Welcome to My Blog: History of an "Obsession"

So, I was forced to create a blog for Prof. Hart's Advanced Composition class and i thought to myself , "what on earth do i want to blog about?. Nothing. If i wanted to blog about something i would have already." Terrible train of thought to have for an all-semester assignment. Negative attitudes get you nowhere in life, right? So on second thought I decided to choose something that has intreseted me for years-shoes. An intrest thats origins came from none other than my beautiful mother, not because she's obsessed with them or anything, but because of a statement she made to me when I was fairly new to the world, "Erik, you can tell a lot about a man by the shoes he has on his feet." From that point on I payed more attention to the shoes on my feet and in my closet than the race for presidency or even the cost of gasoline. A shoe fettish almost. Now, I've never claimed to be a "sneakerhead" but I do know some. Or do I? What constitutes a "sneakerhead" really? That is what I intend to clarify with this blog. Today marks a long journey, on foot, to find out.