In my humble beginnings I associated five fingers with the hamburger helper animated glove. His smacking goodness told me that we’d be eating something resembling food tonight AND it would be luke warm or better. I gradually grew to adore his commercials and references. Seeing a box with him on it come out of the cupboard meant good chow. I never counted his fingers until today. It’s too bad he got shortchanged like Homer Simpson.

Five fingers get shorted regularlyFive fingers a "no" for Homer.
Well today I read about five fingered shoes in the latest issue of Time magazine. I was pleasantly suprised to see some kooky fashion with a hint of science behind it. VFF is the chopped moniker for Vibram Five Finger shoes that retail from $70-$120 and are said to potentially revolutionize exercise and footwear as we know it. Myself, a skeptic as always, think this is a push by the comfy women who prefer toe socks with crazy stripes above all else.
I just waiting for the marketing blanket to wrap me in fuzzy toe sock goodness that “works with your best VFF ever.” I can almost here Taylor Swift’s voice now. “They’re my VFF and I can’t quit ‘em”
We’ll be on high alert evil marketing demons whilst you do your comfy hostesses bidding.