Of snow and sniffles, exploring responses to the world and winter around us

Warm weather descended upon us last week, with temperatures in the sixties, followed by a snowstorm on Tuesday, on Mardi Gras to be specific. My sinuses protested the difference in conditions, culminating in what I can only describe as two full days of sneezing.

But after some experimentation, and two full boxes of tissues, I discovered that Zyrtec and …