Zack Hill by John Deering and John Newcombe for September 13, 2023

Which is all the more reason to keep those stinky, filthy feet inside of footwear of some kind and not share that nastiness with your cohabitors! I have a collection of slippers for indoors, plus clogs by each door for those quick trips outdoors. The rest of my outside shoes live in the hall closet by the front door and seldom venture into the rest of the house.

Are ice, nails, broken glass, and the dredded leggo all myths as well?

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My podiatrist says wearing shoes without socks is a leading cause of foot fungus.

Just clean your shoes? They make anti-bacterial and anti-fungus shoe spray that works even for expensive shoes and sneakers can go in the washing machine.

Also, you DO NOT want bare feet on hot asphalt.

i have so many issues with my feet, walking barefoot on grass is the only time they feel good nowadays

One of the biggest dichotomies throughout history is that peoples who wear shoes are never going to understand peoples who don’t wear shoes. (Yes, I do mean “peoples”.) It’s similar to the divide between people who drive SUVs and bicyclists. You HAVE to look at the world from a different perspective.

Best to keep your oozing infected cut-up feet leaving smeary tracks on the floor.

I have a friend who goes barefoot everywhere. Even to church. And we live in Phoenix. The bottoms of his feet must be about half an inch thick and numb.