This is the first time I have been away from Pottstown in almost two years.  I have been looking forward to the writing retreat I am at for several months, as well as the opportunity to visit some friends after the retreat ends.  So, it figures, that I would somehow manage to get sick yesterday. 

It started in the morning when I had an allergic reaction to some soy milk I used on my cereal.  I didn’t see the regular milk in the fridge, so I grabbed some soy milk for my Life cereal.  I had just about finished my cereal when my throat began to tighten and then began to burn and itch.  It wasn’t too serious, but the uncomfortable feeling remained for a few hours until being replaced by the constant urge to cough.

While I do not think the two are necessarily related, the fact of the matter is that since yesterday afternoon I have been coughing constantly, my coughs are getting deeper and “juicier” sounding (if you know what I mean), and I am tired beyond all belief.  I couldn’t write anything of consequence right now, even if I wanted to.

My hope is that this sickness will soon go away, but who knows if it will or not.  Say a prayer for me, if you have the time.  I’d appreciate it.