Side Lined by Tonsilitis...

Booooo! The last few days I have been replaying the Brady Bunch episode where, oddly, Cindy goes from sneezing only twice in front of Carol to having the doctor make a house call and prescribing she have her tonsils out. Fast forward past the ugly operation (we never *do* get to see it) to Cindy shaking her head "yes" when asked about her favorite kind of ice cream. Apparently it is all three: chocolate, vanilla, & strawberry. But I digress. After my doctor visit today, I found out that even if I wanted my tonsils out, I can't. They are too much of a mess right now to even touch them. So, I sit (silently -- and that is not easy for me...yeah, I'm sure you already knew that) and wait for the medicine to work some magic. I had to laugh at Topper earlier today when he told me that one of the medications I was on would really rev up my appetite. I say this because it has been really difficult to swallow at all the last few days. "Great", I thought. But enough about tonsilitis...

How about this Thursday, huh? Looks like a nice coastal storm may be eyeing us. And we're not alone; This could be a winter mess for the folks across Dixie, too....maybe even coastal Dixie. As far as the longer term pattern...it will be interesting to see if we get another warm-up (a la 70s) again this winter. I'm thinking we may get a respite from the c-c-c-cold, but I don't know about super duper warm-ups. There are a lot of computer models to look at out there (even a Japanese computer weather model -- Tony Pann (I believe) is a big fan of that one...or so I have heard(!)) When they all begin to squawk a certain way, then you have to start paying attention. As of this writing (and it *is* so nice to have extra time on my hands this hour of the night when I am usually fast asleep), it looks like a lot of those longer term models are hinting at more cold than warm. Just an FYI.

Okay, my fine friends of the blogging community, I must bid you well. Go read Mike Walter's blog now. And while you are at it, give Andrea's and Nicole's a look-see, too. We are, after all, on the same team (then let me know what they wrote!) Just kidding -- I read them too! Have a great few days; I'll return when I get my voice back. Enjoy the silence!