warning: Miss Molly gets a little preachy

Today I read the following in an article about 'Katrina cough':

The study did show that people with a history of conditions such as asthma or seasonal allergies were more likely to have symptoms such as coughing or wheezing because of exposure to dust and mold.

That was expected, and OPH "consistently" issued advisories for such patients to avoid extended periods in moldy rooms or houses, and to take precautions when cleaning their homes, Ratard said.

Since the article fails to spell out exactly how long an extended period is, as someone who used to just have seasonal allergies and then was seriously injured by mold, I'll tell you: an extended period is roughly 0.037 seconds. Shorter is better if you can manage it, unless you do the whole Tyvek® suit, respirator, and goggles deal like the professionals. Mold is really bad stuff.

I needed a big mental subject change after coming across that, so I checked out the made-up news, where I learned how to tell if you've been abducted by aliens.

There's nothing like knowing whether or not you've been checked out by aliens to make you feel better, so then I was able to go on and learn that despite the fact that we as a nation are older and fatter than ever, we had a record low for dying this year. So clearly being old and fat isn't so bad, and I already mentioned it's good for the economy, so everybody go hit the post-Easter candy sales and let's get going!