The first time I saw these, I thought they were plantar warts but they're not, they're tumors that grow inside on the plantar fascia and they simply look like the beginning of a wart.

I had the same problem a couple of years ago, used duct tape for a while, and eventually the problem lessened such that I didn't notice them. Two weekends ago, I drove to TN and fenced three events and then last week, I drove 3 hrs. north to fence two events.

If I succeed in finishing

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I've been so used to pain that I don't know when it stopped. I just know that last week, Coach showed a drill with PIL and it wasn't until I reached home that I realized it hadn't hurt.

???

I have now gone nuts on doing things I have not done in a long time.

I've knitted. I created some new knitting patterns and made prototypes and then remade them to insure the pattern was accurate (and improved upon the item in the process).

I do NOT

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I was making so many stupid mistakes today (paperwork-related, not footwork or bladework) that I finally gave up, walked down the hallway, and purchased a Diet Coke.

And soon I'll be in detox day 1 again. For now, however, I'm enoying a slight buzz and the paperwork is back in order and progressing nicely.

If only I could get 8 hours of sleep per night...

Phase 2 of comfort food will be tonight, when I induldge -- for the last time pre-NAC -- in Chile

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30 minutes on the ET.
15 minutes on the bike
Wandered around the new equipment because I couldn't get to the aerobics exercise equipment that I wanted. Tried two of the new leg exercise machines and then the strange thing that looks something like a steering wheel for a pirate ship then over to the leg extension & into the weight room for the reclining leg press, calf exercises, etc. before heading back to the lock room for 300 crunches and then elbow exercises in the hot tub.

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I'd forgotten how busy the gym can be at this time of year so I changed my plans for today and focused on upper body work versus shoulder and legs.

30 minutes of weight training
30 minutes on the new ET equipment (my knees will hate me tomorrow)
15 minutes on the bike

I couldn't get to some of the equipment I wanted to use and I swear there's something odd about the new shoulder press that causes it to stick when I'm almost at the end of the lift. I never

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