Global warming or simply the wrath of God has visited on our city an unprecedented attack of pollen. Causing no end of
arthritis, sneezing, asthma, weird fatigue– you name it— every auto-immune disease any doctor every invented. I have been immobilized by asthma and bad joints— not just me, but a good number of my friends. Each with another description of what’s wrong with them because of the miserable weather. Some don’t know it’s weather, but think they’re depressed and go to a doctor to get pills. Others think the problem is in their lover or their boss or their teenage kid and treat him or her like shit. Other people think they’ve suddenly lost the will to live and are basically bad, undisciplined people. But in every case it is just the weather and the pollen. Read more…