Germs

Although the summer days are weening, we have been blessed with four straight days of rain this past week. Normally I would welcome such a climactic change however since it has fallen on the same days as my back-to-school meetings I have a different reaction.

Being somewhat ignorant to the extent of the storms, I figured I would be just fine in a rain jacket and khaki pants. But after trudging through the rain for only a few minutes, my khakis soon became soaked - a wonderful recipe for disaster when it meant sitting the next few hours in an air-conditioned room.

Never fear, I thought to myself. I am young, virile, and well equipped to handle a little cold. Plus it will be a nice change to the crazy heat my body has been experiencing for the past months. As if to remind me how vulnerable I am, the next day I awoke with a frog in my throat, and had to hold my nose from running away by the afternoon.

Now lets get one thing straight - I am not sick...just a bit under the weather. So thank you body, mother nature, the germs inside me. You have reminded me how vulnerable I am, plus you are making me stronger for flu season which is going to be here faster than we all would like.