http://regex.info/blog/2006-01-19/134 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha http://regex.info/blog/2006-01-19/134#comment-11027 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:32:46 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-01-19/134#comment-11027 You're not imagining anything, and you're not alone in being sick of always being sick -- I myself am just in the process of coming down with my third cold in less than two months, and prior to that I hadn't had a cold in almost four years -- I exercise frequently, eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, sleep usually 7 to 8 hours a night, have a cheerful disposition -- but I did just recently start a new job (and no, it's not stressful) that brings me into close contact with people at a homeless shelter and food bank, not that I think they would be any more likely to hand on a virus than the next person --- in any case, I guess the best we can do is grin, sneeze, wipe with a kleenex, and bear it -- my personal opinion is that people are becoming so super health-conscious, so super-vitamined and flu-shotted, that the cold and flu viruses are becoming correspondingly stronger just to survive -- that means that viruses we used to be able to fight off without feeling much more than a few passing sniffles or a scratchy throat are now knocking us down for the count -- get used to it -- I think it's part of what is known as "the new norm"..... You’re not imagining anything, and you’re not alone in being sick of always being sick — I myself am just in the process of coming down with my third cold in less than two months, and prior to that I hadn’t had a cold in almost four years — I exercise frequently, eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies, sleep usually 7 to 8 hours a night, have a cheerful disposition — but I did just recently start a new job (and no, it’s not stressful) that brings me into close contact with people at a homeless shelter and food bank, not that I think they would be any more likely to hand on a virus than the next person — in any case, I guess the best we can do is grin, sneeze, wipe with a kleenex, and bear it — my personal opinion is that people are becoming so super health-conscious, so super-vitamined and flu-shotted, that the cold and flu viruses are becoming correspondingly stronger just to survive — that means that viruses we used to be able to fight off without feeling much more than a few passing sniffles or a scratchy throat are now knocking us down for the count — get used to it — I think it’s part of what is known as “the new norm”…..

]]> http://regex.info/blog/2006-01-19/134#comment-428 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:25:54 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-01-19/134#comment-428 Jeff, are you getting enough exercise? I know that's hard to do when your feeling ill.... I used to come down with crud more frequently when I wasn't exercising regularly. 15 miles daily or more on either my hybrid or my road bike is my solution.... good aerobics at any rate.... take care. Howard Jeff, are you getting enough exercise? I know that’s hard to do when your feeling ill…. I used to come down with crud more frequently when I wasn’t exercising regularly. 15 miles daily or more on either my hybrid or my road bike is my solution…. good aerobics at any rate….
take care.
Howard

]]> http://regex.info/blog/2006-01-19/134#comment-412 Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:11:59 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-01-19/134#comment-412 A mere matter of resistance... his colds were in the US as yours are in Japan. Takes 2-3 years to fully get up to speed on the local flu/cold viruses. A mere matter of resistance… his colds were in the US as yours are in Japan. Takes 2-3 years to fully get up to speed on the local flu/cold viruses.

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