I caught it...

...no, not Seahawks fever... I've had that for 23 years. (Way to go, 12!)

I caught the cold that a lot of people have. I either had a lesser strain of it (no fever) or the Zicam oral mist really works well. I'm on the back end of it. By the way, I don't need a colonoscopy... my doctor says it isn't necessary now. I had two vials of blood taken on Friday, so I'm awaiting results from that. He also suggested I lose 20 pounds. Easier said than done... with everything on, I'm 257. I haven't seen under 240 pounds since college.

A landmark (of sorts) in Wilkes-Barre is coming down. If you ever parked in the Park & Lock on the first block of South Main St., the only way you could exit was through a spiral ramp. That spiral ramp is coming down, as part of an expansion and new parkade being built downtown due to... SURPRISE... lack of downtown parking. Show me a downtown that doesn't have a parking problem and I'll show you a bridge over the Everglades I can sell you... but I digress. It was at that parkade that I was forced to park at on the day it was -21 degrees on 1/21/94, and had to walk five blocks to King's... this was after a few big snowstorms and an electrical emergency. King's was the only school in all of Luzerne County open that day. That was a rough winter. Even with temps reaching the 60s this week, my legs still get cold when I think of that walk through town.

Buckle up,
TS