Ah-choooo! "Bless You" Sniff

In an antihistamine-induced fog, it's like Night of the Living Dead around here. Mike and Timothy, who both suffer from asthma and allergies, are a constant ball of snot and phlegm. Sneezes are flying through the air by the dozens, and the garbage can is over-flowing with used tissues.

Even I, who normally does not have trouble with allergies, is sniffling a bit. My nose is itchy, runny, and stuffy at the same time.

We're keeping the allergy med companies in business, that is for sure. When at my doctor's office last week, he too was sneezing and his eyes were watering as if he were crying. He said, "Excuse my sneezing. It's these darned allergies." "You know the cure for allergies, don't you?" he asked. When I said I didn't, but was hoping he could enlighten me, he said, "October!" and then laughed.

Stupid doctor!