so far today

80000 nose blows
100235 sneezes
432 or so throat clearings.

Whatever it is, it's out there.

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I am now talking like I'm sure Jackie  Stallone sounds - a combination of dust, shrieking, old age, and smoking that results in ta low throttling vibralto of no particular pitch.

I HATE THAT VOICE.

My regular voice is nice.  Melodic, maybe. Throaty, yes. but not RASPY and PEBBLY and sounds like I'm gargling every consonant in a flurry of alphabetical hate.

Whoever you are that's making our boys sneeze and me rasp  like the last of the Skeksis?  KNOCK IT OFF. 

I can't tell stories in this state, and I'm chock full of them lately.  Terribly gravid with tales, I am.

Oh my. :)