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Johnny Carson’s Carnac the Magnificent quipped, “Name a cure for which there is no known disease.” He tore open the envelope and read, “Swine Flu Vaccine.” (At least, that’s how I remember it. Given that this was in 1976, my memory could be faulty.) It was a national scare that went nowhere fast.

Now we hear about the potential for an Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Pandemic. Wow! We jumped right past an epidemic into a pandemic! Our government even has a website, pandemicflu.gov, (I am NOT making this up) and a “National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza [that] guides our nation’s preparedness and response to an influenza pandemic.”

Great, and all those birds just flew down here for the winter. Hey, featherhead, cover your beak when you cough! I haven’t seen any definite signs yet (and I understand that the flu really is no laughing matter, but come on, a flu that nobody has is a little funny). My nephew, Adam, did photograph this

while he was on the other side of the Pacific a couple months ago. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll worry just a little….

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