If Joe had returned my digital camera, I'd have taken a picture of today's lovely sunrise. It was bright red and purple over the lake, which was an incandescent blue. The pier was a silhouette in the distance. It is supposed to be in the mid 50s here today as well. And I'm stuck inside.

No post last night about the protests, because 1. I didn't get to go because I was overly swamped. However, there were at least 3 of them yesterday, and neither the Chicago Tribune or the Chicago Sun Times have anything about them today. I heard nothing on NPR this morning. Has anyone out there heard anything at all?

Still under the weather - and I guess the virus du jour was enough to kick up the virus that activates canker sores - one that I haven't seen since I had mono 17 years ago. So now my mouth and throat are -- well let me put it to you this way. Imagine chewing up a mouth full of razor blades and swallowing them. Then drink some rubbing alcohol, and then follow with a strong salt water solution.

Anybody want a kiss?