The Battle Red Bag Needs Your Help

Do we have to?

Yours truly,
Benjamin Franklin Pierce

My girlfriend and I have been loyal readers of your column for many years. We have always held your advice, to others, with the highest regard. So, when we encountered a problem of our own, we though of no one better to advise us on it then you.

My girl and I have both have kept ourselves physically fit. We have remained active and exercise regularly. It has been this shared interest that has kept us closer as a couple. We have made a make shift boxing ring in our spacious basement. It is here in the boxing ring where our respect for each other has developed and our love for one another has grown.

On the weekends, and some week nights, we tape our hands, lace up our gloves and fasten our headgear. Entering the ring has become a spiritual cleansing for us. It has become our holy grounds. So, there we stand, crashing worn leather into each other with merciless ferocity. I was never much a pugilist at all, but with practice and endless encouragement from my sweetheart, have developed into a skilled warrior. I now have a jackhammer jab that snaps my sweetie’s neck back with authority. My girl has also become a trained fighter and has struck me with mindless rage in my stomach that left me a crumpled heap on the ring floor.

So, my question to you is this, After many gladiatorial exchanges in the ring, my girlfriend and I often leave bruised. The physical marks have been attracting stares from neighbors, friends, etc. Is there a good home remedy for covering up bruises or ones that accelerate the healing factor?

Sincerely Yours,

Ivan A.