Just a bit less than a week before Christmas, I find myself bedridden by influenza. Right now I am feeling a bit better, but for three evenings I've had some rather high fever, but today I'm more hopeful for fast recovery. But goddamn! Has this ever happened to you folks? Even though Christmas is mostly time for kids, while for us adults it's been ruined by commercialism, it still fucks up your mood big time when a virus brings you down for the count, when you should be getting together with the family.