for the past few days sitting here writing i smell exhaust. r. says it's not there but my swimming shorts smell even washed and i don't smell that. i do smell that but what can i do, it's like the damned spot you can't wash out. buy new shorts, duggles and wash frequently. r. has a much better nose than me, and i wonder what the dogs think of me, but i looked up phantosmia. it can be either peripheral or central, or a combination of the two. the peripheral explanation of this disorder is that rogue neurons malfunction and transmit incorrect signals to the brain or it may be due to the malfunction of the olfactory neurons. the central explanation is that active or incorrectly functioning cells of the brain cause the perception of the disturbing odor. it also said it could be caused by depression or schizophrenia or brain lesions or stroke or trauma to the head or epilepsy. why can't it just be exhaust? shit, i'm just going to pretend to ignore it.