Not Just Another Pretty Face in the Stands

I just hung up the phone with one of our gym rats: every team has one. They are the athletes who can’t shoot enough, run enough, lift enough. Our conversation is usually the same: “Do you care if I come by and get the keys?” to which I respond, “No, not at all.” But this time I threw her for a loop. “Yes, I do care if you come by and get the keys.” There was uncomfortable silence on the other end: “I care because I want you to be bigger, faster and stronger by the time schools starts,” to which I heard her giggling over whatever song was blaring on the radio her red VW bug (oh, to be young again). I always knew my husband’s athletes worked hard, but I don’t think I ever let them know on a daily basis how much I appreciate what they gave to the sport. I think we all need the summers to re-evaulate, recharge our batteries and make new commitments to all the relationships in our lives whether it’s your players, your children, your husband or the UPS man (I hope he gets here soon). I always have said that “You get what you give.” Be blessed.

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I blame my unsightly feet on an ill-fitting pair of Thom McAn blue and red suede shoes my mother urged me not to buy in the third grade (don’t ask me what I was thinking), two sets of Evan Picone pumps I had resoled numerous times walking the courthouse beat as a young reporter and years of running trying to lose those last 5 lbs. But the bottom line is - I’m lazy. I do make an effort in the summer to make them semi-presentable and that’s when my Swedish Clover foot file is used on a daily basis. A pedicurist (who probably wanted me to come back next time with feet that didn’t force her to work up a sweat rubbing away the callouses) showed me hers and said she had had it for years. I am going on my third year and it still looks brand new. I use it on dry skin but can be used on dry or wet feet. It has two sides for rough and fine finishes. The same pedicurist told me that I could slather on as much foot lotion (she swears by plain, old Vaseline) as I wanted each night but my feet wouldn’t look smooth until I got rid of the dead skin. She was right. Available at for $9.59.

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