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Barefoot in Seattle

by sharleen wl I had previously heard that Seattle was a barefoot friendly city, so I was excited when I had the chance to prove it for myself early last summer. My girlfriend Sandra and I were going on a cruise to Alaska leaving from Seattle. As you know from one of my previous posts ( barefoot thanksgiving break ) I'm bi, and Sandra who was my childhood best friend, is lesbian. Anyway, we were planning to stay in Seattle for a day before the cruise, and we already booked a hotel. It was a quaint little waterfront hotel, and we were lucky to get an ocean view so that we could watch ships pass by. Sandra has relatives in Seattle whom she wanted to spend some time with, so she flew in a day earlier. After being denied boarding barefoot on my trip to Houston the year before ( barefoot thanksgiving break ), I didn't bother trying it this time. I just put on flip flops to board, and took them off again once I was on the plane. I deplaned in Seattle and walked around the airport...

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Is going barefoot dangerous?

Those that have never gone barefoot outside the house and newbie barefooters often wonder if there are dangers associated with going barefoot, and that's a legitimate concern. The other day a friend of mine asked me, "dude, why are you always barefoot?" I casually replied, "cos it's healthy." He burst our laughing and said, "are you f**king serious?" I was like, "yeah, just search the internet, you'll find plenty of sites that explain why it's good for your health." "Well, what about all the germs and icky stuff that stick to the bottom of your feet? Don't tell me those are healthy too!" he sarcastically responded. Then I had to explain it to him that our skin is germ proof for the most part as long as it's intact, and it's important for barefooters to keep their tetanus shots current. As for the icky but non-harmful stuff, you can always wash it off. But how often do you wash your shoes, especially the i...

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