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Head clearing sneezes

So now I know why my sinuses have been under attack.

Ever since I can remember, allergies have been a runny, sneezy, stopped up, nose-itchingly part of my life. I started on Seldane, which Dennis Miller once called "the antihistamine of the stars." (Can you name that movie, folks?) Then it was Claritin, which cleared the airways but gave me headaches. Then Zyrtec did the job.

And I get spring fever. I love being outside in shorts and flip-flops. My pots are planted with basil sprouts. I'm going to see the Grasshoppers this weekend.

What stinks about this time of year, with all of its blooms, buds and baseball, is how much I dislike taking medications. It's not a guy thing, it's a I-don't-want-to-take-lab-manufactured-drugs thing.

But this year I buckled again and bought some allergy medicine. When your eyes look like roadmaps first thing in the morning (without any fun from the night before) and your nose is swollen shut, it's time to break down. Once I heard that if you regularly eat local honey, it will reduce your allergies.

Whatever. I'll just suffer with the rest of those with exploding noses. Got a tissue?

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