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To: freelyhovering who wrote (6179)	4/22/2006 7:59:46 AM
From: Ron	Respond to of 51721

OK since we are now talking shoes... I like to wear shoes with an absolutely smooth sole, no grooves. Because I trade in a home office here and frequently go outside to the yard and garden, then come back inside. Smooth soles do not pick up outdoor dirt and grass clippings, etc and are easily wiped off before I come back inside. Usually I wear Bass lace-ups. Hush Puppies used to make the most comfortable men's shoe but they all seem to have grooves and other stuff on the soles now. These particular Bass casual shoes are harder and harder to find. If I am about to engage in a particularly dirty task, I do change shoes, any neatniks will be glad to know.

To: freelyhovering who wrote (6179)	4/22/2006 9:31:05 AM
From: Suma	Respond to of 51721

Your reference to collecting empty bottles to buy more MSB shoes was amusing. I had an island beach home once and used to collect empty cans left on the beach by day trippers.. The beach would be a mess and I would jog it early morning and then with a bag collect the cans (partly because I am an environmentalist and when the tide would come up it would wash all those cans into the ocean ) but they also generated me a refund sufficient to buy the New York Times on the week-end. Being that I was on an island the Times was $ 3.00 or more.(20 years ago) But it would take a lot of empty cans to get to buy those shoes. Good luck. What's the return on an empty bottle.<g> Inflation has set in... I am going to look at the shoes Eleutheria mentioned too.

To: freelyhovering who wrote (6179)	4/22/2006 10:29:57 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 51721

I was in SF today so I managed to try on a pair of the MBT shoes. I am very sad to report that since they do not come in wide widths they don't fit me :-( I tried on both the low and the high styles- just in case the width was different. I can see by handling them how they could be wonderful to wear. I'm just sorry I won't be able to give them a try- but I must say my husband looked relieved..... And if any of you like Calder, there is a super exhibition at SFMOMA, and the museum gift shop is having a nice sale too! sfmoma.org