July 23, 2004
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Slow-Onset Cold
Why is it that sometimes colds hit you like a blinding fastball? I mean, you’re sitting there watching TV, a tickle starts in your throat, you try to cough, and WHAMMO! you sneeze out a pint of mucus?
Well, that’s not the cold I have now. For the past three days people have been telling me I sound congested. I thought it was just allergies or lack of sleep. But today I can’t taste anything, and my nose is running like a leaky faucet. I think I’ll go home early and try to tackle it with a home remedy of Vitamin C megadoses, zinc, and computer games. Any other ideas?
Comments (16)
prayer, maybe?
Vitamin C megadoses is the way to go. Top that off with orange juice with chicken soup. =p
I wanna see what a pint of mucus looks like. e hee hee.
Want some chicken noodle soup or Theraflu (one of the best legal uppers I’ve ever seen =)?
i think the computer games will definitely do the trick. =D
hot water, 2 slices of lemon and a good dose of honey, stir in a cup and drink while it is still steaming hot. that’s the best!
i dunno about computer games though…hehe…
altoz, you can pray for me — your success rate seems higher.
it’s too hot out for chicken soup or honeylemon tea…
the weather is always good for computer games, though! =) seriously, I think psychological remedies are just as important as physical ones.
it’s ok if it’s hot…it’s all about burning your tongue so you don’t feel the pain in your throat. =P
laughter’s the best medicine, right? check out http://www.adrianfung.com/irrefragable.html.
i found his blog when i was still unemployed. if it doesn’t make you laugh out loud, we have radically different senses of humour 
. a couple of my faves are…
Oct 30: http://www.adrianfung.com/2003_10_01_8w2_archive.html
April 6: http://www.adrianfung.com/2003_04_01_8w2_archive.html
Jan 17: http://www.adrianfung.com/2004_01_01_8w2_archive.html
Starcraft works for me. Then again, Starcraft cures all my problems, including “having a social life”. I’ve been pretty congested this summer from allergies.
rest, drink fluids, eat healthy. be still and know that He is…
i think you need sleep!!!
and mebbe stop over-analyzing the whole dating thing b/c it must be tiring your brain. God has your back and so do we! 
IMHO megadose vitamin C simply makes for some very expensive urine. zinc is suppose to improve your symptoms a day faster.
i usually recommend generic sudafed during the day to decongest you and actifed at night to dry you up. start with half the recommended dose. a really dry nose isn’t fun either.
plenty of sleep and plenty of fluids. i like echinacea if you catch it early.
Hot ginger tea. Get the stuff out!
theraflu rocks. so does ginger tea…but not together, please.
hope you’re better soon!
drink chicken broth (boxed/canned, low sodium, if no one brings you any)