what's worse than being sick?

big d's random thoughts

it's that time of the year. still.

winter, that unholy time of year that brings a plethora of sickness, and precious little else. seriously, in utah winter is like five months of cold, wet, dark misery. what do we get to show for it? snow? it's pretty for a few days. thanksgiving? christmas? not enough. we could have these in warmth just fine. ok every four years we get the winter olympics. that's pretty cool, but that's just over two weeks! why do we need to suffer for months?

ok, sorry, back on subject: if you hadn't guessed by this post, i'm sick. nothing big, just a sinus cold that sucks! just one of the standard things that winter routinely throws at you. but, i digress...

you know the one. you're tired, and your nose is only slightly stuffy, but the back of your sinus feels like you got a lump of play doh just hanging off the back edge of your palate, and you can't get it out in any direction. of course nine times out of ten, your sinus tends to fill and congest and press until you have the sinus headache. (the one where you have a lead baseball just behind your nose.)

i didn't really start this post to wallow in self-pity. i asked what is worse than being sick? obviously, there are a lot of things, including the popular death, tax audit, transmission failure, etc. specifically, i meant that the only thing worse than being sick, is seeding someone you love sick.

so, naturally, the sickness coup-de-gras is the simultaneous sickness of the entire family! that's right, mom has a sore throat to go with nausea and exhaustion. dad has a sinus headache with post-nasal dangle. (a drip i could deal with.) the five year-old has a hacking cough, and the two year-old has a goopy nose and case of the clingy-tired-grumps.

now you know. if you're sick, i feel for you. if your loved one(s) is(are) sick, i know your sorrow. if your whole family is sick, i understand. join me in wishing for a rapid, warm spring, with no relapses. if you don't suffer such a winter in your area, be grateful. if you like winter weather, you're not welcome here! please seek professional help.