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"Growing up flip flops were our summertime shoes."

Ditto on that aspect-- only as kids we called them thongs. Recently one of the students who worked for me said she was at a party and a guy complimented her on her thongs. She thought he was being pretty forward until she realized he was talking about her flip flops.

Me, well, I did the high heel thing for work through my 20's and wrecked my feet so bad that I can only wear tennis shoes to work any more. They have to deal with it.

Actually, I pretty much have to wear tennis shoes anywhere these days. However, I have two orthopedic docs and one chiro, and a couple of recent PTs and each had their own opinion on the best footwear for me (still in the tennis shoe realm-- and the orthotics realm as well). The catch is the orthotics that may help my feet could wreck what's left of my knees.

I do have a couple of pair of supportive and rather attractive, though by no means "sexy" sandals for the summer, but in reality I can only wear them a few days out of the year to avoid problems.

For home, I have the tennis shoes that are now too bad to wear to work, a few pair of the Airwalk version of crocs. They are ugly as all get out, but comfortable, and easy to clean up when I'm outside and get into muddy or damp areas.

I must slightly guiltily admit to picking up two pairs of flip flops on sale for 2 pairs for $5.00 total, this just week. The reason-- in the summer, all those other shoes are pretty warm, and if I'm walking my dogs in the morning in heavy dew, I don't care if the flip flops and my feet get wet. When my tennies get wet, well, they're often icky the rest of the day.

So, no, they're not really good for my feet (though the chiro might say they're better than something with orthotics), but they're quick to put on when the doggies are in a rush to get out, and they dry off quickly. In the past, I normally didn't wear them to town or anywhere else my feet might be seen. The exception is if we take a day trip up to see some friends 3 hours away, I may take them (along with 2 or 3 other pairs of shoes, just in case.) That way I'm not barefoot for the ride, can change easily into another pair of shoes, but can be comfortable for the ride...

Right now my footwear is limited on the Left to one of those big, black, knee-high, multiple-velcro-strap walking boots. I cant wait until I can slip into a pair of flip flops and let my feet breathe a little...

So, SamAdams76, aren't you sorry you asked and have now received a "toe"me on the subject? ;-)

Have a good day -- green pastures