Shoes for the laid-back lifestyle

Not to dash Chris's shoe excitement, but I was just reading this article about how we might be better off running barefoot than in expensive running shoes. Among the more interesting quotes (in no particular order):

Runners wearing top-of-the-line trainers are 123 per cent more likely to get injured than runners in cheap ones.

Despite all their marketing suggestions to the contrary, no manufacturer has ever invented a shoe that is any help at all in injury prevention

A lot of foot and knee injuries currently plaguing us are caused by people running with shoes that actually make our feet weak, cause us to over-pronate (ankle rotation) and give us knee problems.

Hmm..how much did I spend on my last pair again? Now, how much have I spent on physical therapy/doctor bills lately? Nevermind. I'd rather not do the math. All that being said, I'm not really a barefoot kinda gal.

In the reader comments, I learned about Vibram FiveFingers ("the only footwear to offer the exhilarating joy of going barefoot "). Has anybody seen these before? They're essentially a glove for your feet. A couple things come to mind.
1. The toe separators sort of creep me out. Then again, I have a long history of being creeped out be toes.
2. They remind me of the JJ Casuals sketch from SNL. You know, the shoes from Jack Johnson that look like feet. No? I would include a video here, but I couldn't find one.