One sunny day does not make it summer

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It looks like Monday-through-Friday of next week will be the challenge

We are nearly through our first "day" of the plague.

My lymph nodes showed up at 6:30 a.m. My temperature wandered around between 99 and 101 from 8 a.m. until now, 5 p.m. Those temperatures are NOT exceptional for the flu.

The copious mucus tapered off. I am still coughing. Maybe I will get slammed again in the morning. 

I held off on taking ibuprofen or Tylenol until 3:00 p.m. By then, I was getting a muscle tension headache at the base of my skull, undoubtedly from lifting my chin up to swallow.

The muscle pain showed up. I believe it is because muscles cramp-up to make heat for the fever. And since I was sleeping, they didn't get stretched out through the day. It was a big surprise when I stood up out of my recliner and my right leg gave out.

It has been a blessing to be able to sleep.

I ate a leg from a rotisserie chicken and a very small sweet potato. That was a mistake. I kept it down but it was a chore.

You know, I would be absolutely thrilled I Mrs ERJ and I both had the common, garden variety flu. There are times when it is good to be boring.