I am sick

Well, wouldn't you know it. I finally got sick. Like our suprise blizzard that happened while NYC was enjoying one of its mildest of winters, I was relatively healthy and happy until Saturday morning when I woke up with a killer sore throat.

Yesterday I was achy and stopped up; this morning my nose is running like a Harlem fire hydrant on a hot summer afternoon. Gads, I hate being sick almost as much as I hate taking the over the counter remedies that leave me feeling dazed, confused, and constipated (was that too much information?).

My secretary emailed me to recommend eating ginger raw- she said it'd be nasty eating but that it'd do wonders for my throat. I'll probably take some Throat Comfort tea and go back to bed.

On a happier note, Sam Champion co-hosted this morning's Regis and Kelly. Sam Champion is the weatherman for ABC7 and he's quite the sexy homosexual. My boyfriend called me this morning and said, "Get up! Get up! Sam Champion is co-hosting with Kelly!!!" And so I did and there he was. Roy said, "I have to confess that if I ever met Sam, I'd have to proposition him and marry him." That Sam has the homos in this city all excited. :)

On a sadder note, I learned this morning that Johnny Carson died yesterday. Heck, I didn't even know he was sick! I liked Johnny Carson and for me, he symbolized the coolness of adulthood as well as the steamier side of adults which was my only access to it as a child. His jokes and inuendos of sexuality either left me bewildered or, when I got his jokes, laughing wildly. He was truly a classy act.

Oh, by the way, services yesterday were fabulous. I was thinking we would have a small crowd in church being that the blizzard hit the city. However, we had a packed house. And, with our visiting preacher, it made it all the more worthwhile (I always worry for our guest preachers that only half of our congregation will show up, which is sometimes the case). However, this particular guest preacher is widly popular among UCC ministers and everyone wanted to come hear him. Cliff Frasier, our guest preacher, was arrested a couple of years ago protesting the School of the Americas and was sent to federal prison for 6 months as a result. He preached about his experience and showed an amazing sense of grace and hope as a result of his experiences. I'll have his sermon online later this afternoon, if you'd like to read it. It was a wonderful sermon.

Okay, I guess I oughta go make some tea. Maybe I'll write something later.