The Opiate of the Missus
They really try to fool you with that Tylenol + Codeine prescription. I suspect it is a coordinated effort between the doctor, insurer, and pharmacy, getting that “controlled substance” tone with you as they dispense what amounts to a few Extra Strength tabs with a flavor blasting of codeine.
I pinched what I believe are two nerves in my back two nights ago dozing off to season 6 of Star Trek TNG (in my defense, a particularly sleepy season), which prompted me to avail myself of some T+C picked up on Kyle’s birthday, back before it was actually Kyle’s birthday. It didn’t really help. What did help was lying on a more supportive surface and watching yet more ST:TNG, which I suppose constitutes more addictive behavior than the T+C would ever prompt.
I’m thinking about plunging headfirst into The Original Series after I get through Season 7, then I might actually up the ante and go for a Deep Space 9 run. Always felt like DS9 was a sort of nerd Rubicon to cross, but hey, I’ve got nobody left to impress.