Ever walk out to get the mail/newspaper and suddenly realize the temperature is 10 degrees below zero. I have an idea for slipper-boots. They would be just slightly thicker soled than slippers. For one reason to keep out the cold and another reason to protect your feet from gravel, glass, and heroin needles hopefully not the latter. The body of the slipper would raise up high on the ankle and be a half inch thick full of thinsulate type material and an inner lining of fleece for sheer...

Socks will be made from a mix of cotton, recycled polyester and carbonized coffee, which will filter and absorb sweat and odor to keep feet cool. After a long day, traditional dress socks are not always very gentle to the feet, what with all the heat and sweat they keep in. But this new technology can provide new levels of comfort that were not previously possible. Carbonized coffee is a weapon against odor, attracting molecules (composed mostly of carbon) with its spongy...