Bee Strong

So there Ken was, obliviously munching on a burger, enjoying lunch on the banks of the Truckee River, and zzzt-zzzt POW! He was on the ground passed out. The culprit? A wasp stung him on the inside of his cheek. Luckily, he was with a bunch of work folk and someone called 911 for him. By the time I arrived on the scene, an ambulance had whisked him away to St. Mary's. Although he didn't have an anaphalactic reaction, he did have some fairly gruesome hives on his chest, back, and thighs. However, 2 1/2 hours in the emergency room later, the hives had somewhat subsided and I brought him home.

Please check your burgers (and macaroni salads and pieces of pie) before tucking into them.