Barefoot GAINZZZ

Has anyone tried "barefoot shoes"? I've been using them for five months now.

I came across these when I was researching an injury. I had twisted my pelvis, with one side rotated forward and lifted upwards above the other one, making that leg short, and making all kinds of PAINZZZ in my back.

In my searches for exercises for a twisted pelvis, barefoot shoes came up, and it was claimed that barefoot shoes corrected your gait, and I thought "maybe my gait is all stupid and gay and I need to do conversion therapy on it," so I bought some.

I didn't see John Wick 4 so let me review: Barefoot Shoes.

Barefoot shoes seek to correct what their designers say are the problems caused by modern shoes.

For example, if you walk barefoot, the muscles of your feet are very active and engaged as they change the shape of your foot to grip the ground you're on and adapt to the uneven surface. But if you always wear shoes with hard soles, or very padded foam rubber soles, your feet are always walking on a flat surface, and the muscles of your feet atrophy and lose their ability to shape themselves to grab the ground.

This, they claim, is what leads to fallen or weak arches -- the muscles of the feet have lost their tone. They don't need to work like they were built to, so they don't.

Another claim -- which I think is conceded even by people who don't recommend barefoot shoes -- is that a heavily padded heel changes the natural human gait. If your heel is very padded, then you'll just walk on your heels, swinging one leg forward, tilting forward, landing on the heel, then swinging the other leg forward, etc. The padded heel lets you do this without hurting your heel and sending a shock through your leg.

The natural human gait is designed for the foot to hit the ground not with the heel but the mid-foot, or shading into the fore-foot if on rough ground. Hitting with the midfoot makes the foot act as a sort of shock absorber as it lands, not all at once as with heel-strike walking, but a little at at time.

Also, toes are not meant to just sit as a slab in five part and move as a unit. They're supposed to move independently, again to grip the ground and navigate uneven surfaces. Modern shoes put toes on a flat sole, and then packed together in a tight toe-box at the front of the shoe -- instead of letting them splaying out in a more monkey-like way.

So barefoot shoes, or minimal shoes, seek to correct those three claimed problems. They have a very minimal sole, sometimes as thin as 5 mm, so your foot is basically almost naked to the ground.

They have a "zero drop," which is way of saying the heel is not built up so that the sole has a chunky wedge-like shape. Zero drop means the heel is no more elevated from the ground than the toes; there's "zero drop" from where the heel is held to where the toes are held.

Finally they have a wide toe box (and sometimes even separate compartments for each toe, which seems like overkill to me) to let your toes Really Explore the Studio Space.

The trouble with the shoes is, of course: They've got barely any padding. That's the whole point, yes, but still: They've barely got any padding.

One guy I listened to conceded yes, we used to walk differently barefoot, but that was on soft natural surfaces like the grassy earth. Now we can barely get to grassy areas. We walk and run on concrete. So we have to add the softness of the primitive earth's surface into the soles of our shoes.

And that's a point. One guy I listened to emphasized that the average person's feet are just not ready at the moment to start logging miles on concrete and asphalt, and that if someone rushes to barefoot shoes without giving the feet a chance to adapt and build up that atrophied musculature, there's a big risk of injury.

I jumped right into barefoot shoes and thankfully did not get injured. But my feet were feeling very tired and beat-up after a couple of months.

I'm now following the advice I read later: Cut your miles by 10%. Then only use barefoot shoes for about 20% of your miles for the first month, using normally-padded shoes for the other 80%. The next month, change the proportion to 40% and 60%. And then do 60% of your miles in the barefoot shoes, taking a break by doing the other 40% in regular shoes. Give the feet the time to recover and adapt.

Until you're finally at 100% barefoot.

I backed off doing 100% barefoot and now do 50% barefoot. I'm now switching between barefoot shoes and regular shoes every other run. I do my harder running with the fully-padded shoes.

Does any of this Trendy Bullshit have any validity?

I'm not sure. Here's what I've noticed:

I've had plantar's fasciitis which would flare up painfully every other month or so. Since I've been wearing barefoot shoes, I've actually haven't had any plantar's fasciitis pain. I have to point out, though, that I wear Easy Feet insoles with a high arch in them inside the barefoot shoes, making them slightly less barefoot.

Are my arches building back up? I don't know how to measure that, but, maybe?

Another point people make is that once you start wearing barefoot shoes a lot, your sensation in your feet starts becoming more acute, as your body starts analyzing nerve input from the feet.

This may be the placebo effect, but yes, I've definitely noticed that my feet now feel the ground much more than they used to. They used to be Meat Slabs that my legs moved; now they're more sensory.

You might now say: Hey dummy, I could not possibly care less about how sensitive to stimulus my feet are. If you thought this would convince me, you are stupider than you look and you look pretty dumb already.

And, well: Fair point. I never once in my life thought, "Boy, I sure do wish I had greater capacity for sensation in my feet." But I'm pointing it out, just because it's something that the advocates of barefoot shoes promised, and I think it's actually true.

But that might just be the power of suggestion. The good news, even if it's just the power of suggestion, no one cares if their feet are sensitive to stimulus or not so it doesn't matter. It literally does not matter and no one cares.

As far as my twisted pelvis: Well, no one ever said barefoot shoes would fix that, and they weren't lying when they didn't say that. I don't think barefoot shoes has fixed my pelvis. I think the problem is that I have an incredibly sedentary job which makes my hip and buttock muscles very weak and then when I go out and exert myself my pelvis is free to get up to all sorts of foolishness, and it does. I haven't twisted my pelvis bad since the injury, but then, I'm going to a chiropractor periodically to get it pulled back into the proper alignment.

To actually fix that, I think I just have to do deadlifts and all sorts of stretching and basic daily calesthenics that I do from time-to-time but just can't stay consistent about.

Drawbacks: There is no getting around the fact that you are essentially barefoot, and you will feel that when you're on concrete. I personally flinch from running hard on concrete. I just don't think my feet are padded enough to take a real pounding. I occasionally sprint on asphalt, which has more give, but in general, I've slowed down in running just because I'm not sure my almost-29 joints can take it. Maybe I can and it would all be fine if I just did it, but I have a mental block stopping me from doing that. I don't want to FAFO.

Also, your walk/run times will definitely be worse. By 10% or more. Heel-strike running or walking may not be natural, but it's a fast gait. You don't run that way in barefoot shoes; you are more on the balls of your feet. So your times will get slower. I'm not sure this matters, because exercise is still exercise even when done with a handicap, but I thought you should know.

If you want to try this Pointless Gimmick: I picked up a super-cheap pair from Amazon for $39, a brand called Oranginer. I walked and ran with them for about two months. I saw a YouTuber recommend Within shoes as the best of all the cheap options -- in fact, this was his second favorite shoe -- so I picked up a pair of those. They're $43 on Amazon. I got the Within Minimalist (or Barefoot) Trail-Runners. I've used those for three months.

They're both good. And obviously these are not very expensive, so it's a fairly cheap experiment to run.

Because they have almost no sole as it is, you can expect a pair to run out in six months to a year of heavy use. There's no way around this; rubber ablates with use, and there's just not a lot of rubber on these shoes to lose before you get a hole.

Neither of my pairs ran out, but I haven't used either for six months.

So, would I recommend them? I kinda would. Not because I can swear they've definitely improve anything (though I do think maybe my arches are stronger now), but because... I mean, an experiment for $43 is a cheap experiment. Just don't go hog-wild in your first few weeks. I do enjoy running up trails and hills and being able to feel the ground and treeroots. Maybe that's just placebo effect, but if a placebo effect makes you enjoy something a bit more, it's a positive placebo effect.

Anyone else have any experience with this sort of thing? Are they worth it? Have your flat feet grown to show off mighty arches?

Or have you tried any other Trendy Dumb Things?

And what are yo' GAINNZZZZ? Any PLANZZZ your making, or SEXXXXY SHELVZZZ you're putting up?

Speaking of that: I really have to move my wall support for my bedroom up on the wall. Not by much; just by like six inches. I want more space under the TV, for a piece of furniture.

It's such a pain in the ass, though, to take it off the wall and just drill new holes six inches above the old ones. I just keep putting it off.

I probably never will. It's currently "Fine."

"Fine" is the enemy of "Actually good." I will probably just continue living with "Fine," and hating myself for it.

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— Enezator (@Enezator) April 17, 2023

Posted by: Ace at 04:08 PM

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Posted by: GF at May 05, 2023 04:07 PM (aJxr8)

2 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 05, 2023 04:08 PM (PiwSw)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:08 PM (Zz0t1)

4 TLDR.

What?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:08 PM (Zz0t1)

5 I LOVE THIS THREAD SO MUCH

Posted by: Rex Ryan at May 05, 2023 04:09 PM (lc5cP)

6 Wouldn't barefoot shoes be anti-orthotics?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 05, 2023 04:09 PM (PiwSw)

7 Any PLANZZZ your making

7 days and I'm leaving on vacation!!

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:10 PM (DRSnL)

8 Those toes. Jesus.
Have you started growing a prehensile tail?

Posted by: Zek at May 05, 2023 04:11 PM (5FPX4)

9 Speaking of that: I really have to move my wall support for my bedroom up on the wall. Not by much; just by like six inches. I want more space under the TV, for a piece of furniture.

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A shelf, perhaps?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:11 PM (LvTSG)

10 HOLY CRAP the dude in the first video is CREEPY.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:11 PM (Zz0t1)

11 Those toes in the picture on the right look prehensile.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 05, 2023 04:11 PM (PiwSw)

12 This, they claim, is what leads to fallen or weak arches -- the muscles of the feet have lost their tone.

Have one. Painful. Barefoot is even more painful.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2023 04:11 PM (nW4TA)

13 Yay Jordan!

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 05, 2023 04:12 PM (PiwSw)

14 MBTs are what you want tho

they got sued because dumb Americans thought they helped you lose weight (they don't) even tho they are for posture and pain - but we are litigious and stupid so

you can still get them from the UK they are a UK company. I wear them all the time - they're very popular with nurses

only negative is don't wear them while lifting lol

they mimic walking on soft earth

get rid of sciatica and back pain and fix posture

THEY ROCK

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 05, 2023 04:12 PM (w0NJk)

15 I started wearing "barefoot" shoes and oddly I now crave bananas.

Posted by: Zek at May 05, 2023 04:12 PM (5FPX4)

16 Speaking of that: I really have to move my wall support for my bedroom up on the wall. Not by much; just by like six inches. I want more space under the TV, for a piece of furniture.

It's such a pain in the ass, though, to take it off the wall and just drill new holes six inches above the old ones. I just keep putting it off.

I probably never will. It's currently "Fine."

"Fine" is the enemy of "Actually good." I will probably just continue living with "Fine," and hating myself for it.

It's that or having your shelves collapse.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 05, 2023 04:13 PM (nW4TA)

17 ace why don't you use a standing desk

Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 05, 2023 04:13 PM (w0NJk)

18 Those toes in the picture on the right look prehensile.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 05, 2023 04:11 PM (PiwSw)

Yeah, they definitely don't look right.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:13 PM (DRSnL)

19 I didn't see John Wick 4

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I enjoyed it (and it also stars Donny Yen).

Posted by: ShainS at May 05, 2023 04:14 PM (PqQAX)

20

You'll get a lot more out of specialty gauge shoes if you always use them in conjunction with a vibrating butt plug.

Posted by: Prevert Pete at May 05, 2023 04:14 PM (dB6U3)

21 even though I'm 29 and can barely remember the Carter administration or most of Reagan's first years in Office, I am working on my deadlift and, damn, there's one trick Rippetoe mentioned that ...you know if you just go and pick up a deadlift bar, you'll miss.

sure, you walk up and get ready, bend over and pick the fucking thing up.

only right before then, you "lock" your back. It's like tucking it back down. That one step is magic. My back felt a lot stronger in the process and it was easier to start the motion. be sure to check that out.

