Ode to a semi-synthetic opioid

I stayed home again today. Lost my voice yesterday. Even with that, up until last night I’d thought this a pretty standard cold, if with a little more throat pain. Then it colonized an ear, and there was a pronounced explosion of pain every time I swallowed (that became fabulously visceral when I coughed). Over-the-counter … Read more

The BCS works! Woohoo!

#1 Missouri beats Oklahoma, #2 West Virginia beats Pittsburgh, and everybody’s happy.  It’s Missouri vs. West Virginia for the crystal football.  The BCS works!  Woohoo! Except Oklahoma beat Missouri instead.  No problem; Ohio State’s at #3, so it’s Ohio State vs. West Virginia for the crystal football.  The BCS works!  Woohoo! Except Pittsburgh beat West … Read more

Real Sudafed

My loving wife submitted to whatever you have to submit to in order to purchase pseudoephedrine today. “I got us real Sudafed,” she announced upon her return home. Yay, Lea. Not a moment too soon, as I have determined that oral phenylephrine has the same efficacy as Skittles. So that’s one thing that will go … Read more

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