I’m loving the fact that it’s warmer lately. I’m not loving the fact that I need to cut my lawn already.

All those buds on the trees are gorgeous, of course. But does my red nose and puffy eyes need to match their appearance? Sadly, yes – thanks to the onslaught of my seasonal allergies. (Is it just me, or is this an unusually bad year this year?)

And thanks to the O’s war on meth (mythical or not? you decide…), I need to find a new allergy medication of choice (goodbye, Claritin D) before it loses its OTC status. Anyone have something better to suggest?

Finally (as if I weren’t whining enough, ugh) – it looks as if the ‘cram in all the construction downtown that you can’ season’s kicked off as well. Can’t those reconfigurations on Fifth and Sixth Avenues wait until they tear the streets up next January for the planned transit mall work already?

Okay, enough whining. Go enjoy the nice weather – I’m glad to see it as well, despite the kvetching above. And if you have a sudden jones to mow a lawn? Email me, please…