I have
never gone shopping on Black Friday; afraid I'd get run over by the stampede of women shopping for bargains.

And it would take a
real bargain for me to stand in line very long.
But this year I didn't have to worry about it anyway. I had a sore throat start Monday evening, got worse that night, went to the doctor Tuesday, got a prescription for it, but it's continued to get worse.

I
think it's just a head cold, but as bad a one as I ever had and certainly worse than I can remember in many years. Everyone said I sounded bad yesterday, but I didn't lose my voice until about the time they were all leaving yesterday evening. So I've done nothing but nap since about 4 p.m. yesterday; can't sleep more than an hour without waking up to blow my nose again, and back and forth all night and all day between the bed and my recliner. Coughing even hurts my ribs now.

However, I guess I can't really complain because I'm not in any serious pain; just major discomfort.