Sick Call

I've been battling a sinus and ear infection this week. When I couldn't keep my temperature or breakfast down, I decided to go to the walk-in clinic. I brought a book, anticipating a long wait, and was astonished to get in and out of the place in 30 minutes. As they were telling me how to use my new medication, they advised, "If you take the pill in the morning, don't drink a coupla beers with it. That would dilute the medication, and you might not absorb enough." Say what?!(Yes, you read that correctly, and I'm having a flashback to Dave Barry columns when he used to claim, "I'm not making this up.")