words wholly unrelated

sand & sandal

look, i don’t have time to get into etymologies with you today. there is a pack of feral dogs chasing me because i was eating a really tasty reuben sandwich and this alpha dog was like, “why dontcha tear me off a piece, pretty please?” and i was all, “pshaaw, alpha dog. i’m the alpha dog.” and he was like, “wanna bet?” and then one thing led to another and here i am, running around boston common with a gang of poodles nipping at my doc martins, flossing caraway seeds outta my teeth, and texting this post on my google nexus 1 smart phone.

just believe me when i tell you that sandal and sand, both signs of summer, come from very different words.