One thing that doesn’t change when you retire is your susceptibility to colds and flu. When I’m in my preferred state as a homebody, I’m not frequently exposed to the coughs and germs of the office place. However, confined in airplanes is a sure way to catch something awful. I thought that was the case until my wife mentioned that her family had nasty colds back in Indiana where we just returned. Regardless of where it came from, it’s here to ruin a perfectly good day.

I could not complete the “Schnauzerthon” yesterday and this morning I only managed to run a little over a mile on the treadmill. I have a lot of congestion in my lungs and a bit of a cough. Nonetheless, I did keep “The Streak” intact at 3,791 consecutive days. Sometimes, the exercise and fresh air helps me feel better, but today I was too lazy to put on my running gear and settled for the indoor comfort of a controlled environment. I was going to read my book on the iPad, but naturally it was out of juice, and didn’t have my music with me, so the only thing to keep me entertained was watching the mileage, calorie, and distance gauges record my activity. I will do my sit-ups, stretching, and push-ups later in the day, as I slept until nearly 11 o’clock, aided by NyQuil. 

We spent the evening last night in a wine cellar with friends, so the combination of cough syrup and alcohol certainly restrained my coughing fits. However, it was also a night of weird dreams and restlessness. I also had a nose full of Vick’s to help me breathe and regular doses of Advil to counter this “Under The Weather” feeling. As a result, my stomach is a bit unsettled this morning, another reason why I chose a shorter run on the treadmill. Sweating out a cold has always been a preferred remedy, so a longer run would have probably helped. I’m just glad to have it out of the way for the day. 

Since there was limited phone access in this beautiful wine cellar where we ate and sipped, I was spared having to watch much of the Trailblazers Game 3 loss to the clearly superior Warriors. I’m afraid that when we actually go to Game 4 that it will be the last of the season for Damian Lillard & Company. The Cubs also lost to the Nats yesterday, so it was not a good sports day. As a small concession, Indiana baseball did win the BIG 10 title. The big game, however, is really tonight with the Game of Thrones finale. If I refrain from the Nyquil, maybe I’ll be able to stay awake to watch it?