My first injury in a combat zone comes from……..drum roll please…….basketball. It looks a lot worse than it is. It is a shame that bruising and swelling should embellish the famously beautiful Beatty foot. I am quite sure that the gorgeous Beatty feet played heavily in the decisions of Sheila, Colleen, and Stephanie to marry a Beatty in the first place.I have never been injured during boxing, ju-jitsu, or during a live fire exercise. This is however the third time I have rolled my ankle playing basketball. I think that I am done playing basketball.
The reason I am sharing this picture is a ploy for sympathy. I am hoping to milk this ankle for potato salad (Grandma), brownies (Mom), key lime pie (Jeff), Beatty belly buster burgers (Shawn), lasagna (Auntie Eileen), tarts (Stephanie), chili(Dad), shrimp (Rick B), cinnamon rolls topped with butter (Colleen), the chocolate fountain (Casey), or whatever other goodies I can get my hands on when I get home. I am hoping it works.
The heat and the gnats are starting to ratchet up over here. I can deal with the heat but the gnats are stifling. They constantly buzz around your face and you inevitably end up eating a couple if you are outside for longer that 10 minutes. That may be part of the reason that home food is on my mind.
Just in case anyone was wondering I am no where near the “stress clinic” that was on the news recently. Morale here is fine. Marines are pretty good at watching each other and asking questions if people seem bummed out. When you live and work closely with people it is fairly obvious when someone is acting differently. We make an effort to practice “intrusive leadership”. Plus when everyone has a full belly of gnats……what is there to be upset about?
Am I the only one that was impressed with Shawn’s “play” about Sage and Tavaris? I read that thing over and over again and was really impressed that I had a brother with such literary talent…..then he admitted he plagiarized it. Then I was less impressed.
Go Phoenix !!!
I love and miss everyone,
Tony
But still impressed which is the magic of being the older brother! I can steal, admit it, and there is still a small part of you and Jeff that says...hmmm...impressive!
ReplyDeleteNice foot, I think it looks better than the stock model Beatty foot to be honest. The stock model is a disgusting slab of meat that flattens into the weirdest shapes possible. I am not convinced that the bone structure is the same as a normal human being. By comparison your upgrade looks almost human.
Well atleast your second toe is not looking at me from this angle! Seriously though, that looks like it hurts. Do you make Phil carry your stuff and help you onto the bus?
ReplyDeleteIt is payback from the moustache!
ReplyDeleteThe foot looks about as bad as when you broke your foot wrestling in High School. OUCH!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that Shawn stole the "play". When I thought it was his creation, I was worried he was on drugs or something!
Put a dryer sheet in your hat when you are outside and that should help to keep the gnats away. It works in MN, so it should work there. If you don't have access to them there, let me know and I will send you some. I need to get my butt in gear and send you some brownies anyway, so I can include the dryer sheets in the package.
Take care, Son.
Mom
FROM TRACIE: WTF!? I didn't see any food request for me! Don't listen to Phil. I CAN cook. I make a mean bowl of cereal;)
ReplyDeletetony thaats the same ankle i was in a cast when we first were back in msp.maybe its in the dna.i was really a jerk cause i hurt a lot,your mom said she was going to train tramp to get stuff for me.dad
ReplyDeleteTony-How about some ring noodle tuna salad...why wasn't that on your list? I would put extra peas in it for you!!!
ReplyDeleteOuch!
ReplyDeleteSo, did you roll your ankle by running the now-perfected fouling skyhook?
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