Our poor feet step on the ground while the whole world steps on them. They are put in torture devices and their often-overweight owners demand they trudge all over Creation. Truly, it is They who are the Downtrodden.

“Tatum and Shea” is an intersection near where I had my taxes done. Perrier is a naturally effervescent water, which I imagine would at 104 degrees be a perfect dipping sauce for a pair of tortured feet.