It seems to me like the chaotic distribution of my footwear across the house when I return after a day’s absence may have certain algorithmic properties that only an Australian Shepherd is capable of getting its teeth into. And while the efficiencies achieved in the random accessibility from the floor of a single shoe from any pair are astounding, one intuits that a tidy storage of all pairs, each together, in a common repository such as a closet would save time when it is necessary to find a complete pair of sneakers. Also it would reduce insole destruction-by-puppy-teeth, a value-added benefit.
Oddly, I am sure the dog doesn’t think the distribution of shoes is messy, but rather that it has order and beauty best appreciated by creatures closer to the floor than the housemonkeys that provide the food and water.
Thanks to David Weinberger for sparking that thought…
Thanks to Dorothea Salo for the word "housemonkeys."
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