I suppose just whatever is well-reviewed on Amazon (I have about $300 worth of old hoarded gift cards). Light pollution is pretty terrible here, too, but there's always an occasional clear night, so I feel that they'd still be worthwhile. I'm reading this forum thread now for recommendations:
Best Scope Design for a Light Polluted Area? - Beginners Forum - Cloudy Nights
And those cat shoes are NOT ridiculous at all! They're fairly understated for cat shoes! (..as opposed to those gauche, flashy cat shoes I guess)