3 plates baby, 4 by the middle of summer!

Posted by: sockamster, gator at May 05, 2023 04:15 PM (MLrvz)

22 I do not think I could wear barefeet shoes in the NYC environs. 100% concrete with a plethora of other things that can do bodily harm.

I am also flat footed, my arches have fallen like the GOPe's libido. Can these shoes really help build them up again?

I remember many, many years ago when I was delivering newspapers as a living out on Long Island going barefoot.
It was not a pleasant experiance on the sidewalks. Thankfully there was lots of grass to walk on.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 05, 2023 04:15 PM (4q/mG)

23 My foot surgeon told me, after the surgery, "No more bare feet." Of course, he's likely to have seen a lot of damage to feet--most seen, he said, in women wearing high heels, men in work boots, and people in general wearing flip flops. He suggested clogs to make my feet muscles work, and thick-soled shoes, to protect them. No bare feet--thinking of all the pointy things you can step on...

Posted by: alias quint&jessel, sea of azof, bly, uk at May 05, 2023 04:15 PM (9o0h2)

24 Can you still operate a Vespa with them?

Posted by: Dr. T at May 05, 2023 04:15 PM (tp+tP)

25 16 Speaking of that: I really have to move my wall support for my bedroom up on the wall. Not by much; just by like six inches. I want more space under the TV, for a piece of furniture.

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just install a better wall mount that can move the tv, you know, in the old holes.

Posted by: sockamster, gator at May 05, 2023 04:15 PM (MLrvz)

26 very interesting about the open-toed shoes and stuff, ace.

I'll add that to my raw milk, ice bath, sauna, IR on my balls to-do list.

Posted by: sockamster, gator at May 05, 2023 04:16 PM (MLrvz)

27 Ewoks can run?

Posted by: spindrift at May 05, 2023 04:16 PM (ivvNA)

28 Not what I was expecting from a Foot Thread.

Posted by: ... at May 05, 2023 04:17 PM (qVUCq)

29 The trouble with the shoes is, of course: ~~They've got barely any padding.~~ They make the wearer look gay. That's the whole point, yes, but still: ~~They've barely got any padding.~~ They make the wearer look gay.

Suggested edit.

In all seriousness, the perception of only weirdos (i.e. hard-core running fanatics) wearing them has waned greatly over the years...but some people do find them a little creepy looking. Quinton Tarrentino probably wants everyone to wear them...

Posted by: AoS Fake Editor at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (TMGwV)

30 I've had 2 pairs of the Hoka running shoes for years now. One pair for offroad/trail and one pair for pavement. If you've taken any time off from running they do work really well getting back into it if you get a little beat up jumping straight into your specific running shoes.

Posted by: JROD at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (IlL6s)

31 "delivering newspapers as a living"? What the hell was I thinking. delivering newspapers as a teenager. Sheesh

Sucks being 29.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (4q/mG)

32 ace why don't you use a standing desk
Posted by: BlackOrchid at May 05, 2023 04:13 PM (w0NJk)

I have one of those. But I always forget that I have one. I'll leave work for the day and think, "shit! I forgot to use my stand up desk today."

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (DRSnL)

33
TL;DR

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (pNxlR)

34 Crocs > "barefoot shoes"

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (N5C4b)

35 Love the training video for cats.

I went barefoot all the time as a kid but not now. My goal is to actually be able to wear high heels again. No gainszzzz so far on that front.

Posted by: Iris at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (foa6+)

36 Well that clears things up . Any man that talks this much about shoes is obviously gay.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (1huWu)

37 I am also flat footed, my arches have fallen like the GOPe's libido.

Nonsense! I can't get enough of watching my wife get plowed by her bull!!!

Posted by: David French, Jonah Goldberg, et al at May 05, 2023 04:19 PM (TMGwV)

38 I've had 2 pairs of the Hoka running shoes for years now. One pair for offroad/trail and one pair for pavement. If you've taken any time off from running they do work really well getting back into it if you get a little beat up jumping straight into your specific running shoes.
Posted by: JROD at May 05, 2023 04:18 PM (IlL6s)

Hoka is super woke, though. Things like calling it hiqueen instead of hiking.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:19 PM (DRSnL)

39 I remember in the 70s about the same time as carob the shoes with big tips to give your feet room to spread out that were supposed to be super healthy. They had weird soles on them as well that helped you walk "more naturally".

I cannot remember the term they used for these shoes.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (0hOvj)

40 Anyone else have any experience with this sort of thing? Are they worth it?

Nope and have no clue. Thanks for a great week of stuff, ace. See ya'll later this evening.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (Xrfse)

41
I saw Rubber Ablates open for Episcopal Prelates at Woodstock in * mumbles *

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (pNxlR)

42 Good back posture will almost always result in a better gait and stride. Learn to stand and walk with what one might call "Military Bearing", and do so until your muscles become used to it.

Bonus. Your clothes will fit and hang better on your frame.

Final tip: Study the wear patterns on the soles of the shoes you most often wear. How you're walking, right or wrong, is clearly evident, there.

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (e6UQI)

43 The kitteh v doggeh video was teh awesome!!

Katz rool

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (EZebt)

44 Go for long walks in the sand, ace.

And then practice standing on one foot in the sand. It strengthens both your feet and your ankles.

Plus sand=beach. And beaches are awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (fi76o)

45 Fair point. I never once in my life thought, "Boy, I sure do wish I had greater capacity for sensation in my feet."

OTOF, I have thought "Boy, I sure do wish certain ladies had greater capacity for sensation in their feet."

Posted by: Quentin T. at May 05, 2023 04:21 PM (a3Q+t)

46 I have been running in Vibram 5 finger shoes for 20 years. It took about 6 months and 200 miles to get my feet, ankles and quads up to strength. Running up hill barefoot is very natural to me because my heel never really lands. Going downhill is much harder because nothing slows you down except your quads. No knee or back pain from running. I prefer to run on asphalt because there are fewer things to get stuck between my toes.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at May 05, 2023 04:21 PM (Eeb9P)

47 You can be Stan Brock from Mutual Of Omaha Wild Kingdom.

Posted by: polynikes at May 05, 2023 04:21 PM (acrwL)

48 Speaking of that: I really have to move my wall support for my bedroom up on the wall. Not by much; just by like six inches. I want more space under the TV, for a piece of furniture.

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just install a better wall mount that can move the tv, you know, in the old holes.

Posted by: sockamster, gator at May 05, 2023 04:15 PM

I know a guy who knows a guy that is very good with shelves.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 05, 2023 04:21 PM (ncXxy)

49 Barefoot shoes are the gateway garments for ass less chaps

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 05, 2023 04:22 PM (1huWu)

50
Speaking of that: I really have to move my wall support for my bedroom up on the wall. Not by much; just by like six inches. I want more space under the TV, for a piece of furniture.

Please PLEASE do this project on video. Teh Horde totes wouldn't mock you mercilessly when you screw it up. Totes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 05, 2023 04:22 PM (n+4am)

51 I have some footwear similar to the "barefoot shoes" but mine were marketed as "beach socks".

Posted by: gourmand du jour, making split pea soup at May 05, 2023 04:22 PM (jTmQV)

52 I don't want my feet looking like a monster.
Normal shoes for me, please.

Posted by: Johnny Bad Foot at May 05, 2023 04:22 PM (/DTlP)

53 A friend has left some shotguns at my house for me to store. I was physically pained to see the condition, rusty and fouled. And one a 19th Century percussion cap muzzle loader! I wasn't going to do anything to them but I can't help myself. I have them slathered with cleaning oil right now.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 04:22 PM (aD39U)

54 I walk barefoot around my house and yard.

Posted by: polynikes at May 05, 2023 04:22 PM (acrwL)

55 I wear boots (Vasque/Danner) and Sidi Mt Bike shoes.

An excercise ball and low impact stretching/workouts using it will fix your back issues.

Keep your hamstrings and quads well stretched to avoid hip/pelvis alignment issues.

Squats. No weight. Just squats with good form.
50 - 100 a day.

Posted by: garrett at May 05, 2023 04:23 PM (5U4ij)

56 The kitteh v doggeh video was teh awesome!!

Katz rool
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (EZebt)

A cat killed my grandmother. Cats suck and are the spawn of Satan.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:23 PM (Zz0t1)

57 I cannot remember the term they used for these shoes.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (0hOvj)

Earth Shoes?

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:23 PM (DRSnL)

58 yeah, those barefoot shoes are obviously a fad.

Posted by: Pet Tock at May 05, 2023 04:23 PM (2YtOq)

59 Christopher Taylor: I remember in the 70s about the same time as carob the shoes with big tips to give your feet room to spread out that were supposed to be super healthy. They had weird soles on them as well that helped you walk "more naturally".

I cannot remember the term they used for these shoes.

"Earth Shoes." They were stupid.

Posted by: alias quint&jessel, sea of azof, bly, uk at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (9o0h2)

60 All the felinephiles loved the video Ace. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (Keyt1)

61 That's a lot of words to hide Overloaded My Messenger Bag Injury.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (5EnGD)

62 >>Speaking of that: I really have to move my wall support for my bedroom up on the wall. Not by much; just by like six inches. I want more space under the TV, for a piece of furniture.

Finally. You can use your Drill that only goes in Reverse!

Posted by: garrett at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (5U4ij)

63 Run in a set of Merrells that are barefoot design. On and off for the last 3 years I've been hiking and running a few a week and have had no issues. But my feet are pancake flat to begin with.

Posted by: Quilter's Irish Death at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (OgrpQ)

64
I remember in the 70s about the same time as carob the shoes with big tips to give your feet room to spread out that were supposed to be super healthy. They had weird soles on them as well that helped you walk "more naturally".

I cannot remember the term they used for these shoes.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Earth Shoes

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (n+4am)

65 Japanese Tabi socks were ahead (afoot?) of their time.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (PiwSw)

66 Maybe you would like to try... The Cruel Shoes:

https://youtu.be/6bhrBdgYTV8

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:24 PM (iayUP)

67 7 days and I'm leaving on vacation!!
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:10 PM (DRSnL)

Where ya going?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:25 PM (Zz0t1)

68 Earth Shoes had reverse heels, iirc.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 04:25 PM (aD39U)

69 A cat killed my grandmother. Cats suck and are the spawn of Satan.Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:23 PM (Zz0t1)

Did your grandmother trip over a cat? I am sorry.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 04:25 PM (Keyt1)

70 @38 Jordan61-I bought them eleven years ago and had know idea they're woke. I don't think I knew what "woke" was or heard of it back then. I'm sure my Ascics are woke too.

Posted by: JROD at May 05, 2023 04:25 PM (IlL6s)

71 44 Go for long walks in the sand, ace.

Plus sand=beach. And beaches are awesome.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM

I'm a Leo that enjoys midnight hobo-hunts along the shore, followed by celebratory binging on Val-u-Rite and other lower carb alcoholic beverages. Looking for an ewokette that's into grooming, Netflix and chill, and owning the Libs. Carpentry skills (especially shelving) are a major turn-on.

Posted by: Ace's OnlyEwoks.com dating profile at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (TMGwV)

72 Other than the occasional need to wear real shoes in public, I almost always run around bare barefoot (not that fake barefoot with bogus 'barefoot' shoes)- except when I go on walks/hikes because sharp gravel is painful, then I get the NB 880s which are pillows and guarantee heel walking.

