Dog...

...as in "Sick as a Dog".

I was just checking Dictionary.com to see if they had linked my picture yet.

Yep...

Influenza



Main Entry: in·flu·en·za
Pronunciation: "in-(")flü-'en-z&
Function: noun
1 a : an acute highly contagious virus disease that is caused by various strains of orthomyxoviruses belonging to three major types now considered as three separate genera and that is characterized by sudden onset, fever, prostration, severe aches and pains, and progressive inflammation of the respiratory mucous membrane —often used with the letter A, B, or C to denote disease caused by a virus of a specific one of the three genera influenza A that has been widespread in the United States this winter —H. M. Schmeck, Jr.>
b : any human respiratory infection of undetermined cause —not used technically

2 : any of numerous febrile usually virus diseases of domestic animals (as shipping fever of horses and swine influenza) marked by respiratory symptoms, inflammation of mucous membranes, and often systemic involvement —in·flu·en·zal /-z&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

I'm giving credit for my illness to my friends Carol and David Satan at the NBA, both of whom were in various stages of respiratory illness during "our time together" at the NBA Finals.
Thanks, y'all.
Watch out for an anthrax-laden email to be delivered shortly.

I was feeling bad Saturday, death-like on Sunday (more on that shortly), and nearly comatose on Monday. By today (Tuesday) I was able to make it to doctor...



He waved a dead chicken at me, read the entrails and told me to hydrate and gave me a 'scrip for Levaquin and told me to get some rest...
(Like he was expecting me to go run a marathon or something.)

12 hours later, the blinding headache is gone, and since everything that wasn't original equipment has been evacuated from one orifice or another the nausea has abated, and my temp is down to a cool 99.1.

Sunday... Sunday was a treat, even in my depleted condition...
I can't do the event justice, due to my infirmity, but perhaps in a future post I might describe the celebration. For the moment, let's just let the following introduction tell the story.

Genties and Ladlemen,
I present to you,


The Olivers, Peter and Wendy
(Second star to the left, Straight on 'til morning.)


TBG- ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE