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[krats1976]

No kidding... two Claritin? You were asking for it...

I buy the Claritin non-drowsy formula. I wonder if that affects it's effectivenss? (or is it effects it's affectiveness? Stupid English!) I can't imagine what would happen if I used just the regular stuff. I'm falling asleep half the day as it is (hence, no benadryl).

[thorin]

[VanIslander]

What a gorgeous clear beautiful day it is today. And the air smells fresh and clean.

I'm only a few hours southward but there's no indication of poor air quality here. Maybe due to the Pacific ocean winds? I'm not sure.

(Mental note: stay as far away from Seoul and Daegu as possible this month.)

[desultude]

[JongnoGuru]

Hey, what the Islander just said.

I guess we're just blessed, huh Van?
No, you wouldn't need to steer clear of this favoured patch, this wind-swept corner of the capital, my poor little "outside doggies" and I can vouch for that. So can our staff, who arrived this morning from homes scattered throughout the city, donning that quaint artefact of Asia's unstoppable industrial march (and concomitant environmental destruction, I supoose) -- the surgical mask.

We've just been outside, sans mask, noting the budding of the cherry blossoms and the continued progress of the magnolias (that be the white, followed in a few weeks by the purple). Expectations remain high for the lilac, the plum and the quince. The azaleas and forsythia, and the irrascible japanese acacia...well, there's no keeping them down, of course.

But a short ride into the pushy, shovey, concretey part of the city an hour ago had me tasting metallic and breathing encumbered, slightly. Is that how asthmatics or chronic smokers feel on normal days? I wonder. Really, it's not worth the 15 minutes if you can help it, but I couldn't as there was a magazine I was keen on seeing if Kyobo carried. And if anyone did, it would be Kyobo. They did.

Gosh, it was nice to return to where all one has to fear these days are marauding gangs of dowdily dressed middle-aged female Godbotherers, three of whom I ran into (figuratively) as I was parking the bike. I didn't see their Godbotherer-mobile, though I'm sure it's around here somewhere. I mean, nobody ever just happens by up here. They've got to make a very concerted effort and also know precisely where they're going. One wrong turn means an hour's meandering to find your way back or down again. Or a nasty encounter with trained attack-dogs. (and possibly attack-monkeys)

[steroidmaximus]

woke up this morning and could taste the dust. . .hacked up some nice lung butter. The drive throught the mountains to work was shall we say, "hazy"

[inthewild]

There was nothing about this in my contract!

[desultude]

[matthewwoodford]

Well it's Friday, and the weather is gorgeous.

[casey's moon]

yesterday seemed worse to me

[desultude]

[thorin]

I just got back from my afternoon hike. It's really cleared up nicely.

[canadian_in_korea]

Do those masks help? or are they kind of a waste..? I'm going to be in seoul for the day tomorrow and people are making me nervous..

[skookum]

Itr has been great sunny clear weather all day in NW Gyeongsang buk-do. Only the faintest tinge of haze on the northern and southern horizons. In the west I can see all the way to the distant high mtns. We HAVE had several dust days here though in the last few weeks.

[Blind Willie]

Today was so nice that I dragged my kids to the local park to chase each other around with sticks and play a rousing game of "What Time Is It Mr. Wolf?"