I do like the Vibram FiveFingers shoes. Wore out several pair working my way through the various belt levels in Krav Maga training.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (YXHzG)

73 I remember in the 70s about the same time as carob the shoes with big tips to give your feet room to spread out that were supposed to be super healthy. They had weird soles on them as well that helped you walk "more naturally".

I cannot remember the term they used for these shoes.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 05, 2023

***
I think the term was "stupid." Yeah, that was it. "Why are you wearin' those stupid shoes?"

(Maybe it was really "Earth Shoes," but I doubt it.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (J2vNu)

74 Where ya going?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:25 PM (Zz0t1)

A cruise to Alaska! It has a stop in Sitka, and we're going to get to see our nephew and great-nephew.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (DRSnL)

75 Sock fail.

Posted by: Pet Rock at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (2YtOq)

76
Okay, all you old farts beat me to the Earth Shoe answer. Sucks when you're older than 29, isn't it?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (n+4am)

77 It's such a pain in the ass, though, to take it off the wall and just drill new holes six inches above the old ones. I just keep putting it off.

Quality tools can make a difference, Ace. I've recently discovered impact drills (NOT drivers), and the difference when driving screws is significant.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (a3Q+t)

78 And ace,
If you didn't walk like a fag, your pelvis wouldn't be all twisted out of shape.

Just sayin.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (k0MVD)

79 When I was a kid we always tried to get our "indian feet" tuned up for summer. Mom wouldn't let us go barefoot until Easter and we had to wear shoes after Halloween.

By the end of summer we could walk on hot concrete, didn't worry about burrs and gravel didn't matter.

Posted by: DanMan at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (DB6tu)

80 Japanese Tabi socks were ahead (afoot?) of their time.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes

Ninja socks!!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 05, 2023 04:27 PM (jzzG8)

81 I bought them eleven years ago and had know idea they're woke. I don't think I knew what "woke" was or heard of it back then. I'm sure my Ascics are woke too.
Posted by: JROD at May 05, 2023 04:25 PM (IlL6s)

Oh I'm not trying to tell anyone not to buy something they like. I just read that hiqueen thing recently and rolled my eyes so hard I almost hurt myself.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:27 PM (DRSnL)

82 I'm not sure having tcn and Jordan in the same state at the same time is wise.

Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 05, 2023 04:27 PM (2YtOq)

83 >>54 I walk barefoot around my house and yard.
Posted by: polynikes

If I did that my feet would be covered in cholla balls.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 04:28 PM (N5C4b)

84 Ninja socks!!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 05, 2023 04:27 PM (jzzG

Scatter some poisoned caltrops and put a stop to that.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 04:28 PM (aD39U)

85 I prefer to run on asphalt because there are fewer things to get stuck between my toes.
Posted by: Jamaica NYC at May 05, 2023 04:21 PM

I prefer to run in my imagination, as it's the perfect low-impact workout!

Posted by: Lay-Z-Boi at May 05, 2023 04:28 PM (TMGwV)

86 I'm not sure having tcn and Jordan in the same state at the same time is wise.

Other than mountains being leveled what could possibly go wrong?

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 05, 2023 04:28 PM (Bd6X8)

87 Other than mountains being leveled what could possibly go wrong?
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 05, 2023 04:28 PM (Bd6X

Cats and dogs living together..

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (aD39U)

88 Scatter some poisoned caltrops and put a stop to that.
Posted by: G'rump928(c)

* shoots blowdart *
* sneaks away cackling inscrutably *

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (jzzG8)

89
Did your grandmother trip over a cat? I am sorry.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 04:25 PM (Keyt1)

She was woke up at 2 am by the stupid thing being stuck in the window blinds. As she was getting out of bed, it attacked her foot and chewed it up good. Despite cleaning it up and doctoring it, it got infected from the injury (cats mouths are disgusting, it seems) and her, being a few months shy of 99 years old, didn't recover and was gone a month later.

Prior to the incident, she wasn't on any medications other than a tylenol before bed and a shot of Flonase in each nostril each morning, was relatively healthy according to doctors and was still living at home, cared for by her youngest son.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (Zz0t1)

90 Sum grankmas jus nid killin. We r evrywher.

Posted by: The catz at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (EZebt)

91 Whatever happened to Hush Puppies? Did they go to the farm?

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (iayUP)

92 I LOVE barefoot shoes! I have a couple pairs of Merrell from the "Glove" line that are probably good introductory shoes since they keep rocks from hurting your soles. I also have some Vibram 5fingers and some Lems boots. The Lems are comfy, but the traction is not nearly as good as the Merrell and 5fingers.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (Emce2)

93 I'm not sure having tcn and Jordan in the same state at the same time is wise.
Posted by: blake - semi lurker in marginal standing(2YtOq) at May 05, 2023 04:27 PM (2YtOq)

Hey! I was there two years ago and it was FINE.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (DRSnL)

94 ... if someone rushes to barefoot shoes without giving the feet a chance to adapt and build up that atrophied musculature, there's a big risk of injury.

I jumped right into barefoot shoes

Don't ever change, Ace.

Posted by: Chuck C at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (xttsV)

95 Slow news day, huh?

Posted by: Snoooozzzzze at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (VsUo2)

96 A cruise to Alaska! It has a stop in Sitka, and we're going to get to see our nephew and great-nephew.
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (DRSnL)

NOICE!!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (Zz0t1)

97 I have one of those. But I always forget that I have one. I'll leave work for the day and think, "shit! I forgot to use my stand up desk today."

That is simple. Get a drafting table chair or simply replace the gas cylinder on your desk chair with an 18" version. Jack your desk up and climb on to your chair or just simply stand. When sitting and standing are the same height it gets more convenient to "remember" to stand.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (YXHzG)

98 Just wear moccasins like Squaw Warren

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (5EnGD)

99 My GSD would have put those cats into orbit...or ate them.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (ATSTk)

100 Slow news day, huh?

Hsssss.

Posted by: The Gorn at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (aD39U)

101 Done marathons and 10k, 5k. The zero drop can be a problem with achilles tendon.

Otherwise, agree about toe box, width, foot strike. You can learn to foor strike better with wedge sole shoes.

Posted by: Hamitchell62 at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (EuCrk)

102 This thread bring to mind a forgotten(?) 80s song.

Nu Shoozzzzzzz
https://youtu.be/UJ1tBVtYOBc

Posted by: Doof at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (yUjc0)

103 Cats mouths have far less bacteria than humans.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (1huWu)

104 And ace,
If you didn't walk like a fag, your pelvis wouldn't be all twisted out of shape.

Just sayin.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM

I'm not anticipating any sea otters in the Café for the foreseeable future.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 05, 2023 04:31 PM (a3Q+t)

105 I had a cat what chewed holes in a lady's oxygen line. Took a while to figure that one out.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:31 PM (EZebt)

106 I jog four to five miles every other day and my feet always feel bad after a jog. I may look at these just to see if they'll help. Can't hurt.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at May 05, 2023 04:31 PM (d2bW3)

107 "Slow news day, huh?
Posted by: Snoooozzzzze "

Friday Gainzzz dump. What's more important?

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:31 PM (iayUP)

108 @81 Jordan61-LMAO @ "hiqueen" just went to their site to see wtf that gay ass shit was. Didn't see anything. God knows who the jerkoffs were that came up with "hiqueen", probably the same people that came up with latinx.

Posted by: JROD at May 05, 2023 04:31 PM (IlL6s)

109 She was woke up at 2 am by the stupid thing being stuck in the window blinds. As she was getting out of bed, it attacked her foot and chewed it up good. Despite cleaning it up and doctoring it, it got infected from the injury (cats mouths are disgusting, it seems) and her, being a few months shy of 99 years old, didn't recover and was gone a month later.

Prior to the incident, she wasn't on any medications other than a tylenol before bed and a shot of Flonase in each nostril each morning, was relatively healthy according to doctors and was still living at home, cared for by her youngest son.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (Zz0t1)

Is this your grandmother that just passed away? Sorry to hear about that. 99 years old and an effing cat takes her out.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:32 PM (DRSnL)

110 Never heard of barefoot shoes but do know running around barefoot feels better for my feet, but then dropping a steel square on your bare foot hurts.

Posted by: Skip at May 05, 2023 04:32 PM (xhxe8)

111
The only legitimate reason for a human being to run is when they're being chased by a wild animal.

And a civilized person just shoots the animal in the face so that there's no need for all that silly running "Apex Predator my ass".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 05, 2023 04:32 PM (n+4am)

112 I went the opposite way. I train in Salomon Forces.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 05, 2023 04:32 PM (ATSTk)

113 So, ace is asking about new shoes because he's set on becoming...

the Marathon Man?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:32 PM (LvTSG)

114 Any room in my shoes and my Plantar goes insane.

Walking on Sand is guaranteed to flare it up as well.

As long as I stay in Hiking Boots, I am good though.

Posted by: garrett at May 05, 2023 04:32 PM (5U4ij)

115
Is this your grandmother that just passed away? Sorry to hear about that. 99 years old and an effing cat takes her out.
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:32 PM (DRSnL)

Yes. This was the week before my dad decided he needed to perform some idiocy and break his ribs and arm.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:33 PM (Zz0t1)

116 Also, my Merrells last a long time. Soles retain their traction and show very little wear compared to regular athletic shoes.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:33 PM (Emce2)

117 Hey, I lost 5 pounds over three days on my “can of tuna a day diet” this week.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 05, 2023 04:33 PM (cMXNt)

118 Sponge--cat tried to kill me, but I still have 3 cats. They're predators, but they purr. I know they'll eat my eyeballs when I die, and I'm good with that.

Posted by: alias quint&jessel, sea of azof, bly, uk at May 05, 2023 04:33 PM (9o0h2)

119 Sum grankmas jus nid killin. We r evrywher.
Posted by: The catz at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (EZebt)
---
I got five of you little bastards that somehow wormed your way into my house. I know you are just biding your time until I make a mistake in my defenses.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 05, 2023 04:33 PM (YIVH2)

120 Sounds like commie hippy BS.

Posted by: Archer at May 05, 2023 04:33 PM (gmo/4)

121 Barefoot shoes were all the rage in my area about 10, 11 years ago. Most of the ones opining about how good they were, were novice runners. After about 5 months all of them had gone back to regular running shoes.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 05, 2023 04:33 PM (Zo+Li)

122 LMAO @ "hiqueen" just went to their site to see wtf that gay ass shit was. Didn't see anything. God knows who the jerkoffs were that came up with "hiqueen", probably the same people that came up with latinx.
Posted by: JROD at May 05, 2023 04:31 PM (IlL6s)

I just looked it up (didn't Google, Sponge, so get off my case!) and it was some hiking tour event a while back.

https://is.gd/c0T3Jx

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:34 PM (DRSnL)

123 Human feet evolved to support walking upright on bare ground, i.e,. non-hard-packed dirt, and sandy soil. All non-fashion shoes and all sandals have always tried to find a way to support the entire foot and protect the sole so as to be comfortable walking and running on hard surfaces.

Humans in civilized areas need to evolve proper civilized-area feet!

Posted by: Gref at May 05, 2023 04:34 PM (AMIL/)

124 Has there been a Barefoot Cuntessa ref, yet?

Posted by: Tucker Carlson at May 05, 2023 04:34 PM (5U4ij)

125 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:29 PM (Zz0t1)

Well, if I were stick in the window blinds and possibly confused and in in pain, I'd probably feel like biting someone too. Dogs can also attack owners when they're in pain (It happened with a dog we had when I was a kid)), but I can see that it would be a very hard thing for people who loved your grandmother, Still 98 is a good age, and maybe she'd rather have gone fairly quickly than having dementia and being in a nursing home.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 04:34 PM (Keyt1)

126 Best things about barefoot shoes are building foot flexibility and strength.

Stepping on rocks still hurts, though, unless I'm wearing my Merrell Glove shoes.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (Emce2)

127 I was a barefoot kid. Probably stepped on 5 nails in my youth.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (Eeb9P)

128 Apropos of nothing, I borrowed a 4K rip of the D&D: Honor among Thieves movie and watched it last night. It was not bad. I didn't see any of the stuff you guys were worried about and some parts were amusing.

