Looks like I may need to get some slip on shoes for post hip surgery (no tying shoes for a long time). Any favorites? I have a pair of Birkenstocks but since it will be winter, I thought sandals might be a little chilly. Guess I can always get more smart wool socks.

they make birkenstock clogs. I've worn those through the winter back in my hippie days

That might work. I'll try them on next time I am out.

Do you mean 30 degrees fahreheit or celcius?

Not quite.

Frequent flyers out there have probably heard of Hipmunk. I use it and love it. Now Hipmunk will integrate your Google Calendar entries to help you avoid conflicts. Definitely a new favorite thing for me.

http://techcrunch.co...ct-free-flying/

Looks like I may need to get some slip on shoes for post hip surgery (no tying shoes for a long time). Any favorites? I have a pair of Birkenstocks but since it will be winter, I thought sandals might be a little chilly. Guess I can always get more smart wool socks.

I recommend these. I have a pair and think they are money well spent.

http://www.zappos.co...-lodge-schiefer

They also make slides, if that is more your thing (it might be easier to slip on). I have tried the slides and they seem to be better than other slides out there:

http://www.zappos.co...7889/color/1394

Edited October 25, 201114 yr by CherryBomb

Crocs also makes sandals/clogs, but might be more summer-oriented.

As an expert on all things having to do with crutches, I strongly advise against shoes with no back at all, as they will slip a bit as you shuffle around, making walking harder, if not more dangerous. I'd go with a slip on, but with a back or at least a strap. You can use one foot to get a shoe off the other foot, and if you need help putting them on, that's what your husband/friends/co-workers/student minions are for.

Thanks for the advice, crutches expert Vicki. I got a pair of Vans slip on tennis shoes. Maybe I'll buy a pair of Milano Birkenstocks as well since they have a strap and my pair is pretty old. I am a little worried about taking off shoes and putting them on. It even hurts my hip a little right now to slip of my left shoe with my right foot.

You do realize that you're trying to educate a former lesbian about Birkenstocks right?

That's rather similar to trying to tell Justin or Tyll about what happens in strip clubs.

Don't have cable and just discovered a favorite new (for me and area) occasional old thing - over the air TVLand-like Me-TV. Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, M*A*S*H, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Me-TV_affiliates

Edited October 28, 201114 yr by blessingx

I love Me-TV. And it is coming to Roku soon! http://www.thecontemplation.com/index.php/2011/10/06/roku-update-me-tv-channel-coming-soon/

Has anyone here made the switch from soft to hard contact lenses, if so your thoughts?

My new favorite thing I'll never own, but would look so good next to the turntable...

Silhouette Floating Lamp, A Table Lamp with a Levitating Lampshade http://ow.ly/1zDN1x 

It is a little pricey for a lamp.. maybe after collage college is paid for. (going back myself it looks like)

Edited November 2, 201114 yr by mikeymad

Fabric, photo or sound collage?

WTH? This wasn't the thread I was in.

I think.

Edited November 3, 201114 yr by blessingx

Has anyone here made the switch from soft to hard contact lenses, if so your thoughts?

Never even considered it; I love my soft contacts way too much to even think about using anything else.

iced vietnamese coffee

cold brewed coffee, eagle sweetend condensed milk, regular milk, and frozen cold brewed coffee ice cubes

This stuff is crack.

iced vietnamese coffee

cold brewed coffee, eagle sweetend condensed milk, regular milk, and frozen cold brewed coffee ice cubes

This stuff is crack.

x100, I love iced Vietnamese coffee.

Dan, you using Cafe du Monde (given your background) or something native like Trung Nguyen?

French press, American drip, or espresso shots?

Enquiring minds want to know.

It's vietnamese style iced coffee...I'm using various coffees from oldbisbeeroasters.com, vietnamese style (prepared as identified above)

When I make hot coffee, I either use a good drip machine (from zojirushi), an aeropress, a french press, or a moka pot

I need to start using the aeropress again. Good coffee that thing makes.

I was reading "brewed coffee, cold" - not "cold brewed coffee".

Big difference.

My bad.