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by John Cole|  September 17, 201011:36 am| 72 Comments

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Chills, headache, fever. See you Monday.

*** Update ***

One of our readers, Chad Corley, runs a record label, and sends along this awesome video of Australian Claude Hay:

Pretty amazing.

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  1. 1.

    slag

    September 17, 2010 at 11:37 am

    Bummer! Healing thoughts and all that.

    We’ll look forward to your fever-induced posts every twenty minutes for the rest of the weekend.

  2. 2.

    danimal

    September 17, 2010 at 11:38 am

    We’re now conditioned to expect a flurry of posts in the next few hours.

    Get well.

  3. 3.

    NonyNony

    September 17, 2010 at 11:40 am

    Take care of yourself Cole – fever and chills suck.

  4. 4.

    Tattoosydney

    September 17, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Hope you feel better soon, Cole. Happy weekend to everyone else.

    If anyone needs a dose of animal pictures to get them through the morning, I can offer a very cute chameleon, a beautiful fishing cat, and several photos of a giraffe sticking its tongue out.

  5. 5.

    Cermet

    September 17, 2010 at 11:44 am

    Someone has not been taking 2000 IU Vit D/day for the last few months – otherwise, you’d be fine and not sick. It works (in many medical research studies (double blind) it has been proven highly effective in preventing colds (after taking for four months) and defeating bacteria infections (higher dose per day.)) It also appears to prevent many cancers and improves outcomes a great deal in chemo treatments.

    Its cheap, very safe and IT works – take it!

  6. 6.

    Rosalita

    September 17, 2010 at 11:45 am

    Aw jeez, curl up with your menagerie and get well…still have chicken soup left from last night?

  7. 7.

    Rosalita

    September 17, 2010 at 11:45 am

    Aw jeez, curl up with your menagerie and get well…still have chicken soup left from last night?

  8. 8.

    Corner Stone

    September 17, 2010 at 11:47 am

    I got chillssss!! They’re multi-plyin!
    And I’m loooosin controhol!
    The power! You’re supplying??
    It’s elec-tre-fyin!!

    Just wanted to put that ear worm out there. You’re welcome.

  9. 9.

    lamh32

    September 17, 2010 at 11:48 am

    Damn dude, you are the “getting sick” – iest and most accident prone person I have never met, and I work in a hospital!!! Seriously, you need to start boosting your immune system. Did I miss something, do you have a some type of immune disorder?

    Still get well.

    BTW, fever and chills that develop fairly quickly might be the flu. So if they last longer than a couple of days, you need to see your doctor. Ya don’t wann be spreading ur possibly “flu-ey” germs around. I’m just saying.

  10. 10.

    Mark S.

    September 17, 2010 at 11:49 am

    @Corner Stone:

    You better shape up.

    And try Zicam, John.

  11. 11.

    Face

    September 17, 2010 at 11:49 am

    See you Monday.

    By “Monday”, John means “this afternoon”. Besides, it’s all mental. If you tell yourself you’re not sick, you wont be.

  12. 12.

    Biscuits

    September 17, 2010 at 11:50 am

    Sending virtual chicken soup your way. You need sleep and Tunch snugs too.

  13. 13.

    Punchy

    September 17, 2010 at 11:52 am

    BTW, fever and chills that develop fairly quickly might be the flu. So if they last longer than a couple of days, you need to see your doctor.

    I dont understand this. What can a doctor do for a viral flu infection? And why would you want to potentially give your doc your flu virus?

  14. 14.

    oklahomo

    September 17, 2010 at 11:53 am

    Hot toddies. Lots of hot toddies. And if the honey is over-the-top sweet, brown sugar subs in nicely.

  15. 15.

    Shinobi

    September 17, 2010 at 11:54 am

    Feel Better!!!

    Also, Is the Stewart Colber Rally a real thing in the real world? If so I want to go like whoa.

  16. 16.

    Kryptik

    September 17, 2010 at 11:55 am

    IHOP is suing an end-times ministry in Kansas City, MO, the ‘International House of Prayer’, for trademark infringement. Remarkably, no one seems to have thought of the perfect solution here: Rename it the ‘International House of Prayer and Entimes’. IHOPE.

  17. 17.

    DrDave

    September 17, 2010 at 11:55 am

    @Punchy: A doctor can prescribe Tamiflu which will shorten the length of clinical symptoms. Or prescribe an antibiotic if it looks bacterial or mixed viral/bacterial.

  18. 18.

    New Yorker

    September 17, 2010 at 11:56 am

    http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/if-you-thought-christine-o%E2%80%99donnell-was-bad%E2%80%A6

    More derangement from the right, via Sully.

    He’s right, the phrase “separation of Church and State” is not in Jefferson’s letter to the Danbury Baptists. The phrase “wall of separation between Church and State” is, however. I’m sure this guy has the intellectual capacity to tell us what the difference is, after he calls us all Nazis.

    I await Reason’s next article telling us how Urquhart is merely expressing his anger at the bailout of AIG……

  19. 19.

    SIA

    September 17, 2010 at 11:56 am

    @Tattoosydney: That’s very nice, but where are the cartoons? I think it would cheer John up if you did a cartoon showing how Lily, Rosie and Tunch will be taking care of him this weekend.

    Sorry you’re sick John – feel better soon.

  20. 20.

    John Cole

    September 17, 2010 at 11:57 am

    @lamh32: It’s because I’m a damned idiot and I get a cold and never slow down and take care of myself, let the damned thing linger, until WHAMMO- I’m sick as hell.

  21. 21.

    El Tiburon

    September 17, 2010 at 11:58 am

    @danimal:
    Ditto that.

    You know we will all cure what ails ya!

