Why I’m Not Worried about the Flu

We could all get sick tomorrow or the next day. By writing this, I probably jinx myself and the family.

I don’t consume the news, or maybe more accurately, I don’t let the news consume me.

My wife rolls her eyes every time I talk about the news. I just can’t handle the fear-inducing headlines that news outlets use to get attention. Whether it is the flu “epidemic” or giving an ordinary Midwest winter storm a name like a hurricane, the news spreads fear to get people to pay attention.

The flu...