Everything seems to indicate the Aveeno is the shiznit. Also baking soda.

Also, it looks like a thin layer of over the counter 1% hydrocortizone cream helps too, but don't use it a bunch.

aha... I don't think I'm going out tonight but I'll pick some up in my travels tomorrow...thanks for the tip!

Good luck with it, and hoping for relief for you.

thanks... I am just desperately hoping I'll get myself so tired I can crawl into bed without freaking about the discomfort.

I don't know why it's hard for me to even consider going out after we've gone to bed. It just seems wrong somehow!

All those eating moldy rice in a tube shall love you and despair, Sean. Also? Go you, man! Scampi is yum.

It was deelish.

I coarsely chopped about 9 cloves of garlic, sliced up three scallions, and chopped up maybe three tablespoons worth of fresh flat leaf parsley. I also finely chopped up a large tomato and juiced three lemons.

After starting the linguini cooking, I melted some butter in a pan and began sauteing (sp?) the garlic, scallions and parsley. Once the garlic was brown, I threw in the lemon juice and tomato, and turned up the heat just a bit.

When the liquid was boiling, I threw in the shrimp (about a half pound of uncooked, cleaned, tail-off shrimp, rinsed and dried).

I let the shrimp cook for about three minutes or so, basically until they were pink on both sides (S said I may have cooked them, like, thirty seconds too long), then threw in some chopped fresh basil and fresh ground black pepper.

I served the shrimp and sauce over the linguini, and served it with steamed asparagus drizzled with lemon juice and sprinkled with fresh ground black pepper.

Here's a little more, and stuff you may have around

- ice pack for 5 to 10 minutes

- Asprin or other pain reliever

At least might give you enough comfort to get to sleep. I feel for ya. Mr. Jane once bought a detergent that did. not. agree.

Lee, you are shameless in the tat thing. I like that about you.

Nuh uh! I have shame! It's right over there, in my other purse.

It's right over there, in my other purse.

With the pot?

hush, dorkhead.