For most of my younger years, I would wear socks and shoes from the time I got up (or out of the shower) to the time I went to bed. Even in bed, I would wear socks. Even in the heat of the summer. Bare feet were only for the shower and the beach. In 1990, I went to Hawaii for the first time. It was a bit of a culture shock. Everybody was in flip-flops or sandals. In fact, my first stop out of the airport was at an ABC store so that I could look more like the...