pneumonia for my birthday

*ugh*

So I came down with a weird flu-like virus last week that magically transformed itself into a nasty (slight) pneumonia in my right lung. It was pretty much a downer with a lot of coughing and aching and fever. And if this was a *slight* pneumonia, I don't think I could ever put up with the real deal -- you'd think people die of such things. But, anyway, the doctors pumped me full of Amelox (a strong antibiotic) and cough syrup with HydroCodone in it and gave me an inhaler (my first one) full of Albuterol.

That pretty much fixed me up in no time at all. Which is good, because today is my birthday. And it would be nice to be able to go home and drink a couple of beers in celebration of me breaking out of my mother's womb, some twenty-five years ago. Thank God I finished the antibiotic yesterday (I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to drink alcohol whilst on an antibiotic.)

So, I just wanted to write and say that if I've seen you (in real life, or in cyberspace) and you've wished me a happy birthday, or good health, or a hello -- I just wanted to say thanks. I appreciate hearing from you. I appreciate your friendship. I've been working on being a better friend, myself. Trying to keep up with everybody and responding to emails and whatnot is a lot of hard work. So, I wanted to let you know that I do like you (and appreciate the hard work you do too.)

later gators,
-dboy.