He looks incredibly alert for a brand new baby.

Well, he's Kara's son, so I fully expect him to be explaining the effects of socio-economic elitism on educational systems any day now.

Has anyone ever been on the pill Singulair? I mentioned to my doc that with allergy season here I needed a new inhaler so that I had a prayer of exercising outside. He said, "We don't like people to depend on inhalers, here's a drug to take everyday during your allergy season." Fortunately I weasled an Albuterol prescription out of him, too. From Thursday to Monday I took one faithfully. I had horrible trouble breathing Saturday, though that could be blamed on the tight Elizabethan bodice I was wearing. Otherwise I found myself stopping to catch my breath. Last night I thought, "Well, it can't make it any worse," and didn't take the pill. Today I'm just a little congested, and I just walked a couple of blocks with only the breathlessness normally to be associated with out-of-shape fat people and a faint ache that is my lungs saying, "What is this crap in the air? Wasn't the cold and smog enough, you've got to drop pollen into the mix?"

Very strange.

I've seen ads for Singulair -- if that helps.

I was on the inhaler version of Singulair for a while. But, they don't make that anymore. If I'm remembering correctly, the pill has steroids in it as well as the asthma medication. That's why my docs won't give it to me now...I'm on too many other medications for that to play well in the mix.

Hec, you're funny. My mom says if I'm to get kicked out of somewhere or stared at, that it should be your privilege to witness it. We're on our own, in other words. She hates attention.

...I'm on too many other medications for that to play well in the mix.

I feel your pain, VW. Counting migraines and depression, I'm on 5 daily drugs, which pretty much rules out adding anything herbal or over-the-counter.

It ought to rule out alcohol, but I am ignoring that.

Hec, you're funny. My mom says if I'm to get kicked out of somewhere or stared at, that it should be your privilege to witness it. We're on our own, in other words. She hates attention.

What? You were just going to bust it out for Crip Pride Parades, or H:LotS Cons? I think you need to wear it for your next interview with the social worker type judgey lady.

I feel your pain, VW. Counting migraines and depression, I'm on 5 daily drugs, which pretty much rules out adding anything herbal or over-the-counter.

Exactly! Between the depression, seizures, allergies and asthma I'm on 8. I'm not on anything regular for the migraines anymore, partially 'cause they can't find anything that will fit into that mix. It's crazy.

That would be worth money.(My poor mom! My performer streak must be a trial to her, sometimes. But you know, people look if I wear navy skirts and try to whisper like Michael Jackson...sometimes I think maybe I should just go for broke...dye my hair some cotton candy shade and the whole schmear.) It would probably mean, most gallant Hecubus, the curious spectacle of a woman both trying to write on a clipboard and pretend she doesn't read English.

they can't find anything that will fit into that mix. It's crazy.

Hubby's on 14 daily drugs. They're starting to give him drugs to counter the drug interactions.

Drug companies get very rich off of heart patients: cholesterol lowering mixes, rhythm stabilizers, mixes of things they're not quite sure what they do but they seem to prevent recurrences . . .