In my email...

John Cordova assures me, "She will always want it now." Really, John? ALWAYS? Because that's a pretty bold promise. Oh, wait - you're talking about a gift of money and chocolate, aren't you? You're right. She will always want it. In fact, HE will always want it, too. Everyone would want that. So, you're not really telling us anything we didn't already know, are you, John? Good grief, man, stop wasting our time.

Got some old Crocs you're ready to let go of? Well, you can toss your old Crocs and help a good cause all at the same time. The maker of the ubiquitous plastic shoes has started a new iniative called SolesUnited. They figured out how to recycle the material the shoes are made of, and they're encouraging people to donate their old worn-out pairs so the company can recycle them and manufacture them into new pairs for needy people around the world. Pretty cool, huh?

I don't see a downside here at all. I believe in giving to good causes, recycling, wearing shoes, and taking advantage of opportunities to do good things with minimal effort and cash outlay. This fits all that. You don't really have to do anything except toss your old Crocs into a bin at a shoe store instead of the trash, and you get to be part of charity and recycling at no cost. And someone in the world gets a pair of shoes, maybe for the first time. Nice. It's painless charity, people.

Me? I don't have any Crocs. I have a knock-off Wal-Mart pair. I'm guessing those aren't made of the same material as real Crocs. Mine are probably made of asbestos that gives off formaldahyde everytime I take a step. They're from Wal-Mart, after all. But all of you who ponied up for the real ones, you can do a good thing.