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\"image\"<\/a>So remember the scratchy throat I was fighting? The beautiful grandson who was spewing germs as he laughed and climbed me like a mountain? Flu. Yup, flu.<\/p>\n

Thank the universe (and modern medicine) for Tamiflu. Not only do I have grandson duty: I also have a pretty important date in D.C. next week. What I\u00a0don’t\u00a0<\/em>have is time to be sick. Hence, I got my sick self to the clinic today, not even 24 hours after beginning to feel pretty punk.<\/p>\n

I fully expect to be better before I have to fly to D.C. Although I may be a teeeeensy bit optimistic…I’m still hopeful.<\/p>\n

How many miracles of everyday life do we take for granted? Having lived in many places w\/out the benefits of modern plumbing, hot water, good streets, vegetables in the winter (really), or modern medicine, I rarely take my life for granted. Well, except for those times that I do…\"image\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So here’s my grateful thanks for Tamiflu, Celebrex for arthritis, anti-depressants, hot water, dishwashers & washing machines, central heat, reliable transportation, urgent care clinics, and all the other benefits of 21st century American life. A job if you have one, even if it’s not the one you’d dreamed of. There’s even stuff like — the snow finally melted!<\/p>\n

If you’re feeling a bit punk today, look around. I suspect that even on a blue day there’s vast occasion for gratitude.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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