pleonasm

kara and i are a bit under the weather these days, no doubt as punishment from god on high for purchasing a new automobile. kara exploded in a coughing fit last night and my nose is leaking something fierce. we'll be spending this morning, then, in the emergency room.

i'm joking of course. we have over the counter generic medicines that we take q4h (every four hours). it's just palliative care, though; these viri (viruses?) have to run their course(s).

it's been nice out the past couple days, but i think the rain will return today. last week, when it was raining, one morning there were four snails on the sidewalk in front of our house!

good word of the day today: pleonasm. the use of more words than are necessary to to express an idea. "the patient is noted to have a known history of diabetes in the past."