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| Hovercrafts - Post Vermont |
There are blisters. And there are BLISTERS. The upper case
ones being those that lead to something beyond everyday misery. What I didn’t
realize, until recently anyway, was that it is possible to get blisters under
your toenails. Can you guess what happens when you get one of those? If you are reading this while eating, I
suggest you push the plate away for a minute.
But what exactly is a blister? As I write this I’m
discovering it’s not an easy object to put into words. A skin balloon of bodily
fluid? Or, maybe, a subcutaneous juice bag? Not easy. Like I said. How would
you describe one?
Turns out, the official definition per Wikipedia is...a small pocket of fluid within the upper
layers of the skin, typically caused by forceful rubbing(friction), burning,
freezing, chemical exposure or infection. Wiki goes on to mention that the
stuff inside is not really fluid or juice, but rather serum or plasma. Or blood.
Or pus.
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| Resurgence |
Ok, time to move on from definitions. I’m happy to report my
two big toenails are slowly making a resurgence. Last July, after the Vermont
100, I noticed they were acting more like hovercrafts than a functional body
appendage. I don’t want to go into a detail about toenails here, and I’m
sure there is some evolutionary purpose for them, but are they all that
necessary these days? I’ve been doing quite well without my two big ones for nearly three
months now. It’s a lot easier to put on socks without them.
It’s not something to talk about at dinner parties, I know. But I can write
about it, right? After all, how many people can say they’ve been able to reach
down and pull their toe nails right off their feet? Ok, maybe they were just about to fall
off, and I only had to give them a little nudge. That, my friends, is what happens
when you get blisters under your toenails. You should have seen the look on the
faces of my two daughters!