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Dumb time to catch a cold…

I’m struggling at the moment to avoid catching a cold.  I’m taking an extended break from work for the Christmas season this year, and what happens as my first day begins?  I start to feel a sore throat.  My head starts to feel “thick”, like I’m seeing/thinking/hearing through a layer of cotton. 

So far, I’m just on the verge of being sick with something.  I’m optimistic that I can avoid actually developing full blown symptoms.  But why is it that this kind of thing…coming down with an illness just as your vacation/holidays begin…seems so common?  Is it just an illusion caused by some abberation in the way our minds process events, like the “bad things come in threes” myth?  Or is it physiological?

Ah well, its not serious- just slightly irritating.  I have my pack of Fisherman’s Friend [1] lozenges at hand to make my throat numb, and I’m going to try something crazy like going to sleep before 2:00 am to see if that will help…