Elgar and Brahms

Dave was the house doc at the orchestra last night. No one needed his assistance, though. And this was a good thing, because after having an allergic reaction to an herbal cough drop, he was mildly covered with hives, his eyes were swollen to the point that both of his contacts had gotten stuck in the back of his eyelids, and he couldn't see a thing. I asked if he needed me to get the house doc, but he didn't think that was very funny.

PhDuh

When I signed up to speak at this conference Friday, I thought, "Hell. It'll get me to write that damned paper and what's the big deal anyway?" Why is it I can never really convince myself with statements like these? On the plus side, I have a very good reason to do some drinking Friday night.