I managed to refrain from saying, "I see the point that Colleague is trying to make, but the problem with that approach is he's an idiot."
But I guess it counts as an extra hour of work to put on my timecard, so go me!
Lunch outside in the sun today was lovely. Sore throat indicating oncoming cold is not. I'm probably going to sleep on the couch for a night or two in hopes of sparing my sweeties. Right now I'm off to the store for zinc lozenges...