Cycles; Rain; Felines

When last I wrote, I'd been to the doctor with an upper respiratory infection and was prescribed a new drug.

Essentially, it didn't work, so I had to go back two weeks later and start a new batch of medication.

At work, a major issue was made of all the time I've been out. However, I did discover that I fall under federal guidelines dealing with employees who suffer from severe medical problems. Not so much because of the infections but because of depression.

What all this means, I'm not sure. I'm still trying to understand the options.

This was one of the worst cycles of depression I've had. The infection may me feel depressed. The issues at work made me feel even more depressed. Then the failure of the medicine to work caused more problems. So the depression and the infection feed off of each other.

Friday, it rained for the first time in over a month. So this helped to dampen the pollen and ragweed in the air.

Yesterday, it rained most of the day and through the night. It's not raining now, but I feel like it is not finished.

In addition to the inside brood of felines, I've now acquired an outside gaggle. Whenever I open the back door, they rush in looking for food. Surprisingly, the inside group have not been hostile. But I have noticed a certain look of disdain.

One of the outsiders is a tiny black and white kitten who reminds me of a cartoon kitty. Or the kitten in "Alice in Wonderland." You pick him up and he squeals and squawks. When you put him down he runs off in a straight line like a windup toy car toward the nearest food.

PAX!