Calamity Jen: Tales of toe woe

April 20, 2006

Tales of toe woe

If someone with whom I am not acquainted happens upon this site, he or she may wonder about the origin of my nickname. After all, anybody can make a stick of butter explode in their oven; that doesn't make them a calamity. No, no it doesn't. But can just anybody smash both of their big toes within a one-year period? Aha! I thought not.

Toe number 1 fell victim to a laptop computer which suddenly decided to leave the safety of my lap for the exhilaration of a free-fall. This wasn't one of those newfangled light-weight laptop computers, either. Long story short, my toenail eventually turned funny colours, then popped off one day when I caught it as I was pulling on a sock.

Toe number 2 has an even more sorrowful tale. I was tamping gravel in preparation for building a garden wall, and since I don't own steel-toed boots I was wearing running shoes. My usual lack of coordination led to the forceful meeting of tamper and toe. Another long story short... well, perhaps a photo array will convey my pain.

3 comments:

Heather said...: ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! I've seen these pictures before and yet somehow I have to keep looking!!!!; 10:32 AM
Shannan said...: Just wanted to stop by and say Hi!
Nothing like some bloody toes to pep up an otherwise dull Thursday!

Shannan; 2:58 PM
HAR said...: That was not the way I intended to start my morning. BUT, injuries aside, your feet are not bad looking at all.; 6:54 AM

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