Vicodin

As I mentioned last time, I’m on Vicodin again. It proved very helpful last night, but this time around I’m feeling incredibly nauseous and I’ve been unable to sleep for more than about 30 minutes a pop. (It’s 2:26 AM now.) Indeed, I must...

Sick as a dog

I’ve really been rather unwell this 2005, but nothing like this last week. Ever since I flew out of the Bay Area and my decongestant stopped working in flight to Seattle, I’ve had a really miserable time of it. My parents—especially my dad—have...

Somebody who sees Iraq like I do…

…unfortunately, he was part of the 82nd Airborne when he figured it all out. Now he’s got a boatload of problems. Read the Newsweek interview. Should anyone require further evidence that we will never “win” the war in Iraq, this field report...

Miracles never cease

“SUV drives off bridge, into river” — The Oregonian, Metro section, Page 1, March 27, 2005 There are two types of people in this world: Those who see nothing wrong with the above headline and those who, like me, don’t know whether to laugh at...

The happily medicated weekend

Los Altos, California I flew in Friday evening feeling marginal. Not wholly recovered from my recent bout with whatever cold/flu virus is traveling around, I nonetheless did not anticipate a full-fledged return to Sickville. Alas. Erin’s Aunt Nancy, sister...