It seems I’m not really still ill from my cold, just suffering from godawful hayfever. This has been a wildly successful spring for many flowing plants (the tulips are doing particularly well this year), but the result, while pleasant on the eye, is awful on the sinuses. I’ve been coughing and snorting such that I’m surprised WHO hasn’t tackled me, Monsters, Inc.<\/i> style, and locked me away in isolation.<\/p>\n
Ah, well — if it weren’t keeping Margie up at nights, I wouldn’t worry as much about it. As it is, I’ll probably get introduced into the joy of BreathRite strips tonight. Wonderful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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