Last month was both busy and difficult. Busy because I spent a lot of time writing the content for a client’s new website (www.wickedreports.com) and working to get it up and running. Difficult because I got sick on January 2 and have been sick, off and on, since then. This is week six and not being about to sleep or breathe is getting old.
Through it all I have learned a few things:
Zithromycin no longer works on sinus infections—or at least my sinus infection. Amoxicillin had long ago dropped out of the race but five days of a Z-Pack used to do it. Not any more. Even Augmentin, the amped-up version of Amoxicillin, did not touch it. Yesterday I started on Levofloxacin and that appears to be making inroads.- This really makes the reality of antibiotic resistance up close and personal. I don’t want to think about what happens when antibiotics not longer work on sinus infections.
- Thinking and working are difficult when your head is stuffed up tighter than a turkey at Thanksgiving and you can’t sleep at night because you can’t breathe. I knew this from experience but six weeks of it really brings the concept home. My laptop, keyboard and mouse are probably radioactive, though.
- Post-nasal drip and resulting spasmodic cough really suck.
- Walk-in clinics can be a godsend on weekends when doctor’s offices are closed because, you know, we’re all healthy on weekends.
- Weight just floats right off you when you can’t taste food and don’t have a big appetite anyway.
- Working takes your mind off physical misery better than sitting up watching the Science Channel at 2:00 a.m.
Ideas Out the Window
The combination of illness and work also kept me from writing my usual allotment of posts. I guess bright ideas and creative thinking also go out the window when you can’t think. I would think, “What am I going to write today?” and then stare dully out the window. Or take a nap.
In addition I lacked the time or energy to go into Boston and research new topics for my weekly post about interesting places in the city. I have some ideas, though.
Given those challenges and obstacles, here’s my collection of the posts that Susanne and I wrote along with a guest post from my friend Alane.
Roundup of January 2017 Posts:
Boston and History
Why So Few Skyways for Boston? – Aline- The Charles Street Jail and the Liberty Hotel – Aline
- The Boston Wharf Company’s Sign on Boston’s Skyline – Aline
Business and Technology
- New Rules in the Workplace – Susanne
- AI Evolution and the Rise of the Machines — Aline
Health and Safety
- Colds, Cardboard and Losing Weight – Aline
- Wrinkle Creams: Hope in a Jar — Susanne
Lifestyle and Culture
- The New Year Begins with a Blogging Anniversary – Aline
- Resolutions, Do-Overs and Second Chances – Susanne
- Report from the Women’s March on Washington – Guest Author Alane
- Politics, Lies and Alternative Facts — Susanne
Movies and Books
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