Congratulations!

I just want to take a minute to congratulate two of my favorite blog authors -- perhaps my two MOST favorite. Yeah, superlatives aren't my strength.

Adam Roberts, the Amateur Gourmet, has been writing his funny, informative blog for five years now. I've been reading for most of that time and his posts really make me happy and want to get in the kitchen or eat something great. That's all I could ever hope for my readers (if I had some), so I hope Adam is happy with that as well. Great job, Adam!

Gina Trapani of Lifehacker is moving on to pursue some other things. She's a really inspiring person for lots of reasons and I wish her well. Not sure what her next project is, but this will be a huge loss for Lifehacker. I read religiously and I'm confident the other editors and contributors can maintain the high standards Gina had in place. Best of luck, Gina!

Head Cold '08

All week long, it's been building up strength, growing, replicating, incubating until...WHAM! Head Cold '08: 7:13 PM EST 2008-12-5.

I've been lucky enough to avoid a serious, debilitating Cold for a couple of years. Not this time. This is an old-school Cold. It's extra-strong and resilient, resistant to modern Cold therapies like steamy showers, Tylenol Cold, and Vick's. Nope, all that can help you out of this mess is time...and maybe sleep and vitamins.

My father, who never gets sick, introduced this Cold into our home and so far, it has claimed three victims: Dad, Mom, and me. Sore throat, stuffy AND runny nose, mild coughing, aches, fatigue...CLASSIC. So far, Sunday has been my worst day. My nose was running like a faucet, rubbed raw from standard Kleenex. Thankfully, Mom's worst day was Saturday, so she got some Puffs Plus with lotion Sunday afternoon, but tragically, the damage was already done.

Life will go on.

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