So I am sick. It is actually very rare that I am legitimately sick and unable to attend work. Today I woke up with a sore throat and a deep bronchial cough that sounds like I am getting the beginnings of bronchitis. So it’s off to the doctor for me today. Something happens when I am sad or sick and I usually try to combat that feeling by spending money or time in a café sipping coffee and relaxing but today I spent more time in my car looking for a parking space near one of several cafés in Park Slope before finally traveling through “little Mexico” which is really Sunset Park to Bay Ridge; where I ended up with my coffee and relaxation. This time spent driving turns me into a ranting and raving Archie Bunker type who hates everyone and just wants to be left alone.

BTW, due to NYC’s tight regulations on probationary employees going sick and being out sick, I will not be staying home tonight. Rather I will be braving the cold to drive a truck all night and earn my pay. Because I cannot take a chance at being sick for a few days and having a much more serious illness creep up later in my 18 months probationary period.