The favorite toe-shoe of vegan restaurant servers and 65-year-old men with ponytails from Sedona has settled a class action lawsuit brought against it by what sounds like every person who ever wore its foot.......um....condoms.
I have actually seen people wearing these and I remember, somewhere in our travels, having a young man SWEAR by these incredibly ugly shoes, and telling us that we just HAVE to buy some. Well, no, we don't...but thanks anyway.
Runner's World Matt McCue reports that though the makers, Vibram "expressly denies and continues to deny any wrongdoing alleged in the Actions, and neither admits nor concedes any actual or potential fault, wrongdoing or liability," the company has agreed to pay a lot of money in a class action suit.
Class Action suit???? Vibram , has agreed to settle a lawsuit because the initial claim for the FiveFingers running shoes, filed in 2012, accuses them of deceiving consumers by saying that its shoes could "reduce foot injuries and strengthen foot muscles." Unfortunately, Vibram appears to have pulled this out of thin air, or picked it up off the tarmac, really hoping it was true. Um.....It's not.
I believe the theory was that this is the closest thing you can get to running in bare feet. I am thinking unless you just can't afford shoes or belong to a tribe in Africa who runs for miles each day, for years, for life....you shouldn't be running in bare feet. Shoes were invented to protect your feet...from rocks, a sticks and perhaps dung (back in the day). There is a reason we have shoes...so why decide to run around downtown New York City in shoes that make you look like you want to play piano with your feet?? A trend perhaps?
In penance for its crimes against fashion and all of humanity, Vibram has placed $3.75 million into escrow. Those funds will go to the fitness idiots who purchased a pair after March 21, 2009, with up to $94 for each - in an effort to help your friends and family not shudder when looking at your feet.
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Another great idea.......
Elite Cuisine 3-in-1 Breakfast Station 4-Cup Coffee Maker
3 in 1 toaster oven, coffee maker and griddle
4-Cup coffee maker
1-Slice toaster oven
6-Inch griddle
500-Watt of power
I kind of like it...but not the colour!
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And then we have:
A patented harness that prevents puppies or small adult dogs from escaping fenced-in areas. The device slips on a dog like a common harness, but its integrated rigid 10 1/2″-long cross-bar spans well beyond the width of the pet, preventing it from slipping out between fence railings
Did anyone think that he could crawl UNDER the fence??? I think it needs an aerial!
One of these things doesn't look like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong........
Things I've learned this week:
You can have an optometrist appointment, arrive on time, wait two hours and then have the doctor look at your peepers for oh...ten seconds each and suggest you come back for another test....at another time. Give .....me.....strength!
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Why this man is smiling
Because his 'art' has set records for the most money paid for a living artists work. Let's say around 58 MILLION! Jeff is known for recreating banal, everyday objects...like lobsters...which actually hang in art galleries and are wondered at.
Well, I wonder how Jeff got those gigs, cuz sign me up. He says there are no hidden meanings in his works...other than that of making money. And can I blame the guy? No, if someone (idiot) wants to buy his art (holy crap) and hang it in their home it's really none of my business and really...what is that old saying "A fool and his money are soon parted." Not much different than a large Cambells' soup can...which, come to think of it... probably sells for a whole lot of money these days....so who is the fool? Hhhhmmm....? Perhaps I shouldn't be so hasty.
Well, I wonder how Jeff got those gigs, cuz sign me up. He says there are no hidden meanings in his works...other than that of making money. And can I blame the guy? No, if someone (idiot) wants to buy his art (holy crap) and hang it in their home it's really none of my business and really...what is that old saying "A fool and his money are soon parted." Not much different than a large Cambells' soup can...which, come to think of it... probably sells for a whole lot of money these days....so who is the fool? Hhhhmmm....? Perhaps I shouldn't be so hasty.
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This week my faith in the younger generation was renewed. I attended a baby shower in Arizona and a wedding shower here at home this last month. I received a THANK YOU CARD from each of the young ladies - yes, hand written, personalized and in an envelope with a stamp on it!! I was beginning to think this kind of thing had gone the way of the Dodo.
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