I got another yucky cold. Most of the symptoms went away except the sore throat and a hacking cough that goes quiet for a while until erupting into a violent fit of several coughs. I'm taking cough drops and a truly disgusting cough syrup, and it still doesn't get better. I hate this.
Yesterday was an economic boycott and I managed not to buy anything. I will have to go to the store today and try to find a more palatable cough remedy, or at least buy more soup. I've been having to resort to yogurt and ice cream to soothe my throat.
Looking though my Sherlock Holmes media, I found my box set of 1950s radio shows starring Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ralph Richardson as Holmes and Watson. These are actually on audio cassette, and yes, I still have a boombox capable of playing cassettes and CDs. I've only got 12 out of 16 shows, but I guess I can find the rest online. (My set is sadly completely out of order from either the radio series or the publication dates of the stories.) I never knew before that Gielgud did these shows while recovering from scandal in Britain. He'd been outed as gay with an arrest not unlike that of George Michael decades later. Gielgud had feared his career was over, but thankfully was wrong and eventually his prolific acting career revived.
Similarly in America, Raymond Burr had to remain in the closet and lie frequently about his personal life for the sake of his Hollywood career, but I'm happy to hear that he did find love and happiness with a partner. I've been watching Perry Mason episodes lately and while some of the shows are dated, I like the diversity of the cases.
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