I am Curious Croc

G. predicted two years ago that the colorful resin "Croc" shoe would be huge. Because, he said, there is no limit to people's bad taste.

I started seeing Crocs on adults here and there. From far away, they looked hard and plastic and ugly. Then I started seeing Crocs on little kids and that made sense to me: easy to put on, no laces.

Then my friend L, a nurse, said all the nurses in her hospital wear Crocs and that they are amazingly comfortable. Today, I read this article on Crocs in Slate called The Croc Epidemic.

Now I am curious, yet repulsed at the same time. Dare I buy a pair? Would I wear them just for walking the dog?

I'm strongly against wearing sneakers with business clothes no matter how long the walk to the subway. I won't do it, despite my endless search for comfortable, fashionable shoes. (G. says there is no such thing as comfortable woman's shoes.)

As a last-ditch attempt to talk myself out of a pair, I will read the Ihatecrocs.com website.

Wish me luck.