How to Deal with a Rash

This was written shortly after we moved to Florida, when I broke out in a terrible rash. I won’t get into the details of the rash, but it was not fun.

At first I was worried that I might be allergic to something in the environment which would make life in Florida unbearable for me. Then I went to the first doctor I ever visited in Florida. His examination room was furnished with folding chairs, and he spent most of the appointment telling me about how his mother had fallen in with a con artist who was cheating the doctor of his inheritance. He assured me that the rash was not an allergic reaction, but I still walked away concerned that life in Florida would be unbearable for me.

Note from Missy: And now that we don’t live in Florida anymore, we can say with confidence that it was only … partially unbearable.

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How to Deal with a Rash

This was written shortly after we moved to Florida, when I broke out in a terrible rash. I won’t get into the details of the rash, but it was not fun.

At first I was worried that I might be allergic to something in the environment which would make life in Florida unbearable for me. Then I went to the first doctor I ever visited in Florida. His examination room was furnished with folding chairs, and he spent most of the appointment telling me about how his mother had fallen in with a con artist who was cheating the doctor of his inheritance. He assured me that the rash was not an allergic reaction, but I still walked away concerned that life in Florida would be unbearable for me.

Note from Missy: And now that we don’t live in Florida anymore, we can say with confidence that it was only … partially unbearable.

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How to Quit Drinking Caffeine

I’m off caffeine now. I miss it every day.

I had quit more than once before, but there’d always be a day when I was asleep on my feet, and I’d have a Dr Pepper “for medicinal purposes.” That would be the start of a full-on caffeine bender that ended with me coming home from Costco with a case of pop and two pounds of coffee beans.

This is why I’ve never tried any illegal drugs. My experience with the legal ones has not set a good precedent.

Note from Missy: Now he gets a three-pound bag of decaffeinated coffee beans at Costco. Health food!

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How to Quit Drinking Caffeine

I’m off caffeine now. I miss it every day.

I had quit more than once before, but there’d always be a day when I was asleep on my feet, and I’d have a Dr Pepper “for medicinal purposes.” That would be the start of a full-on caffeine bender that ended with me coming home from Costco with a case of pop and two pounds of coffee beans.

This is why I’ve never tried any illegal drugs. My experience with the legal ones has not set a good precedent.

Note from Missy: Now he gets a three-pound bag of decaffeinated coffee beans at Costco. Health food!

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How to Remember the Name of That Song ... You know, That One

The song referenced in the third panel is Making Love Out of Nothing at All, by Air Supply. They used to play live shows at EPCOT every year, might still for all I know. We never went to one of their shows deliberately, but we did walk past one once. It was incongruous and deeply unsettling to hear a professional concert sound system blasting All Out of Love at top volume.

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How to Remember the Name of That Song ... You know, That One

The song referenced in the third panel is Making Love Out of Nothing at All, by Air Supply. They used to play live shows at EPCOT every year, might still for all I know. We never went to one of their shows deliberately, but we did walk past one once. It was incongruous and deeply unsettling to hear a professional concert sound system blasting All Out of Love at top volume.

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How to Open a Snack Quietly

I went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the night it premiered. I decided to treat myself, and bought a box of Whoppers. I don’t know why I thought spending five bucks on a box of a candy I would never consider buying in any other setting struck me as a treat, but I guess I was just swept up in the moment.

Anyway, the movie starts, I throw a Whopper in my mouth, bite down, and become convinced that the sound of me chewing is so loud that I must be ruining the movie for everyone within a four seat radius. I spent the first quarter of that movie trying to time my chewing with loud noises. You might think it would spoil the film for me, but it kind of turned the movie into a game.

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How to Open a Snack Quietly

I went to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the night it premiered. I decided to treat myself, and bought a box of Whoppers. I don’t know why I thought spending five bucks on a box of a candy I would never consider buying in any other setting struck me as a treat, but I guess I was just swept up in the moment.

Anyway, the movie starts, I throw a Whopper in my mouth, bite down, and become convinced that the sound of me chewing is so loud that I must be ruining the movie for everyone within a four seat radius. I spent the first quarter of that movie trying to time my chewing with loud noises. You might think it would spoil the film for me, but it kind of turned the movie into a game.

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How to Share a Movie You Love with the Person You Love

The film discussed in this strip is, of course, Big Trouble in Little China.

As luck would have it, just last week I talked Missy into watching a movie that I love and she had little or no interest in: The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Yes, I do realize that they are essentially polar opposites, as movies go. You can’t tell me that Monsieur Gustave H. working with Jack Burton wouldn’t be a buddy movie you’d watch.

Note from Missy: OBVS, panel 4 is about That Touch of Mink. Which is an excellent film, but I think of all the Doris Day some guy trying to nail a blonde movies, Pillow Talk remains my favorite. And the delightful Down with Love comes in a close second.

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How to Share a Movie You Love with the Person You Love

The film discussed in this strip is, of course, Big Trouble in Little China.

As luck would have it, just last week I talked Missy into watching a movie that I love and she had little or no interest in: The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Yes, I do realize that they are essentially polar opposites, as movies go. You can’t tell me that Monsieur Gustave H. working with Jack Burton wouldn’t be a buddy movie you’d watch.

Note from Missy: OBVS, panel 4 is about That Touch of Mink. Which is an excellent film, but I think of all the Doris Day some guy trying to nail a blonde movies, Pillow Talk remains my favorite. And the delightful Down with Love comes in a close second.

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