Monday, May 4, 2009

Selleck Syndrome

Today I ventured to grab a bite from the refrigerator and was stopped by a disturbing odor drifting out from the deeper confines of my treasure trove of food. This hobgoblin was not subtle about its presence anymore, and it assault on my senses was strong, bordering on violent. A culling of items ensued, and when the offender was finally located it was with great vigour that unleashed its pent up energies at me. My eager canine companion Lily was enlivened by the smell, while in the same moment I was focusing all my energies on not expelling my meager stomach contents. Thankfully the smell did diminish following the disposal of the profane tuna salad.

While driving to the gym today I chanced upon a news segment on a local radio station that was reporting a strange malady of a lady in England. Since birth she has had abnormal growth of the tissue in her lower extremities. The correct term for the condition is Proteus Syndrome; but it was mentioned that this particular variant of it may be called Sellars Syndrome, after Mandy Sellars who is the afflicted individual in this case. While not poking fun at the woman's unfortunate circumstance, I wondered if another condition could be brought into existence.
It could be called Selleck's Syndrome, and I'm sure men would be much more excited to find they had this rather adonic pathology.