I be Illin'

Two nights ago, right before I went to bed, I felt a twinge of  a feeling of a cold, creeping into my body. It's that slight bending of something inside of you, something you can't quite put your finger on, but if you've lived for any length of time and have been sick before, you know what it is. It's you getting sick. There is some foreign, unwanted, nasty microscopic creature attacking you from the inside. Vile demon, begone! Wicked fiend, trying to unhinge my system with your dastardly machinations, I reject you, foul beast! Have at thee! I unleash the white blood cells to attack and rend asunder your defenses! Die, you filthy cur! Get...out...of...me!
     There we go then. I think that did it. All bett....ahemm. Wait a minute, that didn't work. I still feels like shit. I guess it's going to be a while. At least two weeks they say. Having a cold always makes me think of the Beverly Hillbillies. I believe it was either Mister Drysdale, the Clampetts banker, or his assistant Miss Jane Hathaway, who had contracted a nasty cold in one episode. Upon hearing of their illness, Granny set to work on one of her sure fire, folksy country remedies to help them out in their time of need. I think it may have involved a poultice of some kind. That always gave me the creeps. Poultice. Bleeecchhghchkkkk!! Well whoever it was that was sick, drank and/or applied that crap to themselves and then asked old Granny when they could expect to be feeling better. She told them that it usually takes about two to two and a half weeks to work its magic on that cold, and you'll feel right as rain again. Really? Only two to two and a half weeks? That's fantastic! That's just peachy! Thanks Granny! You are a lifesaver! Now that I've ingested/applied that terrible substance to myself that almost made me expel everything out my body from every orifice I have, with the misguided belief that I would be feeling tip-top next Thursday for that million dollar account from the wealthy heiress of the chewing gum dynasty, I feel so much better with the knowledge that within two to two and a half weeks, I will be back on top of my game, nay, on top of the world!  Rarin' to go, and ready to conquer the world! Bring it on! Yeah, thanks a lot Granny. I am forever in your debt.You have changed my life! Could I be more sarcastic?! I don't think so!
     That's enough of that silliness. I do feel pretty crappy though. And as I have mentioned in an earlier posting, having an abscessed tooth will not help anything. It is an active infection in your mouth eating away at your very bone matter. Now that, needs to go. So my next step is to call my dentist tomorrow to set up an appointment to consult me about how and when we will be going about this whole tooth extraction procedure, and the subsequent dentures that will follow. I am thoroughly mortified, but as I have said before, it's time to pay the piper. I now reap, what I have sown.  The chickens have come home to roost. You wanna play, you gotta pay. So bring on the pain Mr. Dentist Man. Get yer pliers, and giant needles full of novocaine, and just RIIIIIP those babys out. It's going to be very weird not having any teeth in my mouth.Very strange indeed.  I want to go back in time and talk to myself with a big ol' smile full of broken and missing teeth. That would scare the livin' beJesus outta me. Might even scare me enough to get my act together and quit F'n around with my life. Scared straight, as it were. I probably wouldn't listen. As the old saying goes: Youth is wasted on the young.
     On the credit fixing front, this week I'm going to call a couple of the smaller debts, in the $100 dollar range, and make sure all the information I have on them is correct before I go sending them any money. I've got about 4 for those that can be knocked out within just a few months. I'm curious as to just how much that will boost my rating, if at all. We shall see. That's the problem with earning just a little bit more than you have to pay out in bills. It takes forever to pay them off. Maybe I should start writing another blog about cooking. I know the subject well. I should, I've been doing it for over 25 years. I'll have to think about that. I've only been writing this one for a half a month. I don't want to spread myself too thin. So far I'm keeping up with my goal of 2 to 3 posts a week. I hope you all are enjoying it so far. I'm trying to be as honest and informative as I can. I know I'm enjoying writing it.
     That's it for this time. If you're enjoying the blog so far, please show your support by clicking on the ads in the margins, and if the spirit moves you, you can also make a donation to the cause by clicking on the 'Donate' button at the top of the page. All the money I earn on this will be going towards getting my dental implants. Thanks for all your help, and as always, brush your teeth and pay your bills.