Tonight, Renfield. It has Nicholas Hoult, who I like for some reason, and of course, Nick Cage chewing scenery and paying the IRS.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (aD39U)

129 78 And ace,
If you didn't walk like a fag, your pelvis wouldn't be all twisted out of shape.

Just sayin.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (k0MVD)
-----------

Sounds like good Hardy Boys book
The Mystery of the Fag Pelvis

Posted by: Johnny Bad Foot at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (/DTlP)

130 I am, maybe, 1,000 words from the end of this first draft of my newest novel.

But it's also almost the weekend.

Ugh.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (LvTSG)

131 I like to mow the yard on a tractor while barefoot and drinking a beer. Sometimes I even take my shirt off. Aint nobody can do nuthin bout it neither.

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (iayUP)

132 Wife and daughter force me to live with a cat, but I will only allow one at a time. I'm allergic, ferchryssakes.

The only time I'll have more than one cat is if I have a barn or shop. They can live out there and maybe earn their keep.

Other than that, I don't like cats, at all. PRIOR to the murderous little shit killing my grandmother.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (Zz0t1)

133 Oh, no pretty mama, What you gonna do in those shoes?

Posted by: Eagles at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (gmo/4)

134 Cats mouths have far less bacteria than humans.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at May 05, 2023 04:30 PM (1huWu)
---
Pretty much any animal bite is a biological hazard, which is why it's so important to clean the wound as soon as possible.

Same with cat scratches, which are also chockfull of bacteria.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (YIVH2)

135 >>I was a barefoot kid.

Do you want to get worms?

Beacuse. THAT is how you get worms!

Posted by: garrett at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (5U4ij)

136 Alright, so here's my review: Maybe?

About ten years ago, we tried the barefoot shoes (Vibrams were the main brand at the time) and had mixed results. Pooky couldn't wear them for his PT test, so he was limited in when he could wear them. I have feet "flatter than a duck's" and I found it to be painful if I walked in them for more than a mile on concrete. We lived on an Air Force Base, so just about everything was concrete or grass that you couldn't walk on because it was to be kept pristine. They felt wonderful for areas like trails and yards, but again, we had limited opportunity for those.

Posted by: pookysgirl, actually barefoot but mot in the kitchen at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (dtlDP)

137 Just sayin.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (k0MVD)

That's coming from a medical professional so it's SCIENCE bro.

I am not sure if she's saying working out with Garret is the cause of the kink in your pelvis or maybe it's the fix.

Posted by: blaster at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (pwExq)

138 I liked the cat revenge video

Posted by: Skip at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (xhxe8)

139 I worked with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska 20 years ago and had to go to some meetings up there. Lovely people, fascinating and beautiful location. Bring food.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (EZebt)

140
I just looked it up (didn't Google, Sponge, so get off my case!) and it was some hiking tour event a while back.

https://is.gd/c0T3Jx
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:34 PM (DRSnL)

LMFAO

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (Zz0t1)

141
3 plates baby, 4 by the middle of summer!
Posted by: sockamster

baby plates? who knew!

2.5lbs each?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (7O3of)

142 As a kid ran around all summer barefoot

Posted by: Skip at May 05, 2023 04:37 PM (xhxe8)

143 There are training shoes to help you jump higher (basketball , volleyball)They've been around a long time. At least 40 years. I had a pair when I played basketball.

Posted by: polynikes at May 05, 2023 04:37 PM (acrwL)

144 I am, maybe, 1,000 words from the end of this first draft of my newest novel.

But it's also almost the weekend.

Ugh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:35 PM (LvTSG)
---
"And then they all died. The end."

I'll expect my royalty check in the mail soon.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 05, 2023 04:37 PM (YIVH2)

145 I worked with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska 20 years ago and had to go to some meetings up there. Lovely people, fascinating and beautiful location. Bring food.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (EZebt)

Cannibals?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 04:37 PM (aD39U)

146 @122 Jordan61-aah, ok. It'd be just like them a-holes to screw up "hiking" for normies though with a word like that.

Posted by: JROD at May 05, 2023 04:37 PM (IlL6s)

147 I've mounted things on the wall before & it seems like I spend a lot of my time finding the studs. If you just have to move something up a few inches, the good news is that you don't have to locate a new stud. It's still work, but it shouldn't be as bad as mounting something new.

Posted by: Dave at May 05, 2023 04:37 PM (nLwaa)

148 What's plantar peanuts?

Does it hurt?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (rJ7Hd)

149 Earth Shoes?

Bingo, that's the ticket. Earth Shoes, just goofy looking shoes with more toe room. Popular at the same time as carob and pet rocks, lava lamps, and Tony Orlando & Dawn

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (0hOvj)

150 If I'm hiking (but not running) over uneven ground, I really like the grip and stability of 5fingers. Since I can feel rocks through the soles, they're not so great for situations where you are hitting the ground. Fine when you have more control over your steps.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (Emce2)

151 >> There are training shoes to help you jump higher

That was a great Seinfeld.

Jimmy's getting mad!

Posted by: garrett at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (5U4ij)

152 144 "And then they all died. The end."

I'll expect my royalty check in the mail soon.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 05, 2023 04:37 PM (YIVH2)

=======

Sorry. I've already killed almost everyone. It was a very cleansing fire.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (LvTSG)

153 Has anyone tried "barefoot shoes"? I

Watched the vid. It would help if the guy held the shoe still whilst he was yapping.

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (T4tVD)

154 I want 600 pairs of shoes and 1,200 pairs of socks, and what ever else you have been holding out for us, you piece of filth.

Posted by: Col. Robert Gould Shaw, 54th Mass. at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (gmo/4)

155 100 Slow news day, huh?

Hsssss.
Posted by: The Gorn

I shall construct a rudimentary lathe to defeat you!

Posted by: Cap'n James Tiberius Crunch at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (VsUo2)

156
Oh, a barefoot boy with shoes on
Came walking down the street.
His hands were filled with pockets
And his shoes were full of feet.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (pNxlR)

157 I found the key to barefoot is not to let your heel strike the ground.Walking that way is not as easy a running.

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (Eeb9P)

158 7 days and I'm leaving on vacation!!
Posted by: Jordan61

Have fun and stay safe !

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (T4tVD)

159 You go to a meeting with tribal elders, there is a lot of sitting in silence. One person might have the floor for 10 minutes and say only 100 words. It made all the CONUS people insane.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (EZebt)

160 The cat and dog video.. lol

Posted by: Tuna at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (gLRfa)

161
=======

Sorry. I've already killed almost everyone. It was a very cleansing fire.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (LvTSG)

"As Will Smith arose from the ashes, he noticed the Bull was still inside his wife. At least he wouldn't have to put up with the emasculation anymore...."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (Zz0t1)

162 I was laughing looking at the cat vid and my cat suddenly jumped on me and proceeded to lick my forehead. I swear he must have seen what I was watching. Such a good cat

Posted by: SamIam at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (oasF3)

163 Sorry. I've already killed almost everyone. It was a very cleansing fire.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (LvTSG)

Ooooh, sounds interesting!

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (DRSnL)

164 I run around the high desert nekkid wearing my Lowa boots and snake gaiters.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (N5C4b)

165 You go to a meeting with tribal elders, there is a lot of sitting in silence. One person might have the floor for 10 minutes and say only 100 words. It made all the CONUS people insane.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (EZebt)

He had the conch. Watcha gonna do?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (aD39U)

166 Run Faster. Jump Higher. With P.F. Flyers.

Posted by: Archer at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (gmo/4)

167 I was a barefoot kid. Probably stepped on 5 nails in my youth.
--
High five! Same.
And no bandaid.
Or running to the Dr for a tetanus booster.
Just kinda walk cup-footed until it quit hurting.

F'ing crazy and wild world we used to live in.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (5EnGD)

168
I've mounted things on the wall before & it seems like I spend a lot of my time finding the studs. If you just have to move something up a few inches, the good news is that you don't have to locate a new stud. It's still work, but it shouldn't be as bad as mounting something new.
Posted by: Dave

Gayometer status: pegged

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2023 04:41 PM (pNxlR)

169 161 "As Will Smith arose from the ashes, he noticed the Bull was still inside his wife. At least he wouldn't have to put up with the emasculation anymore...."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (Zz0t1)

========

Not cleansing enough!

*grabs literary bottle of lighter fluid*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:41 PM (LvTSG)

170 A charming performer named Elvis
Would dance with a naughty fag pelvis
He'd sashay and slide
As the crowd would abide
To the beat of his rhythm, so zealous

Posted by: Johnny Bad Foot at May 05, 2023 04:41 PM (/DTlP)

171 Has anyone tried "barefoot shoes"? I've been using them for five months now.

You were that weird kid in school, weren't you?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at May 05, 2023 04:41 PM (KFhLj)

172 The food is not good. Kind of primitive with a little MRE fusion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (EZebt)

173 A skeleton found in the murk
Had a bone that made scientists smirk
The gay femur, it seems
Sparked fabulous dreams
As it danced in the lab with a twerk

Posted by: Johnny Bad Foot at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (/DTlP)

174 163 Sorry. I've already killed almost everyone. It was a very cleansing fire.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:38 PM (LvTSG)

Ooooh, sounds interesting!
Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:40 PM (DRSnL)

=======

I will finish, and then I will put it away for months.

I don't know if it's good, but I at least know I don't hate it. I can't tell until I have some separation.

Instead, I will look at my George Washington horror novel and see if I can whip that into self-publishing shape in a few weeks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (LvTSG)

175 NIH is looking for volunteers to study effects of castration
The NIH research said the side effects of surgically removing testicles from biological males has 'not been extensively studied'

Any takers?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (fs1hN)

176 Barefoot shoes might be good if your hiking and some steep trails.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (B6UIb)

177 I developed intense bursitis in my knees three times in my life -- ROTC, airborne school, Signal Officer Basic Course. Doc at SOBC said it was because I was running in formation at an unnatural gait/stride. He put me on "profile" (no formation running). I couldn't run at all until a month before our final PT test (5 month course) but I could bike forever. I ended up maxing the 2 mile run (barely) and winning best APFT score (helped by doing 99 pushups where the "max" was 80). The reason why I didn't get bursitis in basic training? They gave me boots 1.5 sizes too small and I got tendonitis so I couldn't run in formation....

Posted by: SFGoth at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (KAi1n)

178 "I run around the high desert nekkid wearing my Lowa boots and snake gaiters.
Posted by: Maj. Healey"

Gotta watch out for those sneaky snakes.

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (iayUP)

179 One more thing about non-padded barefoot shoes that surprised me. I worked in a large facility with concrete floors. I often had foot pain. When I switched to barefoot shoes, the pain went away.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (Emce2)

180 Oh man. I haven't posted here forever but I'm drinking and it's a GAINZZ thread.

First. I actually was doing barefoot jogging. I started walking barefoot taking the dog for his walks. I kept intentionally walking on stones to toughen myself up. Eventually, I'd jog in the park barefoot. I'd run around the edges of the park, through the trees and brush. My feet were pretty tough and able to take it. But it was a hell of a workout when your feet were constantly adapting to the ground every step. Very invigorating.

I started running on the streets in our small town. Cop car pulled me over. Second cop car arrived. They received concerns. This was before Covid. So I encountered Karens before there were Karens.

