Yesterday I had to take a rare sick day; I am, according to Dr. Girlfriend, suffering from a bad bout of food poisoning.

As I am writing this post—Tuesday afternoon—I’m feeling extremely lethargic, although the constant flow of fluids from both ends of my body has subsided somewhat.  I’m hoping to be back at work today, but we’ll see.

I started feeling queasy Monday evening during a special session of Council.  As we neared the end of the meeting, I had to excuse myself to the men’s room, where the chicken pot pie I’d eaten earlier that day made a triumphant, chunky return.

I thought that was the end of my woes, but then the other end started acting up.

Dr. Girlfriend is in town, so she has been tending to me very sweetly.  I’m very blessed to have her in my life.  She also has an assortment of over-the-counter medicines at her disposal.

I’ll keep y’all updated on my recovery.  I’m praying it’s a quick one.

—TPP