What's funny is that the idea of popularity - even the use of the word 'popular' - is something that had been mostly absent from my life since junior high. In fact, the hallmark of life after junior high seemed to be the shedding of popularity as a central concern.

shedding, ashedding, wshedding, eshedding, dshedding, xshedding, zshedding, ahedding, whedding, ehedding, dhedding, xhedding, zhedding, sahedding, swhedding, sehedding, sdhedding, sxhedding, szhedding, sghedding, syhedding, suhedding, sjhedding, snhedding, sgedding, syedding, suedding, sjedding, snedding, shgedding, shyedding, shuedding, shjedding, shnedding, shwedding, sh3edding, sh4edding, shredding, shsedding, shdedding, shwdding, sh3dding, sh4dding, shrdding, shsdding, shddding, shewdding, she3dding, she4dding, sherdding, shesdding, sheddding, shesdding, sheedding, shefdding, shexdding, shecdding, shesding, sheeding, shefding, shexding, shecding, shedsding, shededing, shedfding, shedxding, shedcding, shedsding, shededing, shedfding, shedxding, shedcding, shedsing, shedeing, shedfing, shedxing, shedcing, sheddsing, sheddeing, sheddfing, sheddxing, sheddcing, shedduing, shedd8ing, shedd9ing, sheddoing, sheddjing, sheddking, sheddung, shedd8ng, shedd9ng, sheddong, sheddjng, sheddkng, sheddiung, sheddi8ng, sheddi9ng, sheddiong, sheddijng, sheddikng, sheddibng, sheddihng, sheddijng, sheddimng, sheddi ng, sheddibg, sheddihg, sheddijg, sheddimg, sheddi g, sheddinbg, sheddinhg, sheddinjg, sheddinmg, sheddin g, sheddinfg, sheddintg, sheddinyg, sheddinhg, sheddinbg, sheddinvg, sheddinf, sheddint, sheddiny, sheddinh, sheddinb, sheddinv, sheddingf, sheddingt, sheddingy, sheddingh, sheddingb, sheddingv.

Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war.