ON THIS DAY IN SCIENCE FICTION HISTORY
  • The Science Fiction History Blog
  • Daily Launch
  • About
  • December
  • November
  • October
  • September
  • August
  • July
  • June
  • May
  • April
  • March
  • February
  • January

Stardate 10.19.2020.C: Now The Force Can Adorn Your Feet, Thanks To Adidas!

10/19/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
True story: yours truly has a form of degenerative scloliosis.

Honestly, it sounds worse than it is.  Basically what that means is I have a curvature of the spine which just so happens to be very, very near the base of it (one of the worst places it can be).  What this means is that I have a bad back (not all that uncommon) which like so many my age (don't ask) can get twisted out of whack from the simple task of bending over slightly just to pick up a bag of groceries.  Seriously, one never knows what's gonna cause me some aches and pains; I just have to exercise a bit more care, keep my weight under control, and do the stretches regularly that my physical therapist has recommended to keep me limber and loose.

How did I come by this, you might ask?  Well, I suspect it's partly inherited (others in my family have back issues), and I suspect it's the long-term end result of being left-handed in a right-handed world.  So many of us who are lefties spent the bulk of our childhood being forced to sit in desks designed for right-handed people, meaning we'd have to scrunch sideways in order to write comfortably throughout the K-12 education system.  Some day, I say all of us lefties get together and process a massive class action lawsuit against the world.

In any event, that's not the reason I bring this up.  Where I'm going with this is that I've found over time that it helps to have good shoes: the better support I get while walking and/or standing, the less strain I endure on my lower back.  So I'm used to paying a bit more for my footwear ... but Adidas would have me pay as much not so much for posture as it is to show off my love of the Star Wars franchise!

Just in time for the holidays, Adidas has unveiled their newest assortment of Star Wars themed tennis shoes.  While some of these do look as though they have reasonable support, I'm not all that interested in them myself for the above-stated reason.  I do think some of SciFiHistory.Net's longtime readers might find something for that special someone, if you've got the extra scratch and are looking for gift ideas.  The link to the Adidas website is right here, and I encouraged interested parties to check 'em out.

As always, thanks for reading ... and live long and prosper!
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.


    SciFiHistory
    Archives
    ​

    January
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December

    mainpage
    ​posts

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly