Like the Weather

i am actually one of those people that has aches and pains when the weather changes, and gosh it makes me feel old. it's from an injury that i got back in 1992, and it has been bothering me ever since, but i was just thinking about it today because my foot is aching today...

back in 1992 we went out the night before New Year's Eve to go see a band called Wild Kingdom (they were basically an institution here in Milwaukee at the time) and by the end of the night my foot was pretty sore, but i didn't think about it too much.

the next day when i woke up, i got out of bed and FELL OVER from the pain in my foot...

i crawled to the bathroom by basically sliding along on my side pulling myself across the living room by pulling on the couch.

it took me all day to manage to put weight on my foot to be able to stand and walk, and i used a "cane" (broomstick) for several weeks to get around town. i didn't have insurance, i couldn't afford to go to the doctor. i just dealt with the pain and didn't think too much of it.

i later found out (years later) that i BROKE my foot. it aches when it gets cold or damp out. my right foot is significantly larger than my left-- i bought a pair of army cold weather boots. the left boot fits perfect but the right boot (these boots are rubber and felt, not leather, so there is no give to them) the right boot does not fit. i went to a surplus store and tried on boots... the next size larger is WAY too big for my left foot but fits my right foot perfect... so i have to wear a 5R ("regular") on my left foot and a 5W (wide) on my right. luckily i found two pairs for cheap enough to make it affordable to buy two pairs to fit my goofy feet...

i just don't know what to do with the other two boots...