Geo - It's funny, Pluto was like my town's only claim to fame, or something. People who live here are seriously pi$$ed about the planet demotion! We'll have to look for reruns of that one, Justin would love it. And for the record? We don't come off like a hick town, we ARE a hick town!
RM - Whoa, that's way too much. It depends on the specific drug, but that much cold medicine can cause some pretty bad side effects - palpitations, arrhythmias, disorientation and confusion. If dextromethorphan is involved (the DM in Robitussin DM for example) it basically has a narcotic effect.
On pickiness: Sigh. So BTDT. The big thing we do at our house which has greatly reduced my aggravation is that you have to sit at the table and you aren't allowed to complain - if you don't like it, you don't have to eat it, but I don't want to hear about it because the person who worked hard on cooking good food does not need their feelings hurt by people saying yuck. If you don't like what I'm serving, you can make yourself a simple snack that must be reasonable healthy - a peanut butter sandwich, or apples and peanut butter are popular ones, some grapes, a cheese stick, whatever. Even my 6 year old can make a snack like that, so I don't have to get involved. My 6 year old is capable of microwaving individual serving macaroni, or a hot dog, too - she's particularly independent, but has been able to make her own snacks for a couple years, so I think most 5 or 6 yr olds can manage, especially if things are left in easily accessible areas. No more cooking 2 meals, no complaining. They are certainly encouraged to give what I make a try, but I also don't nag at them - and that greatly reduces our food fighting. My oldest kid eats just about everything and always has. My 2nd child had a bad picky phase, but she's out of it and now will try almost anything. My 12 yr old is my weird sensory issues kid, but he happily serves himself. And my 6 yr old has what I think of as normal little kid pickiness, and usually eats some or all of what we are having supplemented with other snacks when needed.
I can't remember if I mentioned yesterday, but I got new shoes yesterday! Brooks Adrenaline this time. The running store guy described them as more like a cushioned shoe with good stability than a stability shoe with some cushioning. They feel so wonderful! I've been running in Trance, which are also a stability shoe, but these feel so much more cushioned and felt better right off the bat!