Never a good time

INFO I meant to thrive but could only survive as our editor was on vacation.

There is never a great time to get sick, but as Mark left town, an upper respiratory infection ran through me, making the week a lot harder than it needed to be.

I tried to be a hero and work through it, but eventually I ran to the Phillips County Clinic. Before I got there, I couldn’t breathe, my body was sore from coughing, and I had a pounding headache.

It took a while for the good doc to get to me, but I gathered that whatever was causing the doctor to be away was probably a real emergency.

I was asked if I wanted...