Just another day in paradise

--Springfield, Missouri

Ah, yes. Wonderful Springfield. The birds are a-chirping away, and the sun is warming the earth, getting on toward spring-time now, eh? Just the best time of year to have Strep Throat. My face feels as it's about to explode. Now, I'm not trying to whine or complain here. Altho', from reading my posts, you may think that of me. (it just so happens, when I'm feeling winy, that's when I think about writing on this here dealy.) There are honestly dozens of things I could be grateful for; tho' I will refrain from listing them now. So, yesterday, or the day before, they run together... I came upon the realization that I had 'Strep'. It was a self-diagnosis, but a well educated one. Anyway, I was correct, for today I was officially diagnosed, prescribed, and sent on my way. Is it PREscribed or PERscribed? PRE makes more sense to me. But, I have no idea. Of course, opening another window, to check it out on m-w.com right now... Is waaay too much work. As I was saying; Yesterday or the day before, when I myself realized that Strep had taken hold of my tonsils and what-have-you, I was reminded of The Velveteen Rabbit... The children's' Story. You know, with the stuffed bunny who wants to become real? Well the kid had Scarlet Fever, which, I guess is relateable to Strep Throat, like it's a side-effect or a symptom, something. Anyways, I read the story over again, didn't take long. But, wow. Such a good story.

So, how did I get The Strep, you ask? Well, this disease did not inhabit these lands prior, no, it had to be brought by an outsider. Like the rats on trade ships to America, or like the snakes to Hawaii, or like that huge ugly South American spider, brought to the quaint town of Canaima -- via casket. Yes, this plague was brought to me, the unsuspecting victim, by none other than Dan Jones. He is the one to bring me this, this bane of my existence, this plague, this soreness of the throat. Out the window with him! Burn him at the stake, he has brought this witchcraftery upon all our heads.



Or, I could just take some Penicillin.


...either way, I'm golden.