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<\/p>\nWhile I am in New York, NY.<\/p>\n
Why did this happen?<\/p>\n
Century 21. That’s why it happened.<\/p>\n
Of all the places that closed, with or without provocation from COVID-19, Century 21 was my biggest loss.<\/p>\n
I went through a few layers of shock and grief when, in 2020, the announcement came. The layers succeeded each other rather quickly. At first, it was a generalized, “Oh no no no no!” Followed by looking through my closets and touching each occupant which had come from Century 21 over the many years I’ve depended upon it.<\/p>\n
The penultimate layer, to be followed by an overall mourning, was, “What the fuck am I going to do about SOCKS!?!” Because Century 21 was the only place where I bought underwear, sleepwear and socks. Two reasons. Their prices were unbeatable and the selection in the sock department was everything I desired in socks. Those racks of socks were a little paradise.<\/p>\n
Did I ever tell you about the time an ex criticized my socks? “Socks have to be white,” he said. It was not the first time I knew we would never work out, but it was significant. My socks are never white.<\/p>\n
Here is a picture of two of my socks:<\/p>\n
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Over the years since 2020, my socks have been holding themselves together with bare threads, especially around the heel part. Finally, a few days ago, I Googled “women’s socks NYC,” hoping I could pin down a nice little sock shop to visit in person. No shop appeared. What appeared were several online sock “stores.”<\/p>\n
You know how stringently I avoid buying anything on line. But I caved. Roaming through a catalogue, I chose a bunch of adequately patterned socks. They do not live up to the wildness and dense coloration (see above photo) of Century 21’s socks but, still…<\/p>\n
The sock company promised to keep me GPS-ed as to the minute-by-minute location of my new socks. I really didn’t need to be zoomed in on the travels of my socks, as long as they were boxed and not traveling on somebody else’s feet.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, I received that message a few days ago, when my socks were in Alexandria, Virginia, presumably inching up 95 to NYC.<\/p>\n
Update: I just received a notice that my socks have arrived. They are downstairs, waiting for me.<\/p>\n
Pettier than this little report I will never get.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
While I am in New York, NY. Why did this happen? Century 21. That’s why it happened. Of all the places that closed, with or without provocation from COVID-19, Century 21 was my biggest loss. I went through a few … Continue reading