ACHOOO!!!

I just can't myself worked up about bird flu. Maybe it's because I'm not a chicken. Yet for the last 6 months, it's about all the media can talk about. PANDEMIC! DEATH! WORLD FINANCIAL RUIN!!!

Bullshit.

What, maybe 12 people have gotten it and died? More people die of severe hemorroids. Let's take a look at some of the other things the media says we're supposed to be scared shitless of:

Ebola - A nasty little critter for sure, but only pops up once or twice a decade and in the remotest places in Africa. I don't get to the Congo that often so it doesn't scare me.

Anthrax - Is a thrash metal band from New York. I've seen some scary shit at Ozzfest, but white powder in an envelope wasn't one of them. A disease that mostly infects sheep is probably the least of my worries.

Hanta virus - Killed three people in an Arizona trailer park several years ago. You get it from inhaling infected mouse droppings. That is not something I do on a frequent basis.

Monkey pox - Remember that from a couple years back? No? Me either.

I think we've got enough to worry about without the media making shit up.