James Howard Kunstler, then. If that's your thing.

I might ask a doctor about your nail health, but any time I ever asked a dermatologist about mine, I basically got the eye roll, oh please bring me an IMPORTANT problem look.

I had a toenail fall off and it actually wasn't that bad and I was able to still get pedicures (priorities!), even on just the emerging layers and skin. People might tell you to do that hot-needle (or nail)-through-the-nail trick to release the pressure, but I got close once and never got up the nerve. I didn't need…

This book didn't really make me *think*, but I loved it and recommend it frequently: "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" Everyone please read it. Also, "Bringing Mulligan Home," for a look at the effects of war on families.

What is stopping a non-white woman from writing a book about her crime(s)?

Agree with the find something else advice — STRONGLY!

I don't care and I'm not afraid! "Royalty" is the biggest, most enduring scam ever. (Well, maybe #2 because I don't want to bring up religion . . .)

I miss the Sephora insider stories.

Me three.

TOTALLY a German thing! That is me to a T . . . the most non-confrontational, walking-away-person ever.

No, you can make an appointment for service — some parts, and accessories, you just walk in and buy.

AND you usually walk out with it immediately afterwards — fixed.

There always seem to be a lot of baby animals from WPZ on zooborns.com. You might want to check them out before going (never been to Seattle myself, just noticed that they have a lot of births!)

Article about treating ankle sprains in the NYT this morning.

Right — I would say that's another marker of a break — you cannot fake it and hobble around as you can with the hopping of a sprain.

Oh, right, I forgot about my broken toe(s)! So teeny, I did not count those bones, and there's nothing you can do for them.

I've had foot and ankle problems for decades, sprains, plantar fasciitis, etc., and when I finally broke it about six years ago, I KNEW within 15 minutes. I did it stepping off a curb onto a bus, got on anyway, stayed on till I transferred to light rail that happened to go by a hospital, and got off there. I was in…

Punctuation, it's important.

Oh, yeah, good point. What I meant was, they (as everyone else has said) made me wobble and they hurt a bit while I was breaking them in AND there was no magic toning. I cared more about back upper thighs than butt. Several people here said they have tipsy ankles, as I do, so when and how I wore them had to be…

I have three pairs of these and gave up on them. Am reading this thread to see if anyone might be suing MBT for refunds. Yes, three x ~$250 is kinda crazy . . . and they are just literally gathering dust. I too have PF, though . . .hm . . .