being sick

Sinusitis: Begone!

I was doing errands this afternoon when I noticed I was feeling something strange, something I hadn’t felt in a long time. So I actually stopped and took stock. And it hit me: I was feeling good. I haven’t felt good in months. My sinuses have been infected and stuffed up for months and clearly [...]

My Continued War on Bacteria

I found myself in the Fairfax district today and took myself to Canter’s for a big bowl of Chicken Matzo Ball Soup. It’s called the MishMosh and it has noodles and rice and BIG carrots, as you can see, as well as a giant Matzo Ball. YUM. Death to the Bacteria!!! By the way, I [...]

I Couldn’t Take It Anymore!

I was so miserable! I couldn’t take the hacking cough and the sinuses that were puffed up and full of what amounted to marshmallows pressing on my brain — to the point that I couldn’t even think anymore! I was DONE with all that. So I ran to the clinic and got some lovely antibiotics. [...]

The 100 Things List Update

My friends Julia and Jenny have found the 100 Things list and have gone to town! Jenny is asking for a story about some of the things on the list — so I posted one in her comments here. And then I thought of one I wanted to tell here. It's about when I got chicken [...]