ME AND DICK: THE PAIN THAT BINDS — by Steve Nadis
My last post about feet drew such a response that I’ve decided to stick with a winner. For some reason, people are eager to talk about their feet and I’m going to oblige them. There’s another reason, of course, and the cynics among you might say I have an ulterior motive. Strange as it may be, this subject binds me to an unlikely person, Vice President Dick Cheney. Allow me to explain: I’m no fan of Cheney, as some of you might have noticed, because he’s mean, evil, and, um, seems to be dyspeptic. (Maybe the last one’s not his fault; maybe he too has a condition.) But I’m surprised to say that I’ve suddenly become much more sympathetic to our Vice President now that I’ve learned that he suffers from tendinitis that causes occasional pain in the left heel. I have that too and know how unpleasant it can be (especially for people like Cheney and me who are diehard volleyball fanatics).
I’m thinking of starting a support group for men plagued by that ailment and he’ll be the first on my list. I’ve always worried that we (Cheney and I) wouldn’t have much to talk about if left alone. I feared those “awkward pauses” and steely silences. But now I’m feeling much more confident, because this ailment (left-heel tendinitis) gives us an inexhaustible reservoir to draw on. You might want to try it on Cheney sometime too, say if you’re stuck with him in an elevator. Or on a subway car. Or traveling incognito in coach. No matter what the situtation, feet problems, in my experience, are the perfect icebreaker. If it works for Dick and me, it can work for you too.
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06:15:53
I’ll discuss my feet while having a pedicure. Have you tried that Snake? Especially a spa one! Thankfully I have nice feet, but I have been in the salon when I’ve seen people who sure DON’T. I myself would be too embarrassed to show my feet if they looked awful. I’ve had so many jobs standing on my feet - retail, waitressing and then playing tennis and running — makes me develop calluses easily. I hate those. I love having smooth, pretty feet.
I have problem feet and try not to show them in public to avoid the kind of embarrassment you’ve refered to.
zardoz says:
you’ve lost me on left heel tendinitis
in all probability you should take windfall’s
advice on the spa for feet , take your wife with.
but politics with feet fetishe’s,
….. sheeeesh ….
i’m afraid i can’t see you anymore,
its just so much i can hadle
… for today…..anyways
HOPE ya mend your ways,
really dont care about cheney, and his feet.
————- zardoz
Left-heel tenditis as a conversation ice-breaker might just work. A problem could arise, however, when you get around to describing the pain. Avoid asking him to compare the tenditis’ pain. He might reply: Torturous…
LOL…….Flubberwinkle, you crack me up!
Torturous, Flubberwinkle? Does that mean that Cheney’s own left heel could get a lawyer and sue him? After he’s convicted will he wear the ankle bracelet on his RIGHT ankle? Oh, my. That’s a great pun.
Thanks, you’ve left me a lot to think about. Z, I hope this doesn’t mean we’re not going steady anymore. But I also see how you might be on to something. I think you’re saying that a guy who’s caused so much pain, suffering, and death should not be given a free pass just because he has occasional discomfort in his left heel. H-m-m-m, you might be right. FW, your advice seems sound; I don’t want to go down that road w/Dick, especially if we’re alone in an elevator. And Roses sometimes I think you’re just too deep for me.
I would like everyone who has heel pain, heel spurs or plantar fasciitis to know that there is Instant help for your heel pain. There is a new shoe cushion called "Heelbillys" and rightfully so because they are not your typical orthotic, but believe me they work and there is nothing on the market like them.
They can only be bought online at; http://www.heelbillys.com and cost only $15.00.
They are tall, soft cushions made out of a special foam and they fit inside your shoe right under your heel and feels like you are walking on a pillow. They give instant relief.
I have been wearing them now for over 3 months and my heel is so much
better that I can now walk without them but today’s shoes are so poorly
cushioned that I don’t take the chance because I don’t want the excruciating pain that I had to come back. Today’s shoes are so poorly cushioned that even people who don’t have heel pain should get them to avoid heel pain problems, especially if they walk a lot. Sometimes the simple things work better than the expensive things that are just designed to cost a lot of money to make it seem like they are effective. Heelbillys are simple, and inexpensive but they are effective. You owe it to yourself to try them, and you won’t be disappointed, you can get instant relief.