High heels and pointed-toe shoes have a lot to answer for. They created havoc in an entire generation of women who are now limping through life with aching backs. But for many years, this deadly footwear defined fashion.

Remember when employers had dress codes in place that required professional women to dress fashionably? Even now if you turn on the news you will see female newscasters wearing shoes designed for mutant feet.

They stand and shift their weight from one foot to the other, trying to find a comfortable way to stand. Next time you see “CBS This Morning,” check out Gayle King’s footwear. Comfort is not to be found. Also, Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC. I enjoy their broadcasts and their interesting interviews, but deeply sympathize with their poor mistreated feet.

How many television shows have you seen in our lifetime with the following scene: A woman is walking toward her car in a dimly lit parking garage. Her car is parked in an obscure spot on the fifth level. Her high heels click rapidly upon the concrete, but her stride is hampered by her pencil skirt. She is carrying at least two heavy shopping bags.

Lurking nearby is a menacing presence, lying in wait. He, of course always a male, maybe in a dark sedan, with the engine running and the headlights off.

As the woman opens her trunk and leans over to place her shopping bags in the car trunk, the man revs the engine and mashes the

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