Posted by: Stateless at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (jvJvP)

181 It made all the CONUS people insane.

Sorry; What does the acronym stand for?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (Keyt1)

182 I wear my Merrell Moabs everywhere

Posted by: Halfhand at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (o2v3J)

183 I've seen doctors wear those in surgery.

Posted by: Eromero at May 05, 2023 04:43 PM (0G42s)

184 Instead, I will look at my George Washington horror novel and see if I can whip that into self-publishing shape in a few weeks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (LvTSG)
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Sounds interesting. Is this a variation of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?"

"George Washington: Lich Slayer"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 05, 2023 04:43 PM (YIVH2)

185 ========

Not cleansing enough!

*grabs literary bottle of lighter fluid*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 04:41 PM (LvTSG)

"As Will Smith lie there, smoke still rising from his burned skin and clothing, he rolls his head to the right in one final painful move. The last image he can make out is his wife, fused at the hip with her Bull. At least he wouldn't have to put up with the emasculation anymore."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at May 05, 2023 04:44 PM (Zz0t1)

186 I guess Buster Brown Shoes is gone too. They probably got sued about those shoe machines that shocked you when you measured your foot if you were a bad little kid.

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:44 PM (iayUP)

187 I found the key to barefoot is not to let your heel strike the ground.Walking that way is not as easy a running.
Posted by: Jamaica NYC at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (Eeb9P)

I saw a picture the other day of two foot impressions. One from a few thousand years ago and one recent. The older one showed a more whole foot pressure on the ground as compared to the current one that showed more heel and ball of foot pressure.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 05, 2023 04:44 PM (Zo+Li)

188 Have fun and stay safe !
Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (T4tVD)

Thanks, JT! We booked it back in December so it's been a looong wait.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:44 PM (DRSnL)

189 ou go to a meeting with tribal elders, there is a lot of sitting in silence. One person might have the floor for 10 minutes and say only 100 words. It made all the CONUS people insane.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:39 PM (EZebt)

Sounds like it would be difficult explaining to them the concept of multitasking.

Posted by: Gref at May 05, 2023 04:44 PM (AMIL/)

190 A chiropractor named Jax
Had a patient with a queer coccyx
It shimmied and shook
Like a fish on a hook
Leaving Jax perplexed to the max

Posted by: Johnny Bad Foot at May 05, 2023 04:44 PM (/DTlP)

191 Also, if you wear Keens you're a commie homo.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (N5C4b)

192 Yeah. Tetnus booster and suck it up. Dad always said someday I'll wear shoes

Posted by: Jamaica NYC at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (Eeb9P)

193 NATO leaders believe it is “obvious” why Russia has been showing such interest in the undersea infrastructure of European nations and there is suspicion that cables and pipes may already have been “mined”, a report claims.

Russian forces have mined European critical infrastructure with explosives, NATO leaders allegedly believe according to an establishment media report citing military insiders and an ongoing major investigation into Russian maritime activity by a group of Nordic broadcasters.

Posted by: SMOD at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (RHGPo)

194 My fall/winter GAINZZZ was a lot of weight. I was drinking and eating like Henry VIII. So in the past 2 and half months, I've lost a lot of that by dieting, exercising, and not drinking, which is a total bummer, but an effective bummer. Sadly, I probably have another two to three months of this to look forward to to reach ideal body weight. I've concluded I'm a glutton and also maybe not smart.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (KFhLj)

195 145 I worked with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska 20 years ago and had to go to some meetings up there. Lovely people, fascinating and beautiful location. Bring food.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 05, 2023 04:36 PM (EZebt)

Cannibals?

i dunno. i've heard cannibals taste a bit gamey.

Posted by: anachronda at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (v3pYe)

196 NIH is looking for volunteers to study effects of castration
The NIH research said the side effects of surgically removing testicles from biological males has 'not been extensively studied'

Any takers?
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David French was rejected 'cause one has to at least start with testes before you were "castrated."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (5EnGD)

197 179 One more thing about non-padded barefoot shoes that surprised me. I worked in a large facility with concrete floors. I often had foot pain. When I switched to barefoot shoes, the pain went away.
Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:42 PM (Emce2

That seems counter tooey tiv

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (rJ7Hd)

198
Red Ball Jets!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at May 05, 2023 04:46 PM (pNxlR)

199
CONUS = Continental United States

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 05, 2023 04:46 PM (n+4am)

200 I guess Buster Brown Shoes is gone too. They probably got sued about those shoe machines that shocked you when you measured your foot if you were a bad little kid.
Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:44 PM (iayUP)

Don't forget about me!

Posted by: X-ray Shoe Store Foot Measurers at May 05, 2023 04:46 PM (Zo+Li)

201 I fell off the wagon workout and diet wise these last two months, especially this last month when school was finishing up and projects were due.

I have been trying to workout a bit during the day when I work from home. I'll run down to the main road and back (.4 mi) a couple times a day, and slowly build up the number of laps each time. Also, adding a kettlebell has been very helpful. I'm still nursing occasional twinge from a back injury a year ago, and the kettlebell swings help immensely.

Posted by: Colorado Alex in Exile at May 05, 2023 04:46 PM (glJt3)

202 its good old dr scholls for me

(the super cute ones)

Posted by: whoa is me at May 05, 2023 04:46 PM (/iaeu)

203 I am, maybe, 1,000 words from the end of this first draft of my newest novel.

But it's also almost the weekend.

Ugh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures

NOICE !

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 04:47 PM (T4tVD)

204 Earth Shoes had the heel lower than the toe so you were always walking up hill.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2023 04:47 PM (63Dwl)

205 "The NIH research said the side effects of surgically removing testicles from biological males has 'not been extensively studied"

There used to be a good reason for that.

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 04:47 PM (iayUP)

206
If Ace is wearing those queer socks with the toes, I swear, I will leave here and never come back.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (393xi)

207 A pundit named Ace posed a ruse
Regarding some laughable shoes
His running was lame
Wants you for the same
Then all of us suffer and lose

Posted by: Tread Lightly at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (VsUo2)

208 "Earth Shoes had the heel lower than the toe so you were always walking up hill.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr"

What a dumb idea.

Posted by: Sisyphus at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (iayUP)

209 Half the fun of having feet is Red Goose shoes.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (63Dwl)

210 I am, maybe, 1,000 words from the end of this first draft of my newest novel.

But it's also almost the weekend.

Ugh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures

I can help you.

Posted by: ChatGPT at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (AMIL/)

211 " I guess Buster Brown Shoes is gone too. They probably got sued about those shoe machines that shocked you when you measured your foot if you were a bad little kid."

Remember the X-ray machines in shoe stores?

Posted by: Tuna at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (gLRfa)

212 There is a book by a couple sisters who hiked the entire Appalachian Trail barefoot. This is over 2000 miles over many harsh conditions.

Posted by: SamIam at May 05, 2023 04:49 PM (oasF3)

213 I find I've become more of an introvert as I get older. I can function as an extrovert and have to in worship or Bible study, but I was always quiet as a kid and I also attended Quaker meeting as a teen where if nobody gets up to speak or witness it's just quiet and waiting on the Lord because they have no clergy or order of worship. So I'd probably have no problem going to a Tribal meeting where people didn't speak for a long time-as long as I know what that was the procedure. I seem to attract extroverts in my ministry and sometimes they never stop talking and it can be exhausting even though I love them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 04:50 PM (Keyt1)

214

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_shoe

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 05, 2023 04:50 PM (63Dwl)

215 I use the NB minimus brand. . Work well. Enough padding to get past the absolutely "bare" five finger variety.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at May 05, 2023 04:50 PM (rH1KZ)

216 If Ace is wearing those queer socks with the toes, I swear, I will leave here and never come back.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (393xi)

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You try walking around with those Ewok toenails in regular socks, speciesist!

Posted by: ShainS at May 05, 2023 04:50 PM (lgy2g)

217 We need more female high heel runners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj55XvA4XVI

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 04:51 PM (N5C4b)

218 There is a book by a couple sisters who hiked the entire Appalachian Trail barefoot. . . .
Posted by: SamIam

At the pedi place: "You no have boyfrennn? Want pedi special? Only six dollar mor. Okay. . . . JESUS THOSE ARE UGLY FEET!!!! GET OUT!!!!"

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2023 04:51 PM (qoGsy)

219 "Convict Conditioning" is a fantastic book.

Six body weight exercises to exercise all major muscle groups. Each exercise is broken down into 10 different exercises. You slowly progress through each until you are doing one armed push-ups, one armed pull-ups, handstands, etc.

These were the same exercises done for 1000s of years creating the strongest warriors and strongmen before the ad people sold us on weights and machines.

I'm on step 2 for the first 4 exercises and am feeling more ripped than I ever did with weights. The movements are all how the body moves naturally, no weights means no damage to the joints. Great book. I got rid of all of my free weights.

I'm pissed we weren't taught all of these exercises in school but no government wants an entire population of people that can lift their own body weight one armed. Every person could be a potential weapon.

Posted by: Stateless at May 05, 2023 04:53 PM (jvJvP)

220 We need more female high heel runners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj55XvA4XVI
Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 04:51 PM (N5C4b)

I think I just lost 50 IQ points.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:53 PM (DRSnL)

221 If you want padding as well as a wide toe box:

https://www.altrarunning.com/

These did not last as long as my Merrell Glove shoes.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:53 PM (Emce2)

222 >>>I am also flat footed, my arches have fallen like the GOPe's libido. Can these shoes really help build them up again?

well I'm not sure yet. I think maybe yes. The trouble is, in NYC, you don't have a lot of soft ground to run on. Even asphalt is softer than concrete but you can't run in the streets. So I don't know if I'd recommend it to someone who can't get to anywhere with natural earth.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 04:53 PM (iHBZj)

223 Fen, I have always been an introvert and candidly have moved to the I don't like people anymore phase. I am helpful to the needy and my Sunday School class these days otherwise, difficult. I'm sure I will answer for it, but prepared.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at May 05, 2023 04:54 PM (rH1KZ)

224 We need more female high heel runners.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wj55XvA4XVI
Posted by: Maj. Healey

ONLY if muted.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 05, 2023 04:54 PM (7O3of)

225 I like normal wedged shoes.
I also ride a bike with smaller front wheel.
It's like I am always going downhill.

Living my best life.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at May 05, 2023 04:54 PM (DM3oU)

226 >>> If you want padding as well as a wide toe box:

https://www.altrarunning.com/

I meant to mention this: I think the minimal padding is the least important of the three factors. I am thinking that a lightly-padded but not quite barefoot shoe would be good for people forced to run on streets.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 04:54 PM (iHBZj)

227 >>>It's like I am always going downhill.

it is. They do have you leaning forward. I didn't realize how much running shoes helped you until I wore the barefoot ones.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 04:55 PM (iHBZj)

228 I tried some of these shoes. I basically liked them OK, but the padding was so thin that the bottoms of my feet got sort of sore. I suppose I'd have gotten used to that eventually, built up something. The experience wasn't so revolutionary that I pursued it much. I wasn't trying to solve a problem, though.

I strongly recommend avoiding the ones with the distinct toes. Some people will laugh. Some will be grossed out for reasons they can't explain, as I was when my sister-in-law wore a pair while visiting.

Posted by: Splunge at May 05, 2023 04:56 PM (IKlwI)

229 Amazon has a wide range of barefoot shoe makers and styles. Something for everyone.

Posted by: Tuna at May 05, 2023 04:56 PM (gLRfa)

230 That seems counter tooey tiv
Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 05, 2023 04:45 PM (rJ7Hd)

Definitely. That's why I was surprised. I think the barefoot shoes encourage a more balanced gait which reduced impact when taking steps.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:56 PM (Emce2)

231 >>>Has anyone tried "barefoot shoes"?

