And the summer cold has spontaneously resolved ... mostly

Just a brief blog posting as I may not have to time post anything for a bit.  My summer cold that caused the most pinching laryngitis you can think of basically up and left!  Largely.  I hope that my rhinoviral friend is not just taking some time off because he feels that he has accumulated employee-entitled leave.  I think that he cleaned out his cubicle and set up shop elsewhere.  Preferably with any student of mine who has refuses to do their homework. >:)

But in my sick spell, I learned that there is more than one way to spread a virus or some bacteria to your fellow human being.  Rather than coughing on or carnally enrapturing them, you can also buy the disease, fungus, bacteria or virus for them at http://www.giantmicrobes.com/ !  Washable toys that are home and office-friendly (as long you say they're something else ... tehe) and something that's a part of the human experience!  Who says germs and the like are so bad??

My personal favorite is Polio here.  Classic 1950s -- around when hula hooping was a sport and Frank Lloyd Wright was architecturally edgy!  Iron lung costs extra.

E. coli -- not the best weight loss supplement, fyi.

Avian Flu -- making the mid 2000s Asian-viruses chic, like Ang Lee movies, Korean dramas, or classic Godzilla.

Chicken pox -- A childhood favorite, for me circa 1988 at age 6.

Chlamydia -- we've all had those one night college mistakes.

The Common Cold -- timeless ... and always will be.

Ebola -- African themes and primitivism go in and out of style.

Herpes -- reminding us to be careful under the mistletoe come the holiday season...

Penicillin --Fear not!  They even have some good guys!

Salmonella -- because you can never overcook that "chicken " you bought at the pan-Asian supermarket.

Well, that's it for now.  We will never be disease-free, but we can certainly enjoy life ... or have to work away in spite of them.