When I was over at The House the other day, I found something called moleskin, it's a Dr. Scholl's product. It apparently is not actually made from the skin of a mole because it says it is cotton flannel. I'm not going to google the word moleskin, because my blog is not meant to be informational. It's not meant to be anything really. Anyway, on the back of the box, it says, "...protects feet from painful shoe friction." I've never had the words "painful shoe friction" together in my brain before, but I really like them. All my life I've always wondered if there was anything, ANYTHING, in the world that everyone could agree on, because let's face it, there's not a lot. I mean, I know people who don't like the beach! How could people not like the beach!!!!? And there are trillions of subjects that cause people to take sides. And often in a very strident manner. But after reading "painful shoe friction" I am thinking that surely, surely, no one likes that. At least I hope not. If they do, I hope they have it every day. That seems right. Surely we can all agree on that?
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Yep, I believe we can all agree that painful shoe friction is bad.
But the question begs an answer: why buy shoes that cause painful friction?
That is the crux of the matter.
Yup, painful shoe friction is very bad, I used to be the queen of blisters, now I know better. And it's not all about buying shoes that cause friction, it's a combination of things. In my case, it's my feet swelling in the heat, or getting caught in the rain wearing sandals, or as it happened once recently, buying the wrong pair of running shoes (which I was able to return). I have discovered a cool product, like a glide that you put on your feet to prevent blisters. It works on legs too when you run.
I heard about moleskin, some runners swear by it. Me I prefer to have good shoes (and I didn't know you're supposed to buy a running shoe at least 1/2 size larger) and good socks. Since I've done that, never had a blister from running. And trust me, I'm petrified to get a blister now, thinking Oh no! how am I going to run on this? lol
You have a lopsided heart on your foot! tee-hee
As for everyone agreeing on something, well, so far everyone I know will settle for pepperoni pizza, but I think if they could actually choose, they'd all get different things.
Is that YOUR foot? Owie, I'm in complete agreement. I once had a blister on my foot, and the girl that gave me a pedicure told me "you have to become friends with your shoes."
Or, I have to break up with them, I say.
Jazz,
~~Well, my worst painful shoe friction came after I had broken my foot and not "used" it in a long time wearing my regular old comfy shoes. I had to toughen up my foor again.
Urban,
~~Well it sounds like you got it all figured out!
Ticknart,
~~I rarely want pepperoni. I want italian sausage and green olives on my half, thanks.
Gnightgirl,
~~No that's a picture I found on one of those dot edu sites. Yes, love em or leave em!
But I bet you'd settle for pepperoni because everyone would eat the pizza, wouldn't you.
At first I thought you were experimenting with body paints...starting with a funky heart on the bottom of your foot.
Painful shoe friction cannot be good. We can all agree on that one!
Ahhh moleskin, a hikers best fiend. When you are humping a 30 pound backpack in the mountains, 20 miles from the nearest civilization, believe me you don't want painful shoe friction, that is the last thing you want. I always carry a package of moleskin in my first aid kit and it has come in handy more than once, especially when we are on a school trip and the students insist on wearing brand new fashionable shoes despite the fax=ct that we will spend our days walking from place to place visiting. ;o)
Tcknart,
~~No, we'd just order two pizzas.
Scarlet,
~~No, that's not even my foot. And yes, finally something everyone can agree on.
Big Brother,
~~I've never been a hiker, but I imagine it is a hiker's friend. I think I'll start taking it with me on trips as I tend to walk more than normal on vacations.
"But after reading "painful shoe friction" I am thinking that surely, surely, no one likes that. At least I hope not. If they do, I hope they have it every day."
Hahahaha!! I just read an article last week that said laughing adds 15 years to your life. Thanks for a good dose of it today!
Just to totally mess with your hypothesis, I have to say painful shoe friction (PSF) is a very good thing. If it weren't for PSF how would you know if your shoes didn't fit you properly? Oh sure, you could buy this jammy Dr. Scholl's moleskin and dance around merrily without any PSF never realizing that your shoes were warping your feet with their non-fittedness until one day WHAM - there you are with a clubfoot or bunions or something. And then what? Eh? I suppose Dr. Scholl has something to cure that, too, doesn't he? Do you see the scam he's playing here? Just watch out for stuff that seems too easy and obvious. That's all I'm saying
Carole,
~~I'm glad to have helped keep you young.
Xup,
~~Well sure, I guess I should have said, "the feeling of painful shoe friction" or something is what no one likes. I'm all for pain - it tells you something. I rarely take pain pills, because if I am hurting whatever they gave me pain pills for, I want to know about it. Mom had rotater cuff surgery and was popping the pain pills and felt fine enough to drive and do gardening work and ripped out all the work they had done. You madam are preaching to the choir about that. If I break something or have surgery, I just drink beer afterwards. I can still feel the pain, it just doesn't overwhelm me.
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