Clarity

... or the lack thereof.

I injured my back a few weeks ago, and in due course the doctor prescribed some fairly strong pills to deal with the pain. I also take allergy pills from time to time, as it seems I have trouble with the volcanic dust which is mixed in with the regular dust.

I asked the doctor about any bad interaction which might occur. She said it shouldn't be a problem. Oh, except it might make me loopy. "Is that the preferred medical term?" "No, but it describes the problem pretty well."

Okay, then. No more pain pills. In the meantime, if you've been a recipient of an e-mail or two (or three) from me recently which seem, well, loopy, I apologize.

I'm all better now, and everything is back to whatever passes for normal.