Cascading clusterf**k

Warning: foul language ahead Even though I have an epic potty-mouth (things like home improvement projects are not a PG-rated event in my house) I try to keep the blog fairly clean so as not to alienate someone, but I find it hard to write this post without utilizing words like 'shitshow' and 'clusterfuck' so...

Busted Thermostat

I have had a couple of "good weeks" where my various odd symptoms were much improved; things seem to wax and wane, but I suspect that all the antihistamines I am taking for the poison ivy played a part, which maybe points in the direction of at least part of my issue being maybe something...

Urushiol sounds like the name of a vengeful demon

A couple of weeks back, on a day where I had gotten a bit more sleep than most days, and didn't feel too bad, so I decided it was as good a time as I was going to get to launch my attack on the poison ivy climbing the west side of our house. We've...