REPORT from PLAGUELAND

I have severe cedar allergies. Hanging over my back yard, but residing in my neighbor's yard, is a beautiful Western Red Cedar. Late fall and early winter is its favored time to pollinate. Another such tree sits outside my office window at work. For the past few days, I was suffering as my body once again attempted to adjust to trees that were doing what they were made to do.

But I also needed to be out in the world. At work. In the karate dojo for practice. At a karate tournament. I needed to be certain that it was indeed allergies and not COVID, so an at-home test it was. Fortunately, it was negative.