Well socks and shoes last a very long time for me, nearly forever, especially the sole. I have shoes 10 years old that I could probably take back to the store if they still made PF Fliers that is.
I'll have to check my records but I don't think I died in the 9th grade but I did go to Disneyland which as I recall is in Anaheim, not to be confused with aneurysm which I have not had yet but I was in the hospital with some folks that did.
So in summary there might be a connection here. And yes I was one of the little people in grammar school, only low window licking for me. Actually I'm still a little people.
When I applied for Seattle PD and the Washington State Patrol after they lowered their standards I barely met the 5' 6" height requirement and even then the guy told me to stretch my neck to make it. Even though I did well on all the test and I could still hear canon blast back then neither agency hired me which turned out to be good. Seattle scares me.
It was only after I became a full fledged derelict that I got to hire on and play with cops. Not in any mano mano way ya understand.
There's a tune going through my head now.....short people got no reason to live........no short people round here......
Now tell me your left handed and we'll be even and we can lick windows happily ever after.