Have you ever...

...had a headache so awful, it felt like your brain no longer fit in your skull? (All caused, I'm sure, by the imminence of a legislative session.)

...concocted homemade ginger ale by cooking sugar, water and slices of ginger into an awesome simple syrup, and then mixing that with club soda?

p.s. I highly recommend the latter to make up for the former. (Also the candied ginger didn't hurt.) (Candied ginger is always a good idea.) (It's delicious.)