"After long silence, at last, something…"

I've been quiet for a couple of weeks now, and it's because I had the flu.  Yes, I got the vaccination, and promptly fell sick; sick as a whole pack of dogs.  I recall that last time I had a vaccination, seven or eight years ago, the same thing happened. At that time I also gave in to the hype about professors and teachers needing to be vaccinated. The moral of this tale seems to be that flu shots don't work for me.

Since I've been back at work I've told people about getting sick from the...