Not falling for this stealth Crocs evangelism.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 05, 2023 04:56 PM (7R+co)

232 SHIN SPLINTS ... My youngest son developed shin splints shortly after signing up for high school track (in the early 2000s) ... A team mate recommended Nike Shox, which quickly alleviated his discomfort ... Around the same time, I relayed my son's improvement to a co-worker slowly recovering from a motorcycle accident and, after surrendering to the high price of the Nike Shox, also noticed measurable improvement and less pain ... Nike discontinued making Shox for while, but I just read they're coming back this fall (2023) ... Just thought I'd mention this for anyone who might be interested.

Posted by: Kathy at May 05, 2023 04:56 PM (JklXp)

233 those altas have a thick sole.

I'm thinking about a semi-barefoot shoe that has a thin sole but not quite a minimal one. Like maybe 12 mm thick.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 04:56 PM (iHBZj)

234 >>>Not falling for this stealth Crocs evangelism.

dang you caught me!

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 04:57 PM (iHBZj)

235 So who makes these monkey shoes?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 05, 2023 04:57 PM (rJ7Hd)

236 Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at May 05, 2023 04:54 PM (rH1KZ)

I would think if you're helping the needy and your Sunday school class those are very good things. Some of the people who talk a LOT live alone so I don't really blame them-and some don't live alone and are just big talkers-but it's quite a workout when you get three sentences in an entire hour with them and it's not a counselling session.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 04:57 PM (Keyt1)

237 >>>> If you want padding as well as a wide toe box:

https://www.altrarunning.com/

Healey wife wears these for trail hiking Very comfortable for long hikes. Don't last worth a damn though.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 04:57 PM (N5C4b)

238 Amazon has a wide range of barefoot shoe makers and styles. Something for everyone.
Posted by: Tuna

Bud Lite has bare bum shoes.....

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 04:57 PM (T4tVD)

239 Not falling for this stealth Crocs evangelism.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 05, 2023 04:56 PM (7R+co)

*fist bump*

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (DRSnL)

240 >>>I strongly recommend avoiding the ones with the distinct toes.

those look silly.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (iHBZj)

241 I thought "maybe my gait is all stupid and gay and I need to do conversion therapy on it,"
.......

Try 6" spiked heels.

Posted by: wth at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (v0R5T)

242 Our Future:

South Africans must start thinking about total grid collapse

Several South African insurers — including the state-owned Sasria that covers special risks like riots, strikes, and terrorism — are excluding damages related to the possible failure of Eskom’s national grid.

If the grid collapses, GIB Insurance Brokers says it would likely result in a catastrophic event with possible looting and civil unrest, which could lead to severe infrastructure damage across the country.

GIB sales operation consultant Guy Jameson says insurance companies have no choice but to view a total grid failure as an uninsurable risk.

https://tinyurl.com/yc2spzv9

Posted by: The ARC of History! at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (2tUFv)

243 The Arches Have Fallen would be a good Russell Crowe vehicle. 90 minutes of his heroic defense of a McDonald's under siege. He's the perfect weight for the role: a very believable McDonald's customer. It's like he's been training for this very film.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (KFhLj)

244 Oh, and lastly, I received my Canadian Firearms License for purchase and acquisition.

Those do actually exist.

All of the restricted weapons are no longer for sale but there's still plenty of unrestricted guns available. Despite the horror stories, I'm not scared of my government. Our area is hiring back 60 year old retired cops because they can't get people. And as the vaxx dead pile up, at some point there will be a reckoning.

Posted by: Stateless at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (jvJvP)

245 First time I saw those toe shoes was on an airline passenger in front of me at the security line. She thought she would not have to take them off because they were form-fitting. She was wrong. And let me tell you, the toe shoes are not quick to put back on.

Posted by: Emmie at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (Emce2)

246 >>>235 So who makes these monkey shoes?

China

but there are 15+ makers.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (iHBZj)

247 A pundit named Ace posed a ruse
Regarding some laughable shoes
His running was lame
Wants you for the same
Then all of us suffer and lose

Posted by: Tread Lightly at May 05, 2023 04:48 PM (VsUo2)

A pundit named Ace posed a ruse
He tried to sell us ghey shoes
But we are not ghey
Except Garrett, the say
We wish they would just get a room.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 05, 2023 04:59 PM (7R+co)

248 The best part of barefoot shoes is all the sweet, sweet poontang that does not take up any of your time.

Posted by: Candidus at May 05, 2023 04:59 PM (886E0)

249 First it's barefoot shoes. Then you grow a beard and stop cutting your hair.

Then you go cave man diet.

Next up is grunting and flinging your poo at people.

It's de-evolution

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (rJ7Hd)

250 Done.

Now, the weekend.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (LvTSG)

251 This topic feels anti-progress (ie, it feels "progressive.")

I doubt there is any health benefit, and claims that there are appear to have a very tenuous link to logic and certainly no proof. So what this is really about is rejecting the technology and comforts of modern industrial society by embracing a pseudo-primitive technology (ironically, made possible with modern materials and manufacturing.)

This is windmills for the feet.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (DM3oU)

252 I saw a Twisted Pelvises open for the Backstreet Boys at Disney World in Orlando around '94.

Posted by: ShainS at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (WwKfB)

253 Some of you may remember that I was having neck problems that seem to get fixed by a neurological chiropractor. Problem is they never actually fix anything. They want you to keep coming back on a regular basis to be 'adjusted". This did not work for me. I started sitting in the sauna after swimming and doing my neck exercises in the heat. This has worked pretty much. Lap swimming in general has been a boon for my 29 year old body. No knee pain for example. I have some 4 lb weights I use on a regular basis and I walk way more than I ever did when I lived in suburbia.
The mantra is do something every day. Swim, walk, lift,eat good food. Life is good.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (Y+l9t)

254 The Arches Have Fallen would be a good Russell Crowe vehicle. 90 minutes of his heroic defense of a McDonald's under siege. He's the perfect weight for the role: a very believable McDonald's customer. It's like he's been training for this very film.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - an election is simply a festival for the majority at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (KFhLj)
........

He would probably call the hostage negotiator for pizza.

Posted by: wth at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (v0R5T)

255 We used to go to El Paso when I was a kid, lo these many years ago, shopping there and Juarez, Eagle Pass, etc. I could care less what happens to them these days, they abandoned Texas a long whole,ago.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (rH1KZ)

256 Done.

Now, the weekend.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching some more Best Pictures at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (LvTSG)

Wow, you just knocked out 1,000 words that fast?

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (DRSnL)

257 >>>If Ace is wearing those queer socks with the toes, I swear, I will leave here and never come back.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales

the oranginers have this kind of faux separated-toe look, but it's not actually separated. It just tries to look that way. I stopped wearing those because someone addressed me on the street as "Garrett."

They're not bad, though. Super cheap!

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (iHBZj)

258 Barefoot shoes - when you can't live up to the raw masculinity of Crocs.

Posted by: Candidus at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (886E0)

259 My first thought is that running in these barefoot shoes would give me shin spints.

My second thought is that due to my knees, I haven't run in years. I also wonder if these shoes would make my knees hurt worse because of the lack of padding.

My Vionic Tides cleared up my plantar fasciitis 10 years ago and it never came back.

Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe registration now open! at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (pTb/Z)

260 Oh wait...are these the shoes Chris Trager wears in Parks and Rec?

Andy steals them and walks up and down the hall like a monkey?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (rJ7Hd)

261 *fist bump*

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 04:58 PM (DRSnL)

Congratulations on this day of national import and celebration of heritage.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (7R+co)

262 >>>The best part of barefoot shoes is all the sweet, sweet poontang that does not take up any of your time.

you know it.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (iHBZj)

263 those altas have a thick sole.

I'm thinking about a semi-barefoot shoe that has a thin sole but not quite a minimal one. Like maybe 12 mm thick.
Posted by: ace

They didn't have my size (wide feet); but, my wife really liked these https://xeroshoes.com/

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (7O3of)

264 >>>17 ace why don't you use a standing desk

I might have to.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (iHBZj)

265 Tuna my mother said see she did but I think I never saw one

Posted by: Skip at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (xhxe8)

266
heheh

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 05, 2023 05:02 PM (393xi)

267 There was a lunar eclipse today at 2:45 PM ET. We missed it as it was on the other side of the earth.

Posted by: SMOD at May 05, 2023 05:02 PM (jsVJ0)

268 Another girl in training

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUKOhfdUcuI

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 05, 2023 05:02 PM (N5C4b)

269 >>>They didn't have my size (wide feet); but, my wife really liked these https://xeroshoes.com/

oh yeah those are the semi-expensive ones. I've heard they're good.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:02 PM (iHBZj)

270 The mantra is do something every day. Swim, walk, lift,eat good food. Life is good.
Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 05, 2023 05:00 PM (Y+l9t)
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Words to live by, sharon!

Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe registration now open! at May 05, 2023 05:03 PM (pTb/Z)

271 It's de-evolution
Posted by: AlaBAMA

Whip it good!
https://youtu.be/j_QLzthSkfM?t=3

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2023 05:03 PM (qoGsy)

272 It made all the CONUS people insane.

Sorry; What does the acronym stand for?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Continental United States

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 05:03 PM (T4tVD)

273 In Poland, the Monument of Gratitude to the Red Army, erected on the burial site of 500 dead Soviet soldiers, was destroyed live

Posted by: SMOD at May 05, 2023 05:03 PM (jsVJ0)

274
I think the term was "stupid." Yeah, that was it. "Why are you wearin' those stupid shoes?"

(Maybe it was really "Earth Shoes," but I doubt it.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 05, 2023 04:26 PM (J2vNu)

No one looked hot in those shoes and yes they were stupid.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 05, 2023 05:03 PM (6z9vr)

275 130 I am, maybe, 1,000 words from the end of this first draft of my newest novel.

get chatgpt to draw you a picture. that's 1000 words, right there.

Posted by: anachronda at May 05, 2023 05:03 PM (v3pYe)

276 Congratulations on this day of national import and celebration of heritage.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 05, 2023 05:01 PM (7R+co)

LOL

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (DRSnL)

277 Twisted pelvis? I think we're getting dangerously close to amputee sex here.

Posted by: wth at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (v0R5T)

278 I grew up with "minimal padding."

back then we called it "on my insoles," or "walking on my heels" (because the sole was wore out.)

I do not want that. I want ....

Loose shoes, a tight woman, and a warm place to sh-t

Posted by: Earl Butz at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (DM3oU)

279 Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (DRSnL)

I miss you guys.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (7R+co)

280 >>>My second thought is that due to my knees, I haven't run in years. I also wonder if these shoes would make my knees hurt worse because of the lack of padding.

I think probably yes. Unless you have a place to run that's dirt and grass.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (iHBZj)

281 I wore jump boots for 20 years. My feet still have calluses on the tops

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (anj39)

282 For walking or hiking I wear Merrill 'approach' shoes. The are mid-way between rock climbing shoes and hiking shoes. For me, the lack of a heel prevents the shin splints that normally really bother me.

Posted by: Candidus at May 05, 2023 05:05 PM (886E0)

283 I miss you guys.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 05, 2023 05:04 PM (7R+co)

I know, me too. When I get back from vacation we'll have to get together.

Posted by: Jordan61 at May 05, 2023 05:05 PM (DRSnL)

284 I would think if you're helping the needy and your Sunday school class those are very good things. Some of the people who talk a LOT live alone so I don't really blame them-and some don't live alone and are just big talkers-but it's quite a workout when you get three sentences in an entire hour with them and it's not a counselling session.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

That's because you're a Spring Chicken !

