The perks

When I was a kid there were perks for being sick. It usually included a teen magazine (with a large foldout of The New Kids on the Block), fudge popsicles and homemade soup. I was able to watch TV, read my books and take naps. This might be why I spent many days home "sick" in grade school, junior high, high school and let's face it...college.
Being sick as an adult has no perks. They want you at your desk breathing germs onto your neighbors. Now starts the 4 month period of the cold, flu thing.
Health insurance coming soon...!