The other day Live Longer and I enjoyed a lovely meal and then paired our digestif with a sauna treatment. “Be careful you don’t burn your lip on your glass,” she advised and informed me this is something that happened to Oper once while pairing.
As we relaxed in the sauna the temperature continued to rise and the sweat began to drip. “I don’t even have boobs and I’ve got sweat under them,” Live Longer said and then asked, “How hot do you think is too hot?” “Well, the thermostat goes up to 350 degrees and it’s kind of like a speedometer – no point in showing limits if we’re not willing to take them,” I replied. Live Longer wasn’t as eager to take that risk and suggested we depart at or around 200 degrees. “What are the health benefits of a sauna?” she asked me as I licked the rim of my glass in an attempt to cool it down. “Maybe sweating out toxins. For gay men or ‘straight’ men the benefits are usually sexual. At least, that’s what I’ve seen in the movies,” I informed her. “Maybe it is good for scars. Your scar looks really red right now,” she advised.
I am still unsure of the health benefits, but one thing was certain, I needed to shower. With all of those toxins sweated out of my body I figured a little exfoliation would do my body good. I began the exfoliation process, hoisted my left foot on the lip of the tub so I could get my heel, and then all hell/heel broke lose. My foot slipped off the lip of the tub, my big toe bent in an unnatural way, my body lurched forward causing my forehead to hit the tile on the wall, and then I rinsed off the exfoliating scrub.
Business as usual at my house. My toe immediately started to swell and was pretty sensitive. Although it didn’t feel too good I had a pretty good feeling about what I might have done to myself. I may not know if a sauna is good for scars but I know I am – scars appear to be my specialty. In fact, if my bones good talk they would most likely speak ‘broken’ English.