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Smelly Shoes

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Since Ecco is the only brand I wear, plus I’ve never jogged a single mile in my life, I’m not that hip to what the cool brands are for shoes. It seems, however, that Adidas has fallen out of favor. Back when I was a kid, it was a widely-stated “fact” that the name stood for All Day I Dream About Sex, which was sure to produce at least a brief guffaw from any dim eighth grader.