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 05:06 PM (T4tVD)

285 Good afternoon, horde. I go barefoot as much as possible and have been wanting to try barefoot shoes. Just haven't figured out what I want, or if some are better than others.

I work at home and use a stand up desk, and am barefoot in front of that all day.

When I do wear shoes, I get the flattest ones possible.

Posted by: Dash My Lace Wigs! at May 05, 2023 05:06 PM (j4WDO)

286 There's a $50 pair of asics (gel 8 or something) that is the answer to most foot problems.

Posted by: Celebrate the normalization of poop fetishes or else at May 05, 2023 05:07 PM (Ekky5)

287 Just saw in the news where my preferred vodka brand has gone gay-

can someone recommend a good, non-political vodka for me

Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:07 PM (geLO8)

288
I ROLL my heels outward, thus causing overpronation.

If you roll your heels inward, you cause supination.

Both of these will cause issues going up your leg, and, ultimately causing Back pain. And change your gait, I suppose.

Heel Inserts can "correct" your heel position.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 05, 2023 05:07 PM (393xi)

289 can someone recommend a good, non-political vodka for me
Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:07 PM (geLO

Stoli

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:07 PM (anj39)

290 I've had plantar's fasciitis which would flare up painfully every other month or so.

---------

30 years ago I started training for a marathon and, owing to high arches, developed plantar fasciitis.

I walked around in pain for 2 years, and all an MD did was cortisone shots and suggested surgery.

A coworker turned me on to a sports chiropractor who could adjust feet (there's something like 26 bones in each foot, and mine were all locked up). I was pain-free in 2 weeks and ran a marathon a year later.

At about this time Mark McGwire retired early from MLB because of chronic plantar fasciitis, and I told my sports chiropractor that he might have been able to extend his career with treatment.

Posted by: ShainS at May 05, 2023 05:08 PM (WwKfB)

291 >>>They didn't have my size (wide feet); but, my wife really liked these https://xeroshoes.com/

oh yeah those are the semi-expensive ones. I've heard they're good.
Posted by: ace

She sometimes walks 18000 steps in a day.
They weren't expensive if her feet felt okay after those days!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 05, 2023 05:08 PM (7O3of)

292 Guam trip hurt my diet, but I only gained back a half pound. Down 20 pounds so far. Back on the plan, low on the carbs, no more calories than 2000 per day.

At least my A1C has gotten back to normal, and my BP is approaching normal with meds again. Thay was getting a bit scary there when the meds stopped helping there. Staying the course, getting healthy enough to walk and exercise again is the goal.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 05, 2023 05:09 PM (3CCua)

293 >>>176 Barefoot shoes might be good if your hiking and some steep trails.

that to me is the best part. I do feel more secure on slopes, too.

Part of the selling point of this type of shoe is that it forces you to plot you steps more. I mean, most people don't want to think about that so this isn't a selling point. But I like going up on rough and broken ground. A conventional shoe would be worse in some cases, because your foot can't adapt to what it's stepping on.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:09 PM (iHBZj)

294 bluebell--

Ditto here on the Vionics. At least 15 years ago, I had such bad hip pain that I could barely walk. My chiropractor--a good one, not an insurance mill--said it was plantar fasciitis caused by going barefoot. In my hip? Who knew?

I've been using various kinds of Vionics ever since and have never had a recurrence. I'm wearing my umpteenth pair of Tides right now.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 05, 2023 05:09 PM (fTtFy)

295 can someone recommend a good, non-political vodka for me

Tito's

Posted by: Halfhand at May 05, 2023 05:10 PM (o2v3J)

296 Running is hard on the knees and pelvis - just try walking!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas - Ace of Spades Ladies' Brigade, Plucky Comic Relief at May 05, 2023 05:10 PM (SRRAx)

297 >>60 All the felinephiles loved the video Ace. Thanks.

glad you liked it!

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:10 PM (iHBZj)

298 can someone recommend a good, non-political vodka for me
Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:07 PM (geLO

Stoli

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:07 PM (anj39)

ValuRite

Posted by: flounder at May 05, 2023 05:11 PM (7R+co)

299 I bought the socks with separate big toe for biking in winter. I thought they might be warmer. I wear three pair and only the first one has a big toe.
Not really warmer, just annoying.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at May 05, 2023 05:12 PM (DM3oU)

300 I've been using various kinds of Vionics ever since and have never had a recurrence. I'm wearing my umpteenth pair of Tides right now.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at May 05, 2023 05:09 PM (fTtFy)
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Tides are the best. I probably have 3 or 4 pairs right now. The other shoe that helped were Dansko sandals - I had two pairs that I wore all summer when I was going somewhere that I couldn't wear the Tides. I still have them ten years later - they don't look great anymore, but I wear them around the house. Good investment.

Posted by: bluebell - NoVaMoMe registration now open! at May 05, 2023 05:12 PM (pTb/Z)

301 Report from another site:
Reporters, activists, and politicians are showing the flood of economic migrants now crossing Americans’ unenforced (sic) border in search of American jobs and housing.

So now they are economic migrants...not illegals.
I wonder what footwear they use?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:12 PM (anj39)

302 Meh. Barefoot shoes are merely the lastest scammy fad to help shoe companies sell more shoes. Remember those ugly “toed” shoes that were the fad maybe 10 years ago? For some very few people with perfect physiology and running/walking form, barefoot shoes might make sense. But for the vast majority of normal people? Pass.

Same with ski boots. Companies love to sell expensive ‘race” style boots with very stiff structures and very tight dimensions. For truly expert skiers they do drive the skis quicker and more precise. But for 90% of skiers the cheaper, softer boots are much better.

Posted by: Elric Blade at May 05, 2023 05:12 PM (INaSe)

303 Plus sand=beach. And beaches are awesome.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 05, 2023 04:20 PM (fi76o)

Yeah, beaches are awesome. I am landlocked, sad to say.

Posted by: Dash My Lace Wigs! at May 05, 2023 05:12 PM (jPmCX)

304 Loose shoes, a tight woman, and a warm place to sh-t
-

Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money.

Posted by: Celebrate the normalization of poop fetishes or else at May 05, 2023 05:12 PM (Ekky5)

305
Look on the bottom of your shoes.
Do your heels wear evenly on both sides?

Probably not. You are rounding your heels either inward or outward.

Same as Wheel Alignment on your car. When all your wheels aren't "tracking" straight and true, your tires will wear unevenly.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 05, 2023 05:13 PM (393xi)

306 I bought the socks with separate big toe for biking in winter. I thought they might be warmer. I wear three pair and only the first one has a big toe.
Not really warmer, just annoying.
Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest

Try Toe Warmers.

Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 05:13 PM (T4tVD)

307 >ValuRite

Posted by: flounder

yeah, my corner place doesn't carry it- I'll finish the Smirnofff I have- it was purchased pre-gay. But the next bottle will be something new.

Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:13 PM (geLO8)

308 Oh and since it's a shoe thread, Red Wings.

Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:14 PM (geLO8)

309 "Or have you tried any other Trendy Dumb Things?"

• Not sure if this is trendy, dumb, both or neither - but I have been using a balance board for 30+ years (use fitterfirst bongo board) as part of my fitness routine.

• Good for balance and core muscles; plus, strikes me that it helps my "sure footedness" when I am backpacking & climbing.

• Do not know if it helps with hip alignment, etc. - seems likely - but can say I have never had any problem with hips, etc.

Posted by: that guy at May 05, 2023 05:14 PM (BGkyf)

310 I only wear sneakers.I have many many pairs. I have indoor workout sneakers. Outdoor walking sneakers. I even have winter sneakers. When the style was to wear sneakers to work and then change into dressier shoes, I just conveniently forgot my dressier shoes. Somewhere I have a pair of black ballet slipper type shoes I wouldl wear when I had to get dressed up. Occassionaly wear sandals in the summer and alwasy barefoot at home.

Posted by: sharon(willow's apprentice) at May 05, 2023 05:14 PM (Y+l9t)

311 Loose shoes, a tight woman, and a warm place to sh-t
-

Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money.
Posted by: Celebrate the normalization of poop fetishes or else at May 05, 2023 05:12 PM (Ekky5)
***

It used to be wine, women, and song.
Today it's beer, the 'ol lady, and Netflix.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:14 PM (anj39)

312 Kitty workout montage was great

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at May 05, 2023 05:15 PM (0hOvj)

313 I'm betting the lower you get on the shelf the less likely it is that the companies insist that you think about two hairy men diddling each other's asses while you drink their products.

Posted by: Celebrate the normalization of poop fetishes or else at May 05, 2023 05:16 PM (Ekky5)

314 Stoli's out:

SPI, which has rights to the brand outside of Russia and produces it on its own separate from Russian FKP Stolichnaya, released a statement expressing their opposition to Russia's anti-gay policies, stating that, "Stolichnaya Vodka has always been, and continues to be, a fervent supporter and friend to the LGBT community."

Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:16 PM (geLO8)

315 Ĥad manual air pumps in my soles so there was fresh air around my toes.
Useful in a sub tropical settings.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at May 05, 2023 05:16 PM (ycPkM)

316 have you tried any other Trendy Dumb Things?

====

like banana diet ???

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2023 05:17 PM (V13WU)

317 It used to be wine, women, and song.
Today it's beer, the 'ol lady, and Netflix.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:14 PM (anj39)
........

Tomorrow;
Bud Light, a trans hobo, and Descovy commercials.

Posted by: wth at May 05, 2023 05:17 PM (v0R5T)

318 Because , no.

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2023 05:17 PM (V13WU)

319
People who can tolerate those stupid THONGS shoes are stupid.

There is nothing more uncomfortable than a piece of hard plastic WEDGED in between your toes.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 05, 2023 05:17 PM (393xi)

320 have you tried any other Trendy Dumb Things?
........

No bottom surgery yet.

Posted by: wth at May 05, 2023 05:17 PM (v0R5T)

321 BTW, for some reason, I seem to be developing a bone spur on the right side of my left toe where it joins the foot. Doesn't hurt, but it is noticeable when barefoot.

Posted by: SFGoth at May 05, 2023 05:17 PM (KAi1n)

322
Try Toe Warmers.
Posted by: JT

I had never heard of them. Thanks.
I will try if I remember next winter.

Posted by: Gentlemen, this is junta manifest at May 05, 2023 05:17 PM (DM3oU)

323 How about some shoes that have sand in the soles so it always feels like you are walking on the beach? You could get a good workout just walking around Walmart.

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 05:18 PM (iayUP)

324 The hands down most comfortable casual shoe I've ever owned was made by Raichle. If they feel right when you try them on, buy them. Those just get better with time.

Posted by: Celebrate the normalization of poop fetishes or else at May 05, 2023 05:18 PM (Ekky5)

325 I just keep some golden grain around in case I need vodka.

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 05:19 PM (iayUP)

326 Foot thread + Food thread = ???

Posted by: runner at May 05, 2023 05:19 PM (V13WU)

327 Nood.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 05, 2023 05:20 PM (qoGsy)

328 No barefoot shoes but we do barre workouts in grippy socks so I don’t wear shoes very often at all. The ultimate in barefoot?

Posted by: Piper at May 05, 2023 05:20 PM (T4iCe)

329 "
Same as Wheel Alignment on your car. When all your wheels aren't "tracking" straight and true, your tires will wear unevenly.
Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales "

I haven't tracked straight since I broke my leg in 3 places. Maybe even before that.

Posted by: fd at May 05, 2023 05:20 PM (iayUP)

330 262 >>>The best part of barefoot shoes is all the sweet, sweet poontang that does not take up any of your time.

you know it.

Less poontang means shelves. So that's a winning tradeoff in any book.

