Well, I've developed a fever, chills, a sore throat, a head and body aches and a dry cough..... so I think I can safely assume that I have fallen prey to influenza for this year... and darn early too. It hit me REALLY fast... I mean, I felt a bit fatigued and achy yesterday, and then I woke up with a sore throat and slowly got the fever throughout the day.... culminating in a violent fit of chills until I dressed myself for like an arctic winter. My advice to everyone is if you can still ...

After reading a story from the CNN site about a little Georgian girl who is living life without the ability to feel pain, it got me to thinking about just how important relevant pain is.... now I am not talking about debilitating pain, like from arthritis or chronic back ailments... I mean, the pain from when you sprain a limb, or cut yourself, or even, yes, the dreaded toothache/dental abcess... and how that would affect how you lived your life. In the story, those who know the girl desc...