I wouldn’t normally be spreading the word about my plantar warts like it was mustard on a slice of rye, but I’ve got some weighing in to do on the pros and cons of the remedy.

These nasty little chiggers have been roosting in both of my feet for the past decade. Three on each foot, on the ball under the last two toes. For the better part of those ten years, they laid low. Barely visible, no inkling of pain or ugliness. Then we started wearing all these un-puffy skate shoes around the stable and the bastards flared like a colt’s nostrils at the sight of an apple. (Read on …)

Another slip-on review? Lame.

Slip-ons are real nice to skate in. It’s almost like skating with seal flippers for feet. Sleek, hyper-articulate appendages that can wrangle the ol’ 7-ply like it’s saltwater. Unfortunately, flippers are delicate and prone to injury, and skating in slip-ons is like doing it wild with one of Henry Miller’s throwaways through a sheepskin. Both are dangerous activities that can lead to open sores. (Read on …)