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Since my last post I've suffered a ferocious fever that nearly fried my brain (how's that for alliteration?), lost a cat, and accidentally snapped off an arm of my black framed 1950s-esque glasses.

I was feeling great until Monday of last week. It was night and day from my healthy Sunday. Even as the mercury was pounding near a comfortable 75 degrees Fahrenheit outside, I was shivering and bundled up in my hoodie, a pair of jeans, shin-length socks, and a comfortably extra-large black cotton shirt. After 4 intensive days of soup, vitamins, orange juice and treatments of Nyquil and Advil, I pulled out feeling stronger than I felt since before the illness that befell me, which struck as a bit odd. It makes sense of course. When ill I was probably forced to relax my schedule. Tonight, by the way, marks my 63rd day of working without a day off. So even though I probably should have taken a sick day or two, I can't help but be a bit proud in a masochistic sort of way

Also coinciding on Monday, was the disappearance of our 18 month old cat, Oliver. We tried canvassing the neighborhood, we've called the animal regulatory agencies. He just seems to have disappeared. We don't know if he was stolen, killed, or merely wandered off. Jess was very partial with Oliver and is frankly feeling pretty much devastated. She seems convinced that he has died. I understand her dark view on the matter. Over the past eight years we've had horrible luck with cats in this area. We've endured the deaths of Cartman, Martin and Jane; and the disappearances of David and Oliver.  I'm considering getting her another cat, but perhaps not now. I think the wound is still much too fresh and gaping.

This past Saturday, while working, I took a hard fall and in the process bruised my left shoulder and snapped off the arm of my glasses. I visited our eye care specialists today and it appears that they can have me shipped a new temple as soon as this Thursday. Here is hoping so. I certainly do not enjoy walking around with my glasses wrapped in bright white tape. A little too Revenge of the Nerds for my taste.