Heels And Hoes is a title that makes me giggle. The correctly abbreviated form of whores is ‘hos’ not hoes, which are the garden implements used to till up soil. The colorful title has me imagining rural sluts in Daisy Dukes, bobby socks and high heels suggestively planting of seed so to speak. Nevertheless, I grew up in farm country so slutty milkmaids are usual fantasy of mine.

Today, happens to be my 35th birthday and since my sis is 10 years older than I am, I’m reminded of how she claims the moment she can’t wear heels, she wants to be with Jesus. Amen, sister! It’s good to know that even wholesome, respectable women not just ladies called names after dirty gardening tools, understand the importance of looking good.

My sibling is only five-foot-two, so adding a few inches to her height seems more appropriate to her generally larger than life personality. Her husband is over six-foot-five but the man has most likely felt considerably smaller any time his dear wife has had to put him in his place. Just because a woman is small in stature doesn’t mean she isn’t large in spirit and a force with which to be reckoned.

I’m not sure if it was in a blog or in an article I wrote previously but I explained that the term stiletto heel comes from a small pointy knife of Italian origin. Speaking of this footwear named for concealed weaponry and petite females with intimidating wrath, I read a great story by Paul Stokes writing for the UK Telegraph (02/07/07).

Little Miss Vicky Lowell, who was 26 and is a mere four-foot-nine decided that when a six-foot muscular thief tried to rob her local hairdresser’s while brandishing a fake pistol, she wouldn’t sit or stand for it. She leapt out of her chair and grabbed the robber’s arms just as he reached to take the loot he demanded from the salon’s owner.

Convinced his weapon wasn’t real, the tiny woman had to be pulled off the startled culprit before he took off. Miss Lowell took pursuit, chasing him 300 yards down the street armed with a stiletto shoe in her hand until finally, the thieving man escaped in a waiting getaway car. Although, several suspects later caught had to be let go do to lack of evidence, at least one surprised thug probably had a quick rethink regarding his life of crime.

Size apparently doesn’t matter when someone has the right attitude and wears pointy-heeled shoes. Miss Lowell did receive an award for her bravery even if some of her family felt it was more a question of foolhardiness. I personally wouldn’t say that to her face.