I can't help but be a little concerned about the frequency, variety, and resiliency of the illnesses that keep cycling round and round these days. It seems like the "flu season" now runs from September through May. Another problem is that the playing field isn't level any more. It used to be that you either got the flu shot, which made you bulletproof, or you just took your chances knowing that worst case scenario you'd be down for a week out of the year. Not any more. It's kind of like the world of sports. Steroids used to be confined to weightlifting competitions, yet now it has become a standard practice within table tennis, badminton, and chess tournaments.
Superbugs, along with their everyday roadies like bronchitis, laryngitis, strep, and "common" colds are now running in packs, and they laugh at our feeble attempts to limit their power . They are getting bigger and badder every year. Everybody I talk to seems to be either coming down with something, getting over something, or sharing with their friends and family. Monica's down with strep for the second time in three weeks, but at least this time it isn't simultaneously accompanied by the flu and a bladder infection.
I think it's time for somebody to step up and invent a hat/helmet for us to wear throughout the day that will holster cans of Lysol® and automatically dispense a protective mist in front of us every time it senses forward movement. Any better ideas??
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Hey, Dennis. Guess what?!? I just invented your helmet idea, and I'm getting ready to try it. All I have to do is turn it on and....(Pssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh)....Yyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaagggggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!....(cough, cough...hack, wheeze!!!!)...(screaming)...Aaaaagh!!! I installed the cans on the inside of the mask, and they're a little too close to the eyes!!! I...I can't see!!! I...I'm going blind!!! AAAAAAAaaaaaaugh!!!!!!!!!
Trust me, I feel your pain. Somebody swapped out one of the cans in my prototype with Pam® cooking spray. I sneezed while driving, and the cans discharged all over the windshield. I tried to pull over, but I couldn't grip the steering wheel. You should have read the police report on that one...
OMG, Dennis! Thank you for sending me the link to your blog! It is so interesting and very often hilarious!!! Have you been told lately that you are gifted? Well, you are! Seriously, you could write a column for a magazine or a newspaper or an entire book, and if you did I would subscribe to/buy it! Please don't stop blogging!
Thanks, Bonnie! If only a well written MLS listing remark had the same effect on people looking for a new home...
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