Okay, Chicago summer of 2012. You win. You totally beat up Chicago summer of 1995. I am slightly less miserable now because of the window units in the bedroom and study (did not have in 1995), but slightly more miserable now because of being the primary caregiver for a certain seven-year-old (also did not have in 1995) who has inherited her Daddy's ( Read more... )

I had another tooth removed last week. That makes four missing from the original set. Like the other three I've lost since 2010, this one was healthy due to brushing and flossing and three or four grand in adult orthodontics and lots of yummy first-world fluoridated water. Unfortunately, the bone-eating bacteria came out of remission over the past ( Read more... )

 Oh HELLS no. I have Strep throat AGAIN this summer. For the record, this makes three cases of Strep for me since May.

Plus, there's like a 105-degree heat index for Cook County today. Yeah, I know, we ALL have to suffer through it, so cry me a fucking river, et cetera. I however have gobs of PUS ON MY TONSILS right now so until the antibiotics ( Read more... )

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Dear G-d,

I'm sorry that I missed Yom Kippur services yesterday.  As you're aware -- due in no small part to that whole all-knowing, all-seeing omnipresence thing you got going for ya, I'm sure -- the abdominal pain and urination of blood necessitated taking myself to the doctor instead. Sorry 'bout that. I want to thank you for the "Jewish doctor" ( Read more... )

OW MY ASS ( Read more... )

Guess who's a big girl today?

That's right. This gal, right here! *jerks thumbs-up at myself* I must be, for I just lost a tooth!

I went in to my periodontist for a gum biopsy, but I left with an extraction. Oh, well. The molar had a good run, I suppose. It's shot through with old-skool metal fillings, one of which -- according to the x-ray -- broke ( Read more... )

Today, I took Ellie to a "Big Kid Tie-Dyeing" event. The hippy-fied part is done; now all we need to do is let the colors set ( Read more... )

What time is it over in Jackie's journal?

Tooth-hurty!

Yes!

Ain't it the fuckin' TOOTH!

Ouch. Sorry about that. The humidity has rendered me too lazy to stretch for any original levity, I suppose.

Anyway, I haven't harped on the crumbling bone structure in my mouth because: 1. I'm saving up my health-complaint allowance for old age, when it's proper to ( Read more... )

How did I kick off Mother's Day, you ask? Brunch, mayhaps ( Read more... )