Low key weekend

My long running cold started to subside, but my lungs haven't been happy for a several weeks, and I have been tired all of the time. I found out on Friday that I had developed a bad case of bronchitis. I was prescribed antibiotics, which I found a little bit odd. Because overuse of antibiotics has lead to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains, the medical community has become more cautious about the use of antibiotics. Given that bronchitis can have both bacterial and viral causes, I'm suprised that the doctor didn't perform a culture test to determine the nature of the bronchitis, or an X-Ray to validate that it wasn't a low grade form of community-acquired pneumonia.

Anyways, my weekend has been rather quiet. My parents drove through DC today, so I got to have lunch with them. It was nice to catch up with them. I was thinking of going for a short hike along the Appalachian Trail this afternoon, but the lungs weren't quite up for it. So I stayed home, watched TV, and was generally a bum. While tomorrow is officially a federal government holiday (Columbus Day), I will probably work at least part of the day. I have to catch up on a lot of paperwork.

On a side note, I was happy that Michigan beat Eastern Michigan in football on Saturday. The last thing that Michigan needs this season is another game like its one with Appalachian State.