Well, looks like Arisia did me in.  Ran a nice hefty 102.2 which, in traditional style I forced up to 103 for a good while in a nice hot bath.  Something I came up with ages ago - figured if my body is trying to bake the bacteria out of me, why not help it along?  I'm better at controlling the upper bounds, and I can get a more uniform temp (or so I assume)  It's always seemed to work well in the past, and feels like it has again.  We'll see in the morning.

How, pray tell, do I know it's not viral?  Easy, no citrus craving.  Wacky, but true, and way cheaper than a throat culture.  <3 understanding my body signals at that level.

While recovering shava23 graciously grabbed me juice & meds when she did a market run, and then proceeded to torture me by introducing me to: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation <audio stream not worksafe>.  I say torture because when one has a dry racking cough, being given material that makes one laugh helplessly is .. painful.  If you like console and/or computer games, and enjoy british snark, well worth a peek.