AND THE SWINE FLEW

We've all heard of "When pigs fly"; now we fortunately have "When the swine flew." I'm glad, for a number of reasons.

In grade school there was the Asiatic Flu. Parents were concerned, but they were controlled about it. Newscasts mentioned it, but didn't overkill, didn't seem to want it to take on pandemic proportions. Not today. And that's one reason I'm glad the swine flew.

Another reason is not to wish people illness. For the first time in my life, I suffered no colds or flu symptoms this year. You see, I'm a nose and eyes rubber, therefore, it's easier for me to pick up and deposit germs in those areas of my body. But I take 1 gram of vitamin C daily, and that's what I give credit for the sniffle-free Winter of '08-'09. As for others, I've never been too sadistic to wish anyone else suffers, so I'm glad all the swiners were just that--flu free.

My final reason is economical. As much as I do enjoy watching the media take its hits when they are so negative as to try to make bad news rather than report bad news, the cost of stopping a pandemic hits us in the pocketbook. With the spending proposals of the new admin., I'm afraid any additional monies relegated to another rathole cause, is more government waste at the expense of the overburdened taxpayer. (Sorry for such a long sentence; I just got carried away.)

And if there's one more reason, it's because I fear there was a lot of relief on the part of a few females. The ones in high school and junior college who told me they'd love to go out with me. When pigs flew.