I've maintained for years that my feet feel more comfortable in really thin flip-flops or flexible ballet flats to the skepticism of my family (I've never had the knee and back problems they have suffered from). Finally vindication! And no more guilt trips that cheap shoes are necessarily bad for my feet.

My great grandpa Jose Escamilla lived into his 107th year. He died in 2001 of a stroke. I was always amazed when I thought that he had lived in three centuries.