Pretty in Pink

It's official: L has Pink Eye, or The Eye as I prefer to call it.  He woke up 3 times last night with it crusted over, so at 5:00 he got in the shower and looked up the nearest 24-hour clinic.  The doctor and nurse team that treated him told him that apparently this is an extremely common side effect from.... wait for it... SHOVELING SNOW.  Sick.  All kinds of things are on the ground- think about it, how many times have you seen people hock lugies or dogs pee on the grass?- and as you're shoveling, the snow does sometimes spray you in the face/ eyes and get all over your hands, and then you touch your face... you get the idea.  So L is at home again today in an effort to avoid spreading The Eye to his office.  I'm rocking the glasses right now so as to avoid touching my own eyes.  Some of you may remember Fall 2001 when I kept transfering The Eye back and forth between my eyes every 2 weeks or so and the resulting cornea ulcer.  Not looking for a repeat of that.  Everyone please say a little prayer for L that the next 2 days go by quickly and that he's not rocking The Eye on Christmas.