I’m not dead (yet).  Although if this heat continues…

Anyhow, my lack of posting can be attributed to two things.  First, my laptop has been on the fritz.  The hard drive is dying and I’m still waiting for a replacement (which is on backorder).  It works intermittently and will fail at random and inopportune times.  A bit of percussive maintenance (a sharp rap with a fingertip) will often get it going again, but it’s living on borrowed time.  I suppose I could post from my work PC, but after spending all day working in my office, I don’t have much desire to go back in there when the day is done.

Second, the pollen counts were in the 7000-8000 range, which just completely sapped my energy.  The Claritin worked, but just barely.  Even though it controls the symptoms of sneezing and watery eyes, it can’t completely hide the fact that your immune system is at war with a foreign invader, which uses a lot of energy.