Shoes Never Lie! (with apologies to Mimi Pond)

I love, love, love today's cryptoquote! It's by Norma Jeane Baker, known to all of us as Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962):

"Give the girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."

I love shopping for shoes. The right shoes can make or break and outfit. With the right shoes, any outfit can look like it stepped out of Vogue. They can also tell a lot about a person. Here is a list of 10 shoes that all women should own.

In 1985, the author Mimi Pond published a book called Shoes Never Lie, which was extremely funny. I know I attended the promotional book party at The Palladium, but I don't remember what shoes I wore (gasp!)

And who can forget Imelda Marcos and her infamous shoe collection? See picture on the right-hand side. She would collect shoes (3,000 pairs!) on her travels while her people from the Philippines were living in extreme poverty. Marcos also had 15 fur coats, 1,000 handbags, and over 500 gowns. There was no way she was going to wear all those shoes!

Then there's 5-year-old Suri Cruise, whose shoe collection is worth about $150,000, but she doesn't have any real friends her age. That's more than my husband and I make combined. I can't imagine those high heels would be good for her feet.

Of course, this post wouldn't be complete without a few words of wisdom from everyone's favorite shoe salesman, Al Bundy:

Wanna check out the world's most expensive shoes?

Finally, you can link to this Web site for all you wanted to know about the divine Miss Monroe.

With all this talk about shoes, I forgot about today's crossword puzzle. This is by Fred Jackson III and is called "The Way It's Done." The theme answers, please:

20A: Hotels, at times (CONVENTION SITES). For a large city like New York, the Javitz Center is such an eyesore. It's also way out of the way (11th Ave. and 34th to 38th Street). There isn't even any parking there; you have to go to one of the nearby overpriced garages. I've been there only once, but I'm sure the food is overpriced too. They're supposed to extend the 7 train to the Javitz Center by December 2013. I'll believe it when I see it.

37A: Personal message on a ring (CUSTOMER ENGRAVING). Things Remembered, a chain store with tacky personalized gifts. I did get two nice boxes when I was on the Parents' Association at P.S. 175, but of the items will collect dust.

52A: Rehearsal (PRACTICE SESSION). During the time when I played three instruments (clarinet, guitar, and piano), I hated rehearsals and practice. It was constant drilling of notes and scales. That's probably why I didn't play as well as I could have. However, I loved play rehearsals at drama club, which were always fun.

Thanks to water on the tracks, the subways were all screwed up and I didn't make it to Zumba class last night. Will attempt to try again tonight.

Till tomorrow. . . .

Signing off,
The Puzzlechick