"Be Thou Contentest With What Thou Hasest."

Yeah, I told my mom I wanted an Ipod touch and she said to me, "Be thou contentest with what thou hasest."

I don't know if using "Olde English" was supposed to get the point across better, but it definitely did, because I laughed really hard and then I wrote it on my hand in sharpie so I could remember it.

Guess what today is? The First Official Day of Favorite Thing February!

And today I will be telling you all about....

FLIP FLOPS!

Flip Flops, also known as thongs, pluggers(UK), or jandals(Australia) are an open type of outdoor footwear, consisting of a flat sole held loosely on the foot by a Y shaped strap, passes between the first and second toes and around either side of the foot. Unlike sandals, flip-flops do not secure the ankle.

They come in many shapes and sizes, colors and consistencies (I had to think of some word that started with c that meaned something like texture). Flip flops are most popular because of how easy they are to slip on and off.

The shoes became popular as celebrities started wearing them and high end designers started producing them. They originally came from Brazil.

In Japan, tabi are a traditional sock with a slot for the band that goes between the first and second toe, which then became known as toe socks.

When I looked on Wikipedia, the biggest thing they talked about were health concerns.

Apparently, "Flip flops do not provide ankle support, and can cause many foot-related problems. Some flip flops have a spongy sole, so when the foot hits the ground, it rolls inward and the sponge allows it to roll even more than usual. This is known as overpronation and causes many problems in the foot. Each time a foot hits the ground, the arch is supposed to be locked to absorb shock, But during overpronation, the arch opens and releases this locking mechanism, leading to problems such as pain in the heel, the arch, the toes and in the forefoot. Overpronation of the foot also results in flat feet, especially if flip flops are worn throughout childhood."

I predict foot problems in America from my generation on.

I guess even little things like shoes can be bad for you. Lets just hope that when everyone figures that out, it won't be like when they figured out that smoking gave you lung cancer.

"Oh no! You let your kids wear flip flops? They have more than a fifty percent chance of getting Overpronation and dying young!" Then all those protective moms are going to go out with those big poster boards that say things like, "in 2010 100 thousand people got overpronation from wearing flip flops. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU!" Maybe at some point they will make flip flops that support the arch. They'll be just as much of a hit as those electronic cigarettes!

Well, thats all for now, kids, I'll be back tomorrow, talking about something else amazing!

....stay tuned...?