tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post8142262656777542734..comments2023-04-23T13:10:44.188+09:00Comments on this is how she fight start: This Little Piggy…kamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-69334688289326680562013-01-26T08:10:14.226+09:002013-01-26T08:10:14.226+09:00It's amazing what you see as 'normal' ...It's amazing what you see as 'normal' when you're a kid, eh? <br /><br />The gout won't cure the chilblains you know. Or maybe you mean that if I get gout I just won't care. And doing the stuff necessary to get it would be more fun than just sitting round with cold feet. That's a pretty good plan, actually. I like the way you're thinking...kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-9379287700422829342013-01-26T07:10:09.000+09:002013-01-26T07:10:09.000+09:00Well I'll be damned chilblains happen to young...Well I'll be damned chilblains happen to young folk! My grandmother was old (now she is dead) and had poor circulation and problems with diabetes. Her toes needed constant care and that's where I came in. Things that were normal to me as a child now as an adult I see were not quite the norm. <br /><br />I tended to her feet to make sure they were dry, nails trimmed, inspected for any cuts or hang nails. Her feet were not pretty... they were old poor circulation feet. I also washed her dentures after every meal for her. Why is it now that the thought of having done that kinda grosses me out?<br /><br />I hope your feet feel better and that this problem does not progress with age. I would just go with the gout thing....thegypsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019720222734603445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-11775380429561278042013-01-16T21:34:23.747+09:002013-01-16T21:34:23.747+09:00Unfortunately I think it's just the opposite. ...Unfortunately I think it's just the opposite. Punishment for eating too much crap and not exercising enough. And by 'enough' I mean 'at all'.<br /><br />Now the gym's open again and I'm having to walk a bit to work every day (not much, but enough) everything in the toey garden is just lovely. I prefer quartz in my watches, if it's all the same to you...kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-65835290845445279822013-01-16T21:31:31.255+09:002013-01-16T21:31:31.255+09:00Comfortably over 6 foot. Or not, as the case may b...Comfortably over 6 foot. Or not, as the case may be...kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-25335056099707515412013-01-16T12:55:32.455+09:002013-01-16T12:55:32.455+09:00That blows. How tall are you? That blows. How tall are you? Aaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15433826082126402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-10906713566013828792013-01-15T22:11:07.767+09:002013-01-15T22:11:07.767+09:00Actually had to follow the Wiki-link on that one. ...Actually had to follow the Wiki-link on that one. Do not recall ever reading anything in print about that ailment. Bet there's something on it somewhere in archives... where they keep the vellum. <br /><br />Surprised no one has suggested trying acupuncture, moxa balls, some of that good ol' fashioned reiki, or at least crystals. A little quartz never hurt no one. <br /><br />Maybe you could channel Mrs. Cartwright (since her pooch is probably behind all this). Maybe one of your other readers could suggest a good medium in the Tokyo area.<br /> <br />What's really amazing is how stress manages to get people. One of my students, who shouldn't be retiring for at least twenty more years, talked about having had shingles, a number of times. All work and no play.<br /> <br />May the force be with you. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09661426960326013304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-45353050490199396632013-01-14T09:33:59.950+09:002013-01-14T09:33:59.950+09:00Every word I write here is the god's honest tr...Every word I write here is the god's honest truth. Just some things are more true than others, is all.kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-7176725185980964532013-01-14T02:35:49.301+09:002013-01-14T02:35:49.301+09:00"No, you little bastard, don’t let the heat o..."No, you little bastard, don’t let the heat out."<br /><br />The best part about this is that I know you're not even joking...Billyhttp://www.earthdenizen.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-60439790811510366432013-01-12T19:21:00.232+09:002013-01-12T19:21:00.232+09:00I don't fit. Even back home at least half of m...I don't fit. Even back home at least half of me is above the waterline at any one time. With Japanese baths I've got no chance :(kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-28943938995454803492013-01-12T19:19:07.013+09:002013-01-12T19:19:07.013+09:00I'd like to try and answer that in an amusing ...I'd like to try and answer that in an amusing manner, but honestly, it'd be like shooting fish in a barrel.kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-35904045342326852002013-01-12T19:17:54.613+09:002013-01-12T19:17:54.613+09:00"Rum, sodomy, and the lash."
Close enou...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1433,00.html" rel="nofollow">"Rum, sodomy, and the lash."</a><br /><br />Close enough ;)kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-35285983838299466432013-01-12T10:41:25.106+09:002013-01-12T10:41:25.106+09:00Doesn't sound like fun. Do you take a lot of b...Doesn't sound like fun. Do you take a lot of baths? I get cold feet quite easily, but I find a bath every day really helps.Aaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15433826082126402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-42650304149945791092013-01-12T10:27:43.460+09:002013-01-12T10:27:43.460+09:00Did you know that gout in Japanese is "painfu...Did you know that gout in Japanese is "painful wind"? (痛風)<br />I found this out the other day and I'm left to wonder why...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-79202393389296008202013-01-11T23:27:27.659+09:002013-01-11T23:27:27.659+09:00"Given that my diet for the past few weeks ha..."Given that my diet for the past few weeks has consisted largely of dried fruit, animal fats, and triple distilled liquor"<br /><br />Sounds like the diary of a deck hand on a 19th century cargo ship carrying fine spirits. ;)Chrishttp://badboyinjapan.blogspot.jp/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-51483067888266113482013-01-11T21:00:29.465+09:002013-01-11T21:00:29.465+09:00"...nonsense diagnoses from the ancient past...."...nonsense diagnoses from the ancient past..."<br /><br />That's exactly it. I now live in no little fear of catching typhoid or Spanish 'flu.kamohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10785763841038321633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-596203844533164378.post-38353822869115290692013-01-11T12:00:11.056+09:002013-01-11T12:00:11.056+09:00Chillblains... One of those things we N.Americans...Chillblains... One of those things we N.Americans thought were nonsense diagnoses from the ancient past, which we only came across in Dickens or something describing an equally coal-choked and miserable England. Maybe you are predisposed genetically, though coming to this garden-shed domiciled nation wouldn't help. Japan makes me think of a line from the Goons on Scothc hospitality:<br /><br />"Pull yourself up this roaring candle and pour this oatmeal over your head."Antistheneshttp://hanlonsrzr.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com