Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes, and where they’ve taken you.

My favorite pair of shoes are a pair of 1940s brown combat boots from WW II that I bought in an army surplus store, in Santa Monica, while writing a fashion article about military chic for the Daily Breeze newspaper. They’ve taken me everywhere, and are particularly handy, on rainy days at my day job as a Special Education Instructional Assistant for LAUSD.

Are you patriotic? What does being patriotic mean to you?

Yes I am patriotic. Patriotism means to me representing and supporting your country no matter what.