A summer cold is an ugly animal

There was a cold remedy commercial years ago with the theme, "A summer cold is an ugly animal."

I have one and, yes, it is.

I'm supposed to be working on a freelance story that's due on Monday and I need to make some phone calls, but I'm loathe to do it when I may explode in a spasm of sneezing or coughing.

The cold was an unintentional gift from my wife, but she is disappointingly unsympathetic.

She soldiers on in the face of illness like most women do. I collapse into a whining puddle like most men do. It's our nature. Deal with it.

I think I'll put my phone calls off until after lunch and see how I feel then.