It feels like walking on tacks

OK so I have not posted a healthcare tip recently so lemme think of a little sumpin sumpin... One very common ailment we get in the clinic involves these symptoms: Pain in bottom of feet/heel with first standing up in the morning, tenderness at the point of the heel and foot pain at night. First of all you should go to your doctor, if your symptoms are severe you have have something serious such as a heel spur. It might also be a commonly treated problem in the physical therapy clinic called Plantar Fasciitis (pronounced: fas-ee-I-tis).
It is the inflammation of a very strong tissue which runs from your heel to the ball of your foot as well as the surrounding structures. Generally this treated with anti-inflammatory medications, deep tissue massage, manual stretches, strengthening and the following home exercise program which would be helpful for you to try: calf stretches 4-5 times a week and a frozen Coke bottle under the painful foot. The stretches are done for a minute each foot, twice a day. The Coke bottle is 3/4 full of water then frozen. The shape of the bottle is great for reaching the nooks and crannies of your foot and the ice cools the inflammation. Roll your foot with some pressure for no more then 5 minutes each foot then follow with the stretches.
Again you should always tell your doctor about any pain or ailment that seems worrisome or decreases your function.

Stalks are rising

Someone please tell me why it is that we all are not driving E85 cars. They run cleaner (decreased toxic emissions), fuel costs about the same and farmer Joe (your neighbor) produces the fuel leading to better local economy and decreased dependence on bombing bearded guys in the Middle East. According to the E85 coalition website, E85 is the choice of the American Lung Association for decreased fuel emission related lung diseases. Now I don't know what all that means but it sounds pretty good.
Did I mention that E85 cars are "flex-fuel" which means they can run on corn OR liquefied T-Rex? If you would like to know more, go to e85refueling.com.

Do not confuse the boss with your friend

So I was talking to my boss and I was telling her something I have always known to be fairly obvious: Bosses and subordinates cannot truly be friends. Now I know that people will say: That is SO not true! I tell my boss everything, we go out to the bar, we have had dinner at each other's house... This may all be true but let me ask you this: Could you tell your boss that you are thinking about going to work somewhere else long before you make the decision to do so? Now, could you tell your best friend? The answers to these questions are obvious.
The reason you do not tell your boss you are thinking about working somewhere else is because THEY ARE YOUR BOSS and they cannot never not be your boss. Once they know something about an employee that affects the company they have to act in a manner to protect the company. This does not change no matter how many beers you have together.
Two more things: everyone already know this and it is a good thing. People always keep secrets from their boss that their good friends could write books about. They do this to protect their jobs and maybe that is the way it should be. It should be this way because if a company and its employees do not protect themselves, there will be no water cooler or employees to gossip around it.