I need to try something non-drowsy, because my allergies get worse every year, and the choice between misery awake and falling asleep when I need to be awake isn't funny any more.

Allegra, Zyrtec, and Claritin are non-drowsy* and you only have to take them once a day.

*(Claritin makes me drowsy, but I haven't met anyone else who's had that problem, so I am an outlier. I just take it at bedtime and it's all good.)

Claritin makes me drowsy, but I haven't met anyone else who's had that problem

waves. Now you have.

t sleepy high-five!

I'm an annoying sister, because my brother keeps texting me and I'm only replying with memes. Though, to be fair, if you text me something like "The rent in Boulder is exorbitant, and we can buy a nice house for $400 less a month," you really should expect me to reply with the The Rent Is Too Damn High guy. Come on.

"The rent in Boulder is exorbitant, and we can buy a nice house for $400 less a month,"

::points and laughs from San Francisco::

I know, right? But I think he means the rent is too damn high compared with what a mortgage payment would be on a similar house. I THINK. On the other hand, they just came from Vermont, where my understanding is that you can pay your rent in weed or with a killer drum circle, so they might think ANY rent is high.

they just came from Vermont, where my understanding is that you can pay your rent in weed or with a killer drum circle

Awesome. Also, HILARIOUS.

To be fair, you *might* be able to pay your rent that way in Northside, too. But we own, so the bank wants cold hard cash instead of bong hits.

Hee!

He's saying the mortgage is $400 less than the rent, right? Not that either of the prices are $400.

He's saying the mortgage is $400 less than the rent, right? Not that either of the prices are $400.

Yes -- like if rent was $2,000, the mortgage would be $1,600.

Or, in weed terms, 20 bong hits vs 16.

(Like I know ANYTHING about pot. Sheesh.)