For the love of...SHOES!

I think a person's shoes says a lot about their style or lack there of. I have suffered many a day with blisters just because the shoe looked good with the outfit. The older I have gotten the more I have learned there are still very pretty shoes which ARE comfortable and then I leave the "half hour shoes" for their special occasions.

Stiletto heels were discovered in a tomb of tebas in Old Egypt dated from 1000 BC (yes I googled it) and we have never looked back. There is something about the way a heel and pointy toe makes your leg look. Speaking from the owner of cankles(calves that merge into ankles without separation), if I don't have a heel on I have just added 20lbs to my ankles. The epitome of shoes, in my opinion, are Manolo Blahniks. He took a stiletto and made them art...mind you this art starts at about $400 but you could hang it on your wall and it is cheaper than a Monet!

I still will not forget the day Leanne(her name has not been changed as the shame shall continue) asked me "Jimmy Who?". I have watched the TV show "What not to Wear" where they have to convince women to try on a pair of heels and once they do they are sold forever. Now if they could only do an intervention on teenagers who think that clomping around in a heel looks good. I guess they should look in a mirror before walking out as they look like they are about to teeter over at any moment or they are playing dress up in their mother's closet. Mind you I have never tried to push them over but it could become a new sport.

While heels are my favorite I do give props to flats and sneakers unless you are wearing sneakers with your skirt(I don't care if it is comfortable...JAN)but do have a problem with crocs. Granted I do own a pair, given to me by my Uncle as a joke and I use them to take the dog out to pee in the backyard. In my opinion they are no more comfortable than my slippers so I am not sure what the fascination is with them besides an ugly sense of fashion. There are much cuter sneakers out there which are just as comfortable.

I must admit my sometimes inappropriate foot ware has caused a huge sigh of frustration from my husband when he suggests going for a walk along the waterfront after having dinner. Which causes me to sheepishly look down at my feet and gauge whether or not I will be able to walk the duration without ending in hobbling pain or to suck it up and apologize to my feet later. I have also aerated many a lawn while getting pictures taken I have sunken about 2-4"; but this has not down trodden my outlook every time I put on a new pair of heels. There is just something about strutting around like a peacock in my new pair of shoes that makes my day turn brighter.

Some of my favorites..note purple one has aeration marks:)

Google This!

For years I have been an avid fan of the information overload available at my fingertips should they only type away to ask the question. When I first began "surfing the net" I had difficulty finding pages I was looking for and my return always seemed to be porn sites..and NO this is not what I was looking up. Then I came across askgeeves.com. It had a butler as their icon and you could ask in full sentences as opposed to recipe+chicken+pasta (do you remember those days). Trust me this askgeeves thing was revolutionary. Note: They have since changed to just ask.com.

Then one day in 1998 I opened a web browser to "Google" and my life as I knew it changed. When ever I want to know something..I google it! Anything from: Why are the red cross symbol and the Swiss flag similar?

To what was the TV show with Jenna Elfman in it where she played a hippie? All I had to do was type in what my mind was thinking, which can be a challenge in itself, hit enter and several pages come up.

Now here comes the tricky part and where your brain does actually have to start firing up as there is a lot of misinformation, for which my precious google can not be held liable. But by changing your question slightly you will get a whole new set of web pages. I have found everything from pictures of Hiroshima and movie reviews to life's deep questions: what does the new line of Manolo's look like. Please don't ask what Manolo's are ...google it!

Now not to upset the other browsers in town, but I have found they do not offer the same search results nor consistent outcome as I have with Google. There are new ones popping up all of the time (Bing) but I still stay strong in my loyalty. Here are some of the things I have googled!
1. Etsy...on line craft site for which I have searched for ideas on crafts as well as purchases
2. What is the most common password
3. My maiden name...my married name(Maiden name brought up some strange sites)
4. Who sang the "Book of Love"
5. Do all dogs shake the same way (Ok I was bored this day)
6. Unknown words
7. I would love to say the news but really it is usually star gossip
8. TV shows on broadband
9. Fixes to computer problems
10. And when I am just too lazy to type in a site I will google it. Yes I google facebook....

So I decided why not google the top 10 google searches and this is the result for today (changes daily)...and I have not google any of these today...but now I will...It looks like a lot of people watched Oprah today and some one has a really bad bug problem. Enjoy!

1. aubrey o day peep show 2. tristan da cunha 3. bobby cox 4. foxy brown superhead video 5. the story of stuff 6. samantha burke 7. stink bug control 8. mackenzie phillips father 9. ann minch 10. valerie bertinelli