msolga wrote:"I just KNEW you'd need a lot of pedestals, Gautam."

Very funny, Piffka!
I'm so sorry the cold is winning. Now you've been FORCED to take to your bed, read lots, day dream, be waited on hand & foot, complain loudly & a lot .... Try to enjoy!
I am hilarious, aren't I? I can just see him.... moving from one pedestal to the next.
The cold is winning because I've been up early doing all sorts of manual labor -- cleaning, feeding, raking, and planning all the endless and thankless tasks that are my lot in life. Dogs, horse, and yard are so demanding.
My only hope is ADVIL and COLD-EEZE... both common nostrums that sort of keep colds at bay, though they're continually on the sneak attack.