I’ve been on the hunt for new shoes for a while, probably over a year. See, I have funny shaped feet. I’m a size 12.5 wide or double-wide, with a flat instep and a relatively thick foot. Aren’t you glad you asked?

Anyway, my doctor is on vacation this month, I was waiting at a clinic and had time to kill so I went wandering, ended up at a shoe store and found what might be the most comfortable pair of runners I’ve ever owned. Alas, they only come in white. I feel… dirty… wearing white shoes.

They say shoes make the man, so what does this say about me? Oh well, what can you do, at least they’re comfortable.

(This post was partially written on the day-of, but was delayed until now for personal reasons. The events took place on Sun Jul 27th)

I had a rather interesting experience this morning, I woke up with what might be the worst pain I’ve ever felt. The pain was in my back, but it didn’t feel like back pain. Layman’s self diagnosis? Kidney.

Decided to hit a hospital just in case it was something serious — The way I see it, pain is my body’s way of paging me to tell me I need routine maintenance.

11-something in the morning we head in to the hospital. I bring my iPhone and an extra battery pack, assuming this will be an all-day experience unless I should happen to start dying midway through the process.

In just under an hour, I’ve had various bodily fluids tested, an IV inserted and removed, and am walking out the door diagnosis, pain pills and a prescription in hand.

Now I realize this may or may not be typical, but still, it’s pretty hard to argue with that level of service when I did need it. Damn you Kline for ruining our health care system.

Oh, and for those curious, just a kidney stone.

I’m not sure if I’ve entirely thought this one though, but I think the way to figure out if you should eat something or not is actually printed right on the side of the packaging.  My suggestion is two easy rules:

1) Can you pronounce each of the ingredients?

2) Can you draw each of the ingredients?

If the answer to either is no, then perhaps it’s not the best choice.

Thoughts?