Posted by: .87c at May 05, 2023 05:21 PM (FzdwF)

331
Funny how we never hear corporate complaints about china's policies towards homos, etc.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at May 05, 2023 05:21 PM (393xi)

332 Apparently we're supposed to walk using our butt- who knew! Try activating your glutes for each step instead of relying on your knees. I've been trying it for about a week and it seems to help where my lower back pinches and gets tight. At first, the gait makes you look like you have to poop, but it gets more natural.

Posted by: LASue at May 05, 2023 05:21 PM (Ed8Zd)

333 So after a month of actively tracking my calories and walking more... I'm down about 12 lb. Pretty excited. Due to foot injuries exercise is slow and low impact, but I'm pretty happy...

Just wish my pants would start getting looser 😁

Posted by: Madmarymeade at May 05, 2023 05:21 PM (91mH2)

334 That's because you're a Spring Chicken !
Posted by: JT at May 05, 2023 05:06 PM (T4tVD)

If I were a Spring Chicken I probably wouldn't be tired out by some of the extremely talkative folks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 05, 2023 05:21 PM (Keyt1)

335 I'm going to get back to running in a while. I was never a 'serious' runner but I was a crazy guy who did build up to 2.5 to 3 hours, 3 times a week. I'd run to the next small towns around us and back.

Knees were never too much a problem, no matter what I wore. I was up to an hour when I realized I needed new shoes. The guy at the store literally asked "You're running an hour in those?" They were just shoes I had around.

I moved on to Saucony, which are fine - comfortable and affordable. I'm convinced walking and jogging barefoot helped make my knees to be stronger.

The "Convict Conditioning" book has 1-Legged Squats as the final move. I'm not going to run very far again until I get through most of the steps. I'm on Step 2, Jackknife Squats. I did 3 sets of 40 squatting all the way. I've never squatted that low, ever. I felt it in my knees yesterday but am fine today.

There's benefits to working out all of these muscles that never get worked out.

Posted by: Stateless at May 05, 2023 05:22 PM (jvJvP)

336 Driving; sitting with ankles crossed & weight on heels; walking without decent padding around heels and striking hard on heels; gaining weight.

Posted by: Lola - ALL the 1/6 videotapes from Alexandra and Jade, too. at May 05, 2023 05:22 PM (GshMh)

337 262 >>>The best part of barefoot shoes is all the sweet, sweet poontang that does not take up any of your time.

you know it.
Posted by: ace

Less poontang means more shelves. So that's a winning tradeoff in any book.

(screwed that up first try. I'm not new here, I'm just hourly.)

Posted by: .87c at May 05, 2023 05:22 PM (FzdwF)

338 GIB sales operation consultant Guy Jameson says insurance companies have no choice but to view a total grid failure as an uninsurable risk.

Now try borrowing some money for your business in that environment.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 05, 2023 05:23 PM (YXHzG)

339 273 In Poland, the Monument of Gratitude to the Red Army, erected on the burial site of 500 dead Soviet soldiers, was destroyed live
Posted by: SMOD at May 05, 2023 05:03 PM (jsVJ0)

Berlin has a Soviet war memorial that the locals hate. They ostensibly can't reduce it to scrap metal because they signed some kind of agreement with Russia in order for them to pull their troops out of Eastern Germany after the collapse.

Posted by: X-ray Shoe Store Foot Measurers at May 05, 2023 05:23 PM (Zo+Li)

340 Off stupid cancer causing x-ray sock.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 05, 2023 05:24 PM (Zo+Li)

341 >> If you want padding as well as a wide box:

This is what you look for in a wife.

Posted by: Ben Domenech at May 05, 2023 05:25 PM (5U4ij)

342 So after a month of actively tracking my calories and walking more... I'm down about 12 lb. Pretty excited. Due to foot injuries exercise is slow and low impact, but I'm pretty happy...

I'm mixing it up with open-water swimming, heavy bag/double-ended bag, kettlebells and bicycling.

Walking 15k steps, though time consuming, works wonders - because you ain't eatin if you're walkin'.

Posted by: Reuben Hick at May 05, 2023 05:25 PM (YXHzG)

343 There is nothing more uncomfortable than a piece of hard plastic WEDGED in between your toes.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales

*fistbump

I hate, hate, hate those. Painful, make people walk funny, and the sound....agghhh!

Posted by: Dash My Lace Wigs! at May 05, 2023 05:25 PM (jPmCX)

344 Absolut is looking good for my next vodka-
-went to the parent company's website, Pernod Ricard, and the search terms 'lgbt' and 'gay' returned zero results.

Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:26 PM (geLO8)

345 Remind me of wrestling shoes.

Posted by: SSR at May 05, 2023 05:27 PM (7NmRg)

346 >>>Apparently we're supposed to walk using our butt- who knew! Try activating your glutes for each step instead of relying on your knees. I've been trying it for about a week and it seems to help where my lower back pinches and gets tight. At first, the gait makes you look like you have to poop, but it gets more natural.

well the barefoot shoes are supposed to force you to do that. How are you doing it? I can't tell if I'm activating my butt more or not.

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:28 PM (iHBZj)

347 >>>341 >> If you want padding as well as a wide box:

This is what you look for in a wife.
Posted by: Ben Domenech

...

oh man...

Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:28 PM (iHBZj)

348 > If you want padding as well as a wide box:
---
This is what you look for in a wife.
Posted by: Ben Domenech
...
oh man...
Posted by: ace

I have it on good authority from all of my Drill Sergeants that it's a bow legged woman in a Coupe De Ville. Thay's what you want.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 05, 2023 05:34 PM (3CCua)

349 Stoli's out:

SPI, which has rights to the brand outside of Russia and produces it on its own separate from Russian FKP Stolichnaya, released a statement expressing their opposition to Russia's anti-gay policies, stating that, "Stolichnaya Vodka has always been, and continues to be, a fervent supporter and friend to the LGBT community."
Posted by: DB - retired generic personality at May 05, 2023 05:16 PM (geLO

***

Commie bastards!
That does it. No more margaritas. I'm drinking that bottle of stoli right down and throwing the empty out!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:35 PM (anj39)

350 I have it on good authority from all of my Drill Sergeants that it's a bow legged woman in a Coupe De Ville. Thay's what you want.
Posted by: BifBewalski at May 05, 2023 05:34 PM (3CCua)

She ran off with Jody.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 05, 2023 05:36 PM (anj39)

351 How we dreamed of having feet.

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 05:43 PM (aD39U)

352 I can't tell if I'm activating my butt more or not.
Posted by: ace at May 05, 2023 05:28 PM (iHBZj)

Phrasing?

Posted by: G'rump928(c) at May 05, 2023 05:44 PM (aD39U)

353 I've not gone to barefoot shoes, but I switched from my usual office shoe - a thick soled walking shoe recommended by a nurse I know - to skateboard shoes. Originally it was because my favorite shoe went all neon and bling and I couldn't find one in a black or subdued color. So I tried some skate shoes and settled on Adidas Daily over Vans and Sketchers. I did notice more pain at first, but then more sensation and feel. I go barefoot at home so it's not like my feet are shoe-clad 16 hours a day. I think the skate shoes strike a medium between the fully padded walking shoes and the super-thin soled barefoot shoes, but that is just IMHO.

Posted by: ZilWerks at May 05, 2023 05:44 PM (0MpOC)

354 Zero drop was all the rage 10 years ago. I think the trend has dropped off for running, but it's definitely the way to go for weightlifting.

Posted by: brak at May 05, 2023 05:58 PM (lO5WT)

355 Nice barefoot shoes! You come here often?

What is often heard in a gay bar, Alex?

Posted by: AlaBAMA at May 05, 2023 06:16 PM (rJ7Hd)

356 I ordered the xero from Moosejaw since no one else had size 15. (my foot grew two sizes a couple decades ago, which I think is common ... flattening or something?) $95 with tax but I like the moccasin type shoes anyway, and usually wear them around the farm instead of more protective boots.

Rolling an ankle on rough ground can be an issue, but I've done it so often my ankles seem to handle it well. But I don't run.

protecting the knees is important ... and all body parts really. Brad and Bob ... physical therapists on the internet have good advice.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 05, 2023 06:43 PM (Cus5s)

357 Unless I absolutely HAVE TO walk on asphalt or concrete in this weather, I am barefoot ALL the time. I really don't like wearing shoes 'cos they cut off my sensation of what the surface I'm walking on is like. If I have to go out (shopping, etc) then, yes, I wear shoes - but I wear NO socks and I put on the pair with the thinnest soles I can find. Now it almost feels unnatural when I'm "shoed" ...

Posted by: Dr_No at May 05, 2023 06:47 PM (mu5GU)

358 I'm ending this thread with bodyweight exercises. The six exercises that created the Spartans. There were no pretty weights back then.

Step by step...10 of them...starting off from the simplest exercises, to one armed push-ups, one-legged squats, one-armed pull-ups and 3 more.

"Convict Conditioning" by Paul Wade.

The goal is strength. The guy spent 20 years in prison, learned a ton of the old bodyweight exercises people used to do to become strong without equipment and taught these exercises to guys who needed to get strong fast in the joint.

Starting out, 4 exercises a week. 2 on Monday, 2 Thursday...or whenever. Dude shatters all of the body building bullshit.

Posted by: Stateless at May 05, 2023 06:59 PM (jvJvP)

359 204 Earth Shoes had the heel lower than the toe so you were always walking up hill.
***********

So *that's" why so many grandpas told those stories about walking 2 miles uphill to school, both ways!

Posted by: Noam Sayen at May 05, 2023 07:42 PM (QYBVy)

360 A canadian hockey player I knew a long time ago traveled from Finland to Tallinn, in Estonia when the USSR still controlled that country.

There, he got roaring drunk and pissed all over the Soviet War Memorial.

He had to be hustled onto a boat and sent back to Helsinki before the Russkis got their hands on him.

(But to the Estonians he was a hero.)

Posted by: Noam Sayen at May 05, 2023 07:47 PM (QYBVy)

361 I've been wearing shoes from Sense of Motion (SOM) for almost three years now. I'm on my second pair. They aren't "barefoot shoes" but they are zero drop and they have a wide toe box. They are also one of the few shoe manufacturers who are 100% made in the USA.

I've had issues with my feet since I was a kid. I have an extra bone in my foot, and so my feet are much wider than normal to begin with and after having kid #5, it just didn't seem that any of the normal wide width shoes were wide enough. I stumbled across SOM in looking for non-Chinese brands.

The difference has been incredible! I no longer put my balance on the outsides of my feet, but across the whole foot. This has led to a lot less random tripping on nothing. The wide toe box is amazing! They hold up well, and if you buy a new pair, they'll resole your older pair for free and ship both back together.

That being said, they are walking and trail shoes, not running shoes. I definitely recommend them, though!

Posted by: Katja at May 05, 2023 09:59 PM (GDvjU)

362 A note on the SOMs... They're not particularly cheap (my last pair was $130) but they've held up better than any pair of everyday shoes I've ever had. The first pair I had lasted two years (resoled once) and the second pair is getting to the point of needing a resole, but it's been a good year. With other gym shoes, a lot of times, I'd wear them out in six months to a year, so it's pretty even, I guess.

Posted by: Katja at May 05, 2023 10:02 PM (GDvjU)

363 >>>I had twisted my pelvis, with one side rotated forward and lifted upwards above the other one

Ouch!

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Posted by: Kelda Madeline at May 06, 2023 04:08 PM (2+kdL)

366 I've been trying barefoot shoes for a couple of months to help with the arthritis in my knees. They were helping my knees but at the expense of my feet. Because of the lack of cushioning. So, I did some more web sleuthing, and came across this company called Altra. They make zero drop, wide toe box, shoes with running shoe type cushioning. I'm only a week into wearing them but, so far, they've been what I was initially searching for.

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