Two interesting notes from today:

1. The car rolled over 40000 miles. It seems like a lot given that we've only had the car for two and one-third years, but it has gone to Detroit, Pittsburgh, South Jersey (twice) and Hilton Head (in addition to the numerous trips to Maine). The good news is that, it being a Toyota Corolla, we've probably only used about 15 to 20 percent of its lifespan.

2. I learned a new word today: pharyngitis. It's a general term for an inflammation of the tonsils and back of the throat, and I'm non-plussed to say I'm currently fending it off. Started with a sore throat on Wednesday that, rather than going away conveniently after a day or two, has decided to set up housekeeping.

Not 100 percent sure what's causing it, but based on the prescriptions I got today (antibiotic and ibuprofen to take the edge off the sore throat) I'm assuming it's not strep or some other viral cause.

As you can imagine, it made for a fun holiday weekend, though I was able to power through it to enjoy Thanksgiving and a visit from the in-laws, and a pair of confounding BU hockey games - a 1-0 win over two-time national champ Denver (the first shut-out for the backup goalie) and a 6-5 OT loss to Colorado College which saw the Icedogs score two goals in the last two minutes - only to cough up the game-winner in the first minute of the extra period. Also notable was that a CC player managed a hat trick and four penalites (of the 19 total called in the game). The celebration for the former is obvious, but what do you throw on the ice for the latter? Handcuffs?