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The ‘IT’ List
Erie Times-News, Oct 27, 2005
Croc It: Yes, the shoes were designed to be worn on yachts, but we’ve seen them everywhere lately, including schools, doctor’s offices and the mall.
Crocs, shoes intended to be “funky and comfy” at the same time, first appeared on the market in 2002. Said to be incredibly comfortable and durable, they are made from a material called PCCR that supposedly eliminates odor and discourages sweating.
No stinky feet? No wonder they’re so popular.
We saw the shoes for sale at www.dickssportinggoods.com for $29.99. The local actual walk-in-and-purchase-your-shoes-in-person Dick’s store had the shoes for summer but doesn’t stock them for winter. Crocs also can be purchased at www.thecrocsstore.com/ for $29.99 and up.
They come in a rainbow of colors, so you can find a pair to match every outfit you own. Best of all, the company said you can wear the shoes on the beach or in the boardroom. Let’s watch Donald Trump’s feet tonight on “The Apprentice.” If he’s wearing Crocs, we’ll know it to be true.
Celebrate It: Get creative this weekend as you have fun prepping for your Halloween gathering. The Washington Post says you can go above and beyond by adding creepy-crawly candy to ice cubes or using red peppers on toothpicks to create horns on your deviled eggs.
Serve ketchup or barbecue sauces as a bloody dip for chicken fingers and let buffalo wings function as bat wings. Other goulish options include lady fingers and sugar cookies cut in Halloween shapes.
The important lesson here: Don’t let the finishing touches go by the wayside. Celebrate Halloween by paying attention to even the smallest details.
Skip It: You can’t drive down the highway without hearing an advertisement for the Phazer II on the radio. The product, designed to make your car invisible to police radar, is illegal in five states and Washington, D.C. That fact alone should tell you to zoom on by this purchase.
The advertisement says the company doesn’t condone reckless driving, yet it also mentions the company will pay for your speeding tickets within the first year, as long as you don’t exceed the speed limit by more than 30 percent or 15 mph, whichever is less.
It seems a bit contradictory to say you don’t condone reckless driving when you’ll pay for a ticket for someone driving 80 mph in a 65-mph zone. So, please, just skip the Phazer II and drive safely. The rest of us drivers out there will be grateful.
– from staff reports