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MAY 10, 2004
Edited by Toddi Gutner Shades Of Adaptability One of the leading sunglass brands has made its best-selling model more practical for people who can't see without their glasses. Oakley (oakley.com) can now outfit its wraparound Half Jacket sunglasses ($100 to $135) with interchangeable prescription lenses that let you adapt to changing light conditions. So in intense sunlight you can slip in the dark lenses; on overcast days you can wear the yellow ones; and if there's water or snow glare, you can go polarized. Because of the extreme curve of the glasses, the lenses are hard to fit to a frame -- and that makes them costly. Oakley charges $194 and up for each replacement pair. Before Oakley came along, only tiny Zeal Optics (zealoptics.com) made frames with interchangeable Rx lenses. A Seuss Menagerie For children of all ages, an exhibit in New York features nearly 60 never-seen works by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The show at SoHo's Animazing Gallery through June (www.animazing.com) includes drawings of classic characters such as The Cat in the Hat and The Lorax that hung in his California conference room in the 1970s. Also on exhibit: rare sculptures and oil paintings. Some pieces are for sale, starting at $250.   Rewards To Bank On Looking for a way to collect more than frequent-flier miles the next time you travel? BondRewards (bondrewards.com) members can now earn U.S. savings bonds when they book flight, hotel, and car rentals through partners such as TravelNow.com (travelnow.com). Reserve a hotel room through the site, and you can earn as much as 5% of the total purchase in savings bonds. A car rental will get you up to 4% back in bond rewards. An airline ticket gets you a flat $2.50 toward bonds. In addition to travel perks, BondRewards lets you collect savings bonds when you shop. The site has relationships with 150 major retailers, including the Gap (GPS ), Netflix (NFLX ), Target (TGT ), Kmart (KMRT ), Dell (DELL ), and Macy's (FD ), which offer as much as 15% back in bonds. Members redeem bond dollars for EE savings bonds, which have a current interest rate of 2.61%, in increments of $50, $75, or $100. With free membership, it's a good deal, considering that the average BondRewards member collects about $750 per year, or 15 bonds annually. Where else can you spend money, boost your savings, and help fund the national debt all at the same time? By Lauren Young 
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