Good news:  What I have is clearly not the flu because today I have gladly eaten, without intestinal recourse, a pumpkin cream cheese muffin & soy chai latte, 2 slices of English white Cheddar & 4 Kalamata olives, three small squares of homemade brownies, and reheated sweet potato fries.
Bad news:  My head throbs & vision gets slightly blurry if I move too quickly 
(including yawning) AND my nose is painfully stuffy when I sit in one position too long.
No social activity for me tonight, sorry PTA.  I don't even know if I can keep a date with 
The Sopranos.  Or my new 
Facebook zealots friends...