Seattle Bunion Newsletter #4

Little known fact from The Baltimore Sun: The term "bunion" is derived from the Latin bunio, which translates into "turnip."

Seattle Bunion Newsletter, Issue #3

Who is Mike Pelfrey and what in the name of El Duque does he have to do with Michelle's bunion?

Simple, my friends. In a baseball Opening Day edition of the SBN, we come with news that Mike Pelfrey has been named the fifth starter in the New York Mets' pitching rotation, beating out Orlando Hernandez. And why? Because Hernandez, better known as El Duque, needs time on the disabled list to deal with guess what foot malady.

As the New York Times put it today:

Pelfrey said he understood that Hernández would be joining the rotation at some point, barring more trouble with his painful left foot bunion. Hernández lowered his signature high leg kick to help with the pain but found out that it has hurt his results. In his last game, he returned to a higher leg kick and held Baltimore to a run and four hits in five innings.

Seattle Bunion Newsletter, Issue #2

Here's my favorite Bunion News so far:

Paris Hilton has big feet, and Vikki Beckham has bunions!

Seattle Bunion Newsletter

As you may or may not know, the latest thing we've been trying to drive more traffic to Seattlepi.com is "channels," online mini-magazines about various topics, designed to attract niche audiences interested in those topics. So far, we've launched momseattle.com, dadseattle.com and gardenseattle.com. We also have myseattlepix and will soon be launching myseattlepets.com

When I was most disturbingly diagnosed this week with the old lady condition known in the local vernacular as "a bunion," Mark joked that he was going to start a myseattlebunion.com newsletter.

And so, here is the first installment of my seattle bunion.

First of all, what gives with the horrendous looking shoes you are supposed to buy when you have a bunion? Dang dudes. About half of all women and less than 1/4 of men have bunions. With as many people as are out there shopping for buinion friendly shoes, you'd think they'd be putting some effort into making them look good.

Think again.


WTF?

According to one helpful site "Bunions are also more common in older people." Thanks. This from the 1999 study "Trends in hospital admissions and surgical procedures for acquired toe deformities in the West Midlands." Thanks again.

Just think of me your deformed older friend. That'll work.

Poop. My toe hurts.