Woke up in the middle of the night with a fever again. Took some aspirin and went back to bed. Woke up this morning still having a slight fever. Trying to decide whether to go to Mom’s today or hold off until tomorrow when I might feel better … or I might feel worse. Who knows? I’d like to go today, even not feeling well, but I don’t have any way of knowing if what I have is contagious or not, and the old ladies over there, one of whom is having some serious health problems right now (not my mom), really don’t need me bringing them any imported Austin germs. I’d feel really awful if it is contagious and one of them got this crud from me, particularly the one who is already doing poorly.

So I don’t know what to do. I already talked to Mom, and she said to just see how I feel as the day gets started and to decide myself. I know she’ll be disappointed if I don’t come set up her computer today. Hell, I’m disappointed to! I really want her to get started with her new Mac! I also don’t want to get half-way to her house and have to pull over to throw up on the side of the road, because my stomach is feeling none too good right now and I am sitting perfectly still and not in a moving truck. I’m not sure all the soda and crackers on the planet are going to keep me from getting carsick once I get moving on the highway.

So I’m sitting here downloading some stuff to install on Mom’s computer and burning it to CD, drinking soda and eating crackers, and hoping I start feeling better very soon. I’m probably going to go anyway, no matter how I feel, because it isn’t fair to my mom to have to wait on little sick old me to get her computer going, and I don’t want her bumbling through setting up her internet and everything herself, otherwise I’d just suggest we meet at the half-way point to hand off the keyboard and mouse … and I don’t really want to make her wait any longer either. What if I don’t feel better tomorrow? What if I don’t feel better all week? You know what I mean? This might be the best I feel for a few days, and I’d hate to waste the opportunity to go get that done ASAP.

Expect the best, but plan for the worst. Some of the best advice my dad ever gave me.

I’m going to go take a shower and get dressed, eat some more crackers and see how I feel. I have a few Ask Orbie questions to answer and Wildman sent me some dramatic photos of the storm that rolled through Texas the other night while I was out of it in bed that I’d like to share as well. If I don’t manage to get on the road (or end up crawling back into bed), you’ll be hearing from me again shortly. If you don’t hear from me shortly, that means I have decided to brave the trip to Mom’s house fever and all … which I will probably do. I really, really want my mom to start having fun with her new Mac. I feel so bad that I feel so bad today. :(