I really, really want a smoker that's long enough to take a salmon. I'm never sure what food is my absolute favourite, but smoked salmon is always near the top of the short list.

The bronchitis is now in its fifth day and doing very well, thank you -- me, not so much. I saw the doctor on Thursday and obtained the antibiotic prescription that will keep me out of the hospital, but the bronchial constriction has not let up. I cough with a nasty stridor that I fear can be heard out in the street, and I haven't had a decent night's sleep since Monday.

Driving is out of the question. The cough is convulsive and uncontrollable, and as serious an impairment as a skinful of whisky. Besides, where could I go in this condition?

So I'm bored, as well as sick and exhausted. It sucks to be me right now.