I Will Be Glad When Tree Pollen Season is Over

Since about mid-April I have been miserable. Quite simply, it is tree pollen season and I have the usual array of symptoms: itchy eyes, nasal congestion, itchy throat, and the inevitable allergy fatigue. I really haven't felt like doing much of anything the past few weeks, not even making posts to this blog.Given I experience this every year from about mid-April to late May, it has always surprised me that allergies don't figure in pop culture larger than they due. When they due, they are usually part of a murder mystery or crime story, where the allergy plays a role. The first thing that comes to my mind is the Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Deadly Double," where a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder has one alter who is allergic to fur and one who is not. Another TV episode in which an allergy plays a role is "Tear Down the Walls," in which penicillin is used to murder a preacher who is allergic to the drug. In the CSI: Crime Season Investigation episode, a juror had his…