Finally over the Flu and I learned something cool, too.

After being down and out with the Flu for almost 2 weeks I'm finally almost over it and during my "sickness" I was researching Flu shots and such (because I never got one this year) and found out something interesting that is not really related to scale models but would nevertheless make a good, informative blog post. Do you hate the idea of getting needles, like the Flu shot? Good news for you! By the next Flu season, there should be a few alternatives to the shot. The first one is a nasal spray Flu vaccine. By next year/season (in Canada at least) us Canucks will be able to get the spray instead of the needle. The second option, although it's debatable as to if and when it will be available, is the Flu patch. This is not a typical patch though, it's not trans dermal in the way you are used to thinking of patches (like nicotine patches for example) it's called a micro-needle patch. It's feels kind of like a sandpaper patch. Many little (micro) needles in a patch. Very cool stuff, that they can now make needles so fine and small that it's no more painful than rubbing sandpaper on your skin. I can live with that. Not that the Flu shot hurts much, especially if you get someone who's really experienced it can be nothing worse than a mosquito bite feeling, but for those with a real aversion to needles, these are some very cool alternatives and hopefully will be a new option by next Flu season. If your one of those people who just doesn't believe in getting the shot, or think there is some kind of "conspiracy" behind it, GET A CLUE! The shot is your first, best and sometimes only protection from viruses. Remember this quote from the movie Outbreak "Man's most dangerous and deadly enemy is only 1/1000000th of his own size" and with today's "super bugs" and "bird flu's" like H1N1 we really need to utilize whatever is available to prevent  the infection and spread of these bugs. Trust me, if you have not had the Flu lately, you don't want it, it's absolute hell and it has me wishing I had got my shot this season and skipped this nightmare.

No post for a few more days, very sick.

I suppose it was inevitable that I get sick with something this season, but it couldn't be just a simple cold, or 24 hour flu. No, it had to be the full blown, knock you down and kick you while your down, flu. I feel like I've been run over by a truck. Back to bed for me.