Act 1: Derailed by the Bubons
Since I'm too fuzzy-headed to actually get any writing done, I figured I would publish a blog post whining about how I contracted the Bubons (i.e., the common cold) from one of my darling nephews or niece (I suspect the baby was at fault... his nose was a little crusty, and I asked my brother if he was sick, and my brother said, "No! He's fine!"... yeah right). It is inevitable that during a large family gathering (in this case, my younger sister's wedding), I will contract some sort of plague or another. My immune system was already compromised. In the last couple months, I have had acute sinusitis, a UTI (sorry for the TMI but you know) and some sort of horrible either migraine or norovirus. I'm still not certain, but there was badness involved. So, being that I was sick a few times over the last couple months and just got my flu shot on Tuesday, it came as no surprise to me that I catch the first thing I come across during my sister's rehearsal dinner. It had to be that because of …
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