, but no reason to require shoes, just do not stay in one place very long. The trick to kicking a can bare foot is low impact velocity followed by quick acceleration.

Better leave that to the politicians, Red!