The only game I ever beat was Fallout New Vegas. I’m not even talking about 100%, but simply completing the main storyline. Ever. I just get too hung up on side questing until I don’t like the game.

Snow runner was so much fun, until it wasn’t. Somehow, they even made just exploring a slog. The mechanic was literally “deep mud everywhere.” Just give me the first map 10 different times and we’re good. A new town to explore.

I have what is ostensibly a desk job, but when I was in the Marines, my go-to socks were, believe it or not, dress socks, and inside out so you wouldn’t feel the seams on your toes. A buddy turned me on to it and I never looked back. I was always fortunate enough to not have issues with blisters or anything, so maybe I’m just lucky, but a good, calf-high dress sock was my sock of choice.

But my regular life shoe is the Puma Classic, and if I have on short pants, I’ll don the lowest possible sock. As some others have mentioned, the rubber grips in the heel are great. But if I’m doing a hike, for example, and wearing boots, even my mid-ankle Merrells, I’ll wear a calf-hig sock, no need to play games.

DC is nice, but I’d go in the shoulder seasons, it can be hot and humid, and if I’m gonna be somewhere hot and humid in summer, I’m going to need water nearby to jump into.

It’s just strange to me that communication is breaking down so much that I need to basically explain the joke. Soon I’ll be saying “please clap.”

What are we doing here?