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Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:56:48 +0000

[...] My burnt heel blistered and healed within a week. At least the skin did. My ego will never be the same and the plantar fasciitis remains. I have received two new pieces of advice, one which came from the back of the National Enquirer magazine (via former colleague Mike A) and the other from the author/blogger of Chi Running (via Liz C). The latter intrigues me because it involves hurting yourself first to get some relief. And apparently I am really good at that. I probably need to see a real doctor at this point. [...]

By: pete

pete — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:47:28 +0000

Ouch, sounds painful, Emily. But I did something equally–nay, MORE goofy–this past weekend. I was smokin’ some chicken and brisket in this smoker we have. There’s a water pan inside the smoker that keeps the meat moist and, naturally, it gets very hot during the course of cooking. So about halfway through, I dumped it out on the grass and replaced it with clean water. Then about a minute later, I turned around and stepped right into the puddle of boiling water. Bare foot. And this about about 10 minutes after I burned my wrist on the side of the smoker. LESSON: Do not smoke meat barefoot. However, that evening’s chicken was out of this world, so there was some consolation.

By: Walking In My Sleep

Walking In My Sleep — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:14:37 +0000

Well, at least there was no gun involved and you didn’t shoot yourself in the foot. This falls under the category of being your own worst enemy! (I’m a semi-expert at being one’s own worst enemy.) Take care of the foot!

By: Elizabeth@Life in Pencil

Elizabeth@Life in Pencil — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:58:26 +0000

Oh. My. God. This is horrifying, Em. I am you will be feeling better soon.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:00:27 +0000

Horrendous!!! I think you may end up in the medical textbooks with this one. Incidentally, I saw on Myth Busters that women can definitely tolerate pain better/longer than men. The experiment involved sticking one’s arm in a sink full of ice water. The women definitely lasted longer.