winning is not an option for me. i can either be in pain, or take my medication and feel nausea (the other side effects, such as feeling loopy and spacing out every ten minutes or so, don't bother me).

i am now also an activist for preventing the elderly from driving. i went to pick up my prescriptions from the apothecary (i like that word. pharmacist sounds like it should be a synonym for 'ranch-hand'), and was nearly hit by an elderly man running a red light. i've decided that anyone older than me should not be permitted to drive. neither should anyone younger than me (damned kids). in fact, no one other than me should be permitted to drive because i am, apparently, the only sane and sensible driver out there.