I'm sick as a dog and I made a run out to the drug store to get my favorite cold-medicine drug: Aleve Cold & Sinus. Problem. It contains pseudoephedrine. Pseudoephedrine is used to make methamphetamines. Apparently there's a relatively new federal law which turns these over-the-counter drugs into pharmacy-technician-has-to-hand-them-to-you drugs.

The first drugstore I hit had the pharmacy closed, so I couldn't get my drugs there. Instead I had to drive half-way across town to an 24-hour pharmacy.

Needless to say, this didn't make me a happy sick person. It would be far better if they'd simply had them put behind the counter so any of the store's clerks could fetch them -- like they do cigarettes.

Blogging will remain very light until I can get a decent night's sleep.