I have all the symptoms ...

... of some kind of influenza and have since last Wednesday.  Whatever I have ain't your basic cold.  It was worse Saturday than today, and it seems to be getting better.

So I'm avoiding aspirin and cough suppressants (to let fever and coughing do their healing work), staying away from people as much as possible and staying hydrated. Also, naps seem to be recuperative.  I'm told that beer helps in both regards.

And, no, I have not had a flu vaccine shot.  I'm not crazy, ya know (regardless of what you may think).

One more thing:  I do not sneeze into my sleeve, no matter what the government tells me.  The nuns and my parents taught me better than that.