Unedited | Unfiltered

If you've ever watched any television in your life, you're probably under the impression that bunions are these nasty sores that old people get on their feet. I'm here to tell you that the stereotypes perpetuated by the uniformed media regarding bunions could not be further from the truth. A bunion is simply a deformity of the foot. Nothing more, nothing less. With that being said, I've had bunions my entire life, hereditary ones. Now, not all bunions are hereditary. Many people get them as a result of wearing shoes that don't fit properly. I, however, just got them from my mom's side of the family. As with any bodily deformity, bunions can very much be painful. Mine have acted up throughout my life, but over the past year or more, they've been so bad that this past Thursday (September 7th) I had my right bunion surgically corrected. The photo to the right is what my foot looked like pre-correction. The lump on the left side of my foot is the bunion. It...

I know now why authors have editors. Re-reading your own writing after just writing it is daunting as hell...unless that's just me? Either way, welcome to Unedited | Unfiltered : A brand new blog where I'm just going to write what's on my mind and not worry about editing before hitting the publish button. The biggest obstacle in the way of me blogging regularly, from what I can gather, is the need to editing, so I'm just getting rid of it. Aside from that, I'm not going to edit my thoughts. Whatever comes to mind is what will be written...which brings me to the other reason I've created this blog. In the past, I've blogged both with and without niches. The blogs I've just created on a whim without a niche have been the easiest to maintain without a doubt. There was no pressure to be perfect because I wasn't trying to be or do anything but write. My very first blog in high school was just about sharing about softball. The second one I made during ...