Interesting discussion.

Yesterday I met -outdoors- with four friends and we played and sang for a couple of hours. I had literally not done either in more than a year. Actually, that is not quite true- three times in that period of time I picked up my guitar and strummed a few chords- and put it down within five minutes.
Calluses, of course, are long gone but the muscle memory is intact.

Anyway it was a lot of fun yesterday, although my voice was squeaky and the index finger of my left hand cramped for a while this morning. Incidentally, finger cramping is a really odd feeling- not painful but kind of eerie.

Charmion, there is a product that I use for fissures and other sores that works great. It is a Polish product and was given to me by a Polish friend, but one can get it online, which I plan to do when this tin is used up. It is called 'Bambino Krem', formulated for a baby's bottom. Great stuff. Couldn't hurt to try it.

Good to 'see' you again, Jerry!