Cynically Optimistic

Today I rejoin the ranks of the living, after spending the last 4 days in bed with the worst cold I can remember (since childhood anyway). Wednesday morning I got up with a tickle in the back of my throat, and by 5 PM I was running a fever of 102 °F and had alternating shivers/sweats. Friday I strongarmed my way into a doctors office and got some heavy duty meds, including the good cough syrup with codeine. Really, it's the only stuff that works. NyQuill is so tamed down these days. I spent the weekend watching DVDs from Netflix (Animaniacs, Pinky & The Brain, and In Living Color) along with as much Austrialian Open as ESPN would show me. I did finally venture out and join a couple buddies for the 4th quarter of last night's Colts v. Pats game. What a finish!

In other news, while waiting for my prescriptions at the drug store I was surprised to see these sponges are back on the market. How knew sponges had an interesting history.