My House, Caronport Saskatchewan
Winding down from work, 5:18PM
Weather = surprisingly warm + windy
Yesterday I had it in mind to bake bread. Two friends of mine introduced me to focaccia bread which is both very easy to make and very yummy to eat. This is the third time I've made it on my own and I do believe that I am getting better at it!
I took the pan out when the bread was golden brown and tried moving the bread into a better location to cut it when my hand flew up into the air, the knife went flying, and my mind screamed 'cold water on fingers NOW!' A split second later it registered that I had burned myself. A split second after that it registered that my fingers didn't actually hurt much. A split second after that I concluded that I must have burned off nerve endings which made the internal voice of 'cold water on finger NOW!' yell even louder.
Anyway, the burn was painful after the initial shock wore off and the bread tasted awesome. Later that night a blister formed on my finger and I didn't think much of it, because blisters form on burnt fingers like 2 + 2 = 4.
It occurred to me at work how fantastic blisters are though! I was poking it because it felt funny, like a layer of numbness over something that still kinda hurt. It kinda felt like a band-aid. Then the revelation dawned on me, of course it feels like a band aid, because that's exactly what it is! Blister's are the body's band aids, they are a protective covering of a damaged area complete with a water buffer to both heal and absorb impact. Blisters are awesome! What an incredible function of the body!
Most people look at blisters as a bad thing, but they're not. Someone might complain that they got blisters from walking in new boots for instance, but could you imagine the pain and greater chance of infection of the body did not make blisters to protect itself? The bisters aren't the problem, but they are a noticeable effect of the problem (constant rubbing has damaged your skin).
So blisters are awesome, and I still want to avoid getting them if I can.
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