Sick

I'm sick of being sick. This sore throat is making me sick. I am sick of this cough. I am sick of hearing about the swine flu. I am sick of sore skin and I am sick of a sore back. I'm sick of being lazy and having no energy. I was happy to watch X-Men Origins today; I finished two books I have been trying to finish for quite a while; I finally read a magazine article that kept me reading and laughing, but I'm sick of why I had time to do these things. I don't want to lay around any more. I am sick of it.

October 14

Today is one of my favorite historical days. It starts with William the Conqueror defeating the English at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Thank you, William, for the English language. In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in his X-1 Jet Rocket airplane. And my favorite, in 1912, while campaigning in Milwaukee, Theodore Roosevelt was about to give his speech when he was shot in the chest. After assessing the damages, he decided to give his speech with the bullet inches from his lung. Talk about tough! Happy October!