I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

I've used that site. I also use overstock.com and another one called sierratrading.com I think it is.



I buy the keens that are good in water for Hawaii as the lava is so wicked many places where we swim. Hubby and I both wear them. He also has keens slippers. I used to always go barefoot in the house but now generally wear birks since my bout with plantar fascitis.

Well now, let's see. The stock market (both the Dow and the S&P) are at record high levels, unemployment continues to fall, the deficit is falling faster than at any time in history, we have run monthly budget surpluses for five months out of this year, including a record monthly surplus in April. Healthcare costs are going down, insurance companies are giving millions in rebates to consumers and healthcare plans because of the 80/20 rule in the Affordable Care Act, millions now have health insurance who didn't before, millions more will soon have affordable health insurance (in spite of the relentless lies of the regressives) .... The list goes on and on. Of COURSE the regressives have to make up fake scandals because they have learned that if they repeat things loudly and shrilly and long that a certain gullible portion of the population will believe them and pick it up as an echo chamber. They got nuthin' .... They just have to make up crap. They have nothing of substance to offer, so they have to talk smack and lie. And they have no new ideas to offer, so they hurl insults because they have nothing else to do.



Meh. They aren't even original.



We have better things to talk about and celebrate here, like President Obama's birthday.



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Alexandria -- Interesting articles!  One thing stood out in the Asian people's article:  don't encourage a child to walk too early.  Well, I had 3 older sisters who had me walking at 8 months -- no wonder my arches didn't develop!!!

My biggest problem with going shoeless or wearing sandals is that I'm rather clumsy and prone to little accidents.  I stubbed my big toe over 3 weeks ago, and it's still slightly swollen and painful.  My chiro checked it out to ensure it wasn't broken, but the way I was walking (to favour it) made the previously injured MC ligament in my knee start to hurt again!  You know that old song about bones connected to each other?  Well, SO true, in more ways than one!

Athena -- we're ALL missing you!

RL....everything you said.  I'm easily bored so all the un-substantive idiocy and the lunacy of continually picking the President and others apart just becomes completely inane in its uselessness.  Joanne Whorlly  ( SP??? ) comes to mind and her BORRRRRING.

Love that we can talk about shoes and the benefits of going barefoot!  Atleast Fox News didn't tell me to talk about it   Like who really cares about what is on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine until someone like Rupert Murdoch or Rush Limbugh told me it is something I should care about?  Feetsies are something we all have and are oh so important.

Sunny - all of the talk of Keens and I bought 3 pairs yesterday (I had not dipped into my annual shoe budget yet).  Unfortuneately, Toyah MJ's seem to be on the outs.  I hope they will produce more - my favorites.

Athena - I miss you.  I hope you are okay.  I selfishly would love to hear from you. 

Sunday funny! 

Hi Girls - been relaxing post visitors leaving - Poppy is now back to normal.

We have our election date!! 7th September - can't wait to get rid of the current trash.

Lot of reading to catch up on this morning.

LOL about wearing shoes. Shoes usually come off here for 'open homes' and some people seem to remove their shoes in the house. I ask and will if they want me to. Anyway here it is very common for children not to wear shoes and many adults go around without shoes especially around the house and outside. My DS hardly wore shoes until he went to school and even then only wore then when he had to. We don't have many 'nasties' in this country - no snakes or scorpions or things like that.

I have dark wood flooring in my kitchen and even though it looks great it needs constant cleaning because every crumb shows up. We have pure wool carpets in the rest of the house which are low allergy because dust mites cannot live in wool and you cannot inhale the fibres which you can from synthetic carpet.  I know people don't agree but its other fluff and allergens that get me.

Suzie i heard the news of your election we will be watching with interest.

Must get moving, have to organise somethings this morning - like getting some money on our cards for our trip, less than three weeks now and i am strangely nervous this time.

Hope you are having/had a good weekend.