Ooh, I'm DYIN' AGAIN!

Apologies for not looking through comments the other day, especially about the book launch. (I have since replied as needed.) Work ran me over like a diesel train, but worse, I got a cold. 

I usually power through colds with Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold Medicine, but this is literally the worst cold I've had since I quit smoking many years ago. That one was weird. The wife of a work buddy surmised that it was so bad because all the toxins were leaving my body, which didn't and actually still doesn't make sense to me. For one thing, I was not off nicotine supplements yet, so I was still enjoying some toxins, in the form of gum or lozenges. For another, I lived with a smoker, so I was getting secondhand toxins. For a third -- shouldn't I feel better if the poison level is dropping? I felt like 100% hot garbage. How does reducing the poisons result in feeling worse? 

Well, haven't seen that chap in years, so I have had no opportunity for a follow-up consult with his wife. 

This cold started Sunday as a head cold, got a little worse, then yesterday it dropped like a rock into my chest. Well, that's not pleasant. Suddenly I felt a ton worse, and started sounding like Froggy Laughlin from the Little Rascals. In fact, I announced to the public that Froggy would be taking my calls that day, so I wouldn't scare anyone. If I start feeling better, I might upgrade to Andy Devine. 

Since that awful bout mentioned above, I've barely gotten sick at all. I do believe that one good thing that came out of the COVID fiasco was that the public got an education in handwashing, the #1 way to stop the spread of viruses. However, since another good thing that arose was deserved skepticism about our political and public health leaders, who knows if the public is bothering anymore? 

It was nice, not getting sick, but I suspect my wife picked up the cold in church -- lots of kids, you know, those cherubic little petri dishes -- and I, failing maintain proper form, managed to get it from her. She tried to protect me, but it only takes one slip and wham! Hello, virus. 

Well, if it hasn't killed me by now, I think I'll pull through. Meanwhile, I thank you for your continued patronage and concern. People who read my blog are the finest in the world, and good-looking, too!