Less congested in the Dakotas? Maybe I should bring my sinuses there. I made it to the docotr yesterday afternoon and the strp test came up negative. He said to me, "You just have a flu bug, you big jerk."

Well, he didn't actually say the last three words. For some reason I always infer an additional three words to my doctor's advice. Like when he was telling me about the various things I'd need to do to control my hypertension he sternly warned me to, "Lose weight, you fat bastard." Again, he didn't actually say the last part, but I heard it.

I've been asleep since about 6 p.m., so I may be awake for a while. (And sleeping with a fever I have the craziest dreams -- too disjointed to even report.)