Maybe coughing jarred something lose in my brain that had been sticking before; maybe I have way too much to do this week, but for some reason I feel like I can think and focus about twice as well as I could before. Remember the movie Phenomenon, where John Travolta, who wasn’t a particularly bright guy, suddenly is hit with something and can move pencils with his mind and recite a reverse-alphabetical list of animals quickly just off the top of his head? Well, that’s not me, as I can’t move pencils with my mind (I am weak in The Force (low midichlorian count (damn you, George Lucas, I thought I could learn to manipulate The Force but you just had to go and tell me it’s genetic))) but I can recite a reverse alphabetical list of animals pretty quickly! Let’s see, there’s… zebra, yak, x-rayed zebra, walrus, vented whale, unicorn, tamarin, snake, rhinoceros, quail, pony, okra, newt, muskrat, lemur, koala, jabberwock, isoceles iguana, horse, gecko, falcon, elephant, dog, cat, bear, alligator! Hmm, that took a while, but the vented whale is an interesting beast, to say the least, and beware the jabberwock, my son (the jaws that bite, the claws that catch).

Anyway, I was sick, and now I’m almost all better besides a lingering cough, but I already feel much better than before I was sick, both mentally and physically, and I don’t know why but it’s a pretty nice side effect. Beware the jubjub bird and shun the frumious bandersnatch.