I had to get 'professional certification' hours in too. In the mechanic world it was pretty easy, a manufacturers cert class would work just fine and I always took them when available.

I had a chemical cert for a few years. Those could be beyond brutal, the biggest trick was the appearance of staying awake. It was in my best interest to have digested all that information prior to the annual class, and that made for boring classes. Until I fell in with the instructors. I may or may not have gotten a couple of annual certs in a bar the night before the class.

I don't believe I've ever heard the tonsils and adenoids theory, but I've still got all my original equipment. My Dad had a treatment for tonsillitis that involved gargling with salt water and spraying with Merthiolate that was so brutal I had to be not even remotely able to swallow before I reported a problem. So I didn't report much and there was never any reason for the doc to go get my stuff. I believe like many childhood conditions we build our own immunity over time, and I've never had much problem with it.

I was jealous of classmates that got a few days off from school and the ice cream. I still love me some ice cream. Which brings me to the desert/veggies discussion. I like veggies just fine (some of them) so I take them on a regular basis. But my father had another theory on life that I fully subscribe to. When in doubt, eat the desert first. Better to leave some veggies behind than pie or cake or ice cream. That one made a lot more sense to me than the tonsillitis treatment.

Well, sir. I've had my daily dose, I believe I'll move my tonsils over to the desert section. Thanks.