Have not been kind to me over the last couple of days. Not only have I been unusually busy (including defending Celtic studies from a Celtoskeptic attack), but the air pollution here has been awful with smoke from wildfires blocking the sky and sun (one person actually saw a sunspot with the naked eye). Then, the night before last, I was feeling ill and a few hours later, came to the very dramatic realization that I had food poisoning. It might have been some commercial creamy coleslaw I bought and neglected to check its date. I threw it out, but now I am suspicious of everything else in my fridge that I sampled that day. So the following day I was not at my best, either. Now I have to get some more food, which will take me out in all the smoke again.
With all of this, I had something in mind for today's blog, but I have covered most of it before, and my new ideas need a different twist to frame them. That might take considerable thought so I'm shelving it for the time being. I was also going to start a piece on Palaeolithic art next, so I am moving that up to tomorrow, and if the smoke does not get me, I should have a couple of free hours to prepare myself for that.
I've said worse myself so I won't take it personally, however it that really is your view, I would rather stick to serious archaeology and not waste time on the celtic myth.
Thanks, Thelma, Yes, I am feeling normal again. That sort of thing can sure lessen the desire to just pick up something processed, instead of preparing a meal at home from fresh ingredients --- much more so than by just reading the ingredients on the package ;-)
Sorry to hear your tangle with the Fates did not end well...maybe offer them up a sandwich made from the same "delicious" coleslaw...man, food poisoning is almost worse than surgery in my book! Our weather here in Central Florida has reached the 114 - degree mark a few times this month, making metal detecting almost a torture; a friend almost passed out a few days ago recovering a Seminole Indian War musket ball, and even the alligators are getting a bit testy. Hope you feel better John...be well!
Thanks, James, and I hear you. In 1979 I ate a 7-11 sandwich and got food poisoning. I have never eaten another one to this day. I was ill from the afternoon to late at night, but the next day just tired and dehydrated. I drank a couple of liters of coconut water, and was back to normal by the evening.
That heat wave must have been horrible, especially with the humidity. I spent the entire summer of '69 in Los Angeles. It was up about 105 most days and "plummeted" to about 75 at night. I quickly became a night person. The pollution was bad too, in the valley, and there was most often barely even a breeze for relief. Not so bad up around Griffith Park observatory,though.
Oh dear I appear to be that "Celtoskeptic".
ReplyDeleteI've said worse myself so I won't take it personally, however it that really is your view, I would rather stick to serious archaeology and not waste time on the celtic myth.
Don't worry Mike, this was tongue in cheek stuff.
ReplyDeleteI was just about to reply to your most recent post when I got notification of your message here. I'll do that right away.
Best,
John
Coleslaw is very easy to make, just a matter of chopping and grating. Hope you are feeling better ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Thelma, Yes, I am feeling normal again. That sort of thing can sure lessen the desire to just pick up something processed, instead of preparing a meal at home from fresh ingredients --- much more so than by just reading the ingredients on the package ;-)
DeleteSorry to hear your tangle with the Fates did not end well...maybe offer them up a sandwich made from the same "delicious" coleslaw...man, food poisoning is almost worse than surgery in my book! Our weather here in Central Florida has reached the 114 - degree mark a few times this month, making metal detecting almost a torture; a friend almost passed out a few days ago recovering a Seminole Indian War musket ball, and even the alligators are getting a bit testy. Hope you feel better John...be well!
ReplyDeleteThanks, James, and I hear you. In 1979 I ate a 7-11 sandwich and got food poisoning. I have never eaten another one to this day. I was ill from the afternoon to late at night, but the next day just tired and dehydrated. I drank a couple of liters of coconut water, and was back to normal by the evening.
ReplyDeleteThat heat wave must have been horrible, especially with the humidity. I spent the entire summer of '69 in Los Angeles. It was up about 105 most days and "plummeted" to about 75 at night. I quickly became a night person. The pollution was bad too, in the valley, and there was most often barely even a breeze for relief. Not so bad up around Griffith Park observatory,though.