I want to warn all of you about the bug going around, at least in DC. As I mentioned earlier this week, my daughter was sick. And when I say sick, I mean “Get me Father Merrin!” sick. She’s definitely getting better. She’s been to the doctor twice, the second time just yesterday. My wife, of hearty Slovakian by birth, Alaskan by upbringing, normally shakes off colds and flus in 24-36 hours. She was a mess for 10 days and is still not out of the woods. Now I’ve been sick for 4 days and counting. The nurses at the doctor’s office tell us this is as bad as they can remember.

Symptoms vary wildly and I shan’t get into the details on that front. But, this bug is bad, bad, bad. Meanwhile, I’m on a Nyquil-induced vision quest. There’s a naked Indian in my office helping me type.