I was wrong

I thought I was past the worst of my illness. I thought my fever broke last night.

I was wrong.

After I got past the mistake that was the chili from last night, my stomach has been fine. But other than that, this has been the worst day of this illness so far.

My fever spiked up pretty close to 100 earlier today. My congestion is horrible, and the chills are back, too. Joy, Joy, Joy.

At least I got an excuse to spend a day playing football on the Gamecube (third straight title with Mississippi State) and catching up on old DVRed American Gladiators.

See? A silver lining to every cloud.

I hope i can go to church tomorrow.

Wow

I'm amazed by two things from the Cavs victory tonight:

1) They won despite not having Andy, Sasha, Gooden, and Boobie.

2) They had four key players injured and none of them are named Larry Hughes



Seriously, though, I love this team. If they get healthy for the playoffs, watch out.

So, My Wife's out of Town

Rachel's on a trip. She outlined it in her last blog entry. She's down in Georgia for a trade show for SMD. Good for her. I miss her. I really do. We have a close, lovey, affectionate relationship, and I'm not ashamed of that.

It's doubly bad that I've been sick this week and so: a) we didn't get a lot of quality time just before she left and b) our first couple of phone conversations had to be cut short due to throat pain.

But, as I always say, in bad things, find joy. So I give to you the top three things about Rachel being gone:

3) I get to eat food she hates. Today for lunch was black bean rice. Today for dinner was chili. Awww yeah.

2) The television hasn't been flipped from ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNEWS/NFLN to HGTV in a few days.

1) I don't have to leave the toilet seat down.

Sometimes a tiny error ...

So, we're under a boil alert (among other things) here thanks to the most recent flood.

So I decided it would be smart if I boiled myself a large pot of water to have to use for whatever comes up. So, I got out my big pot and filled it with water and put it on the stove. Then, as I always do when I boil water in my largest pot, I reached for the salt to salt the water.

Luckily, I caught myself.

That would have been a bad thing.

My Throat Hurts

My throat hurts. Pretty stinking bad. It seems to alternate between a bad scratch down the middle of the inside and a tightening feeling. It woke me up around 4 this morning feeling like both.

Now, I'm convinced that I just have a bad 24-60 hour flu bug. My appetite is back, my chills are gone, my headache is gone, and my fever is gone. Just this stinking aching throat remains. I don't really wanna hear any diagnosis that it might be worse. Ok?

And it's the kind of aching throat that gets worse every time I speak. Not good when I've got a career in sales.

Anyways, I've been doing the remedies I know. I've been drinking lots of pulp-free OJ (the juice coats my throat and provides temporary relief, and the vitamin C helps my body heal). I've been gargling with salt water to try to free up phlegm. And I've been popping cough drops to provide soothing for momentary relief.

But here's my questions: anyone got any other home remedy techniques that might help me out?

No, Tom

You're not going to only score 17 points. You're not even going to score 17 points.


Suck it Golden Boy.

The only Super Bowl Memorabilia I Want

this book

Oh, and I hope the Patriots get their trademark they applied for.


I hate Boston Sports. It's bordering on my hate of Detroit/Michigan. I can't wait till the Cavs get to knock out both the Pistons and the Celtics in the playoffs.

Good Humor is Hard to Find

It's not easy being funny and witty, and relevant. That's why when I find something that is all three, I feel the need to share it.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you The Onion and their economic stimulation plan




(BTW, is it bad that I like this plan better than the one actually being debated in Congress?)

I'm not sure how this happened

I've come to a realization recently ...

somehow ...

I've become a mini-parrot head.

I've discovered the joy that is Jimmy Buffet's music.

I sing and dream of being in Margaritaville.

I long for my cheeseburger in Paradise.

I always know that it's Five O'Clock somewhere.

and I'm not really sure how this happened

Simple Joys

Is there anything better in life than a simple joy? The kind that you see/experience often, but in their simplicity bring a smile to your face and a joy to your heart.

It's what happens when you are driving in the car, and a song you love comes on the radio. Even if you own a copy of the song and can listen to it as often as you want, somehow hearing it on the radio brings you happiness. That's a simple joy.

It's what happens when you crack open a nut and find two inside. Sure, if you're that hungry, you could just crack open two of them, but you don't have to, because there was a bonus nut inside. That's a simple joy.

It's what happens when you watch a child run around and laugh with innocent laughter and simply enjoy life. Reminds you of the better times in your life when you can be carefree and just happy. That's a simple joy.

I enjoy life better when I take time to notice the simple joys. I experienced all three of the ones listed above today. And I had a good day.

Thanks Reece, Phil Collins, and the almond I cracked open and had double nutmeat inside.