    We are chicken soup for the soul. Or perhaps we are penicillin for the STD – not sure really.

  22. 22.

    Shinobi

    September 17, 2010 at 12:01 pm

    @John Cole: I keep a large stock of cold-eeze on hand for just such an occasion. If I even sniffle I am sucking on those disgusting things for a week. I don’t know if it actually helps, but if a placebo effect works, it works.

  23. 23.

    Mark S.

    September 17, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    @John Cole:

    Oh, then I’m not sure Zicam will work. It’s great if your just starting to feel sick.

  24. 24.

    WereBear

    September 17, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    @Cermet: Gotta second that… there’s been a ‘splosion of recent research indicating that most of us are chronically short of D, and it’s bad news on a lot of levels.

    You want a blood level of 60-70 mgl… I’m taking 6k a day to get there.

  25. 25.

    Svensker

    September 17, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    We’re in a hotel in Toronto getting colds. So sympathies and commiserations.

    Going to try the Vitamin D thing. It’s basically the new cure for everything, but why not try it?

  26. 26.

    Allan

    September 17, 2010 at 12:06 pm

    Uh-oh, you’re the second person I know on the internet who’s got that one right now. I hope my virus protection software is up to date…

  27. 27.

    daveNYC

    September 17, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    Not sure about Tunch. If he suspects that John is weak…

  28. 28.

    Sentient Puddle

    September 17, 2010 at 12:09 pm

    @Cermet: Vitamin D? Can’t you get a sufficient amount of that by spending something like 20 minutes a day in sunlight?

  29. 29.

    lamh32

    September 17, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    @Punchy:

    not just that the Doctor can prescribe medication that can alleviate the symptoms, but also because Influenza is one of the viral pathogens, that is very important to monitor in terms of Public Health. And it’s better to know that you don’t have the flu because btw, Flu-like symptoms can be caused by any number of bacterial pathogens as well.

    What some may think is a recurring cold, could actually be a Strep infection. Did you know, that not treating a sore throat correctly, can lead to the spread of the bacterial infections to other parts of the body?

    So because so many symptioms overlap, it very important to find out if you have the flu or not.

  30. 30.

    Tsulagi

    September 17, 2010 at 12:13 pm

    Chills, headache, fever.

    Not to make you feel worse, but this is one of those situations when a SO comes in handy. Wish I could get sick more often. When I am, my SO gets all nurturing, compassionate, very attentive to my needs and wants, and pleasingly soothing. Damn near a complete 180.

  31. 31.

    Punchy

    September 17, 2010 at 12:15 pm

    IHOP is suing an end-times ministry in Kansas City, MO, the ‘International House of Prayer’, for trademark infringement. Remarkably, no one seems to have thought of the perfect solution here: Rename it the ‘International House of Prayer and Entimes’. IHOPE.

    Been to this once, with a member, just for slaps and tickles. Total and complete cult. They seem unable to grasp statistics — they brag about the 1 time they prayed for something good and it happened, and never mention all the many misses. Also, they refused to pray for my Iowa Hawkeyes to cover the spread, so there’s that.

  32. 32.

    JGabriel

    September 17, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    Face:

    Besides, it’s all mental. If you tell yourself you’re not sick, you wont be.

    Randian.

    .

  33. 33.

    lamh32

    September 17, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    @John Cole:

    I’ve been there john. I rarely if ever go to the doctor cause I’m either too busy, or just don’t feel like going. But I should know better, I work as a Microbiologist.

    It’s true that if it’s viral, then all you can really do it treat the symptoms. But what some people who aren’t trained like I am, don’t realize is that sometimes the cold & flu-like symptoms can mask bacterial infections as well.

    I once had a scratchy throat, and some sinus issues, and I just treated it with tylenol cold & sinus. The stracthy throat eventually went away, but a few days later, my ear started getting scratchy. being someone who doesn’t go to the doctor often, I finally had to go to the doctor, when my left ear was completely clogged, and I could just barely hear out of my right ear.

    Well guess what, that cold I thought I had, was actually a probable Strep infection, that spread to my ears. I left ear was completely infected, and my right ear was on it’s way to rivaling the left. I was a grown azz woman with a child’s ear infection.

    I’m just saying, don’t just assume. If the symptoms last too long, just go to the doc.

  34. 34.

    JGabriel

    September 17, 2010 at 12:20 pm

    Get well soon, John.

    I assume this “See you Monday” business means we’ll be hearing from you twice an hour for the next 3 days since, being sick, you’ll have nothing better to do, won’t be able to sleep, and will need people to bitch at about it.

    WE understand. We Juicers will take care of widdle Johnny Cole till he’s aaallll better.

    .

  35. 35.

    Dork

    September 17, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Once, while standing in our freezer, I got a cold.

  36. 36.

    lamh32

    September 17, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    @Tsulagi:

    hey don’t rub it in. I live alone (although, when my lil sister is in town from college, she stays with me), so when I had that ear infection I mentioned earlier, I was so miserable. Chills, fever, and I couldn’t hear worth shit, and thanks to the ear infection, my balance was off kilter, so getting up to get something to eat, or standing up for long periods warming soup really was no fun at all.

    I tell ya, for the most part I’m perfectly fine with living alone, except when I’m sick! The of course, I wish I still lived with my mommie…LOL!

  37. 37.

    debit

    September 17, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    @ openthread: I should know better than to read any comments on the science articles at Yahoo. The Teabaggers are numerous and they all have the same opinion: “Science is stupid! History is stupid! Why are my tax dollars paying for all this stupid science?!” I despair sometimes.

  38. 38.

    Annie

    September 17, 2010 at 12:28 pm

    @lamh32: It’s because I’m a damned idiot and I get a cold and never slow down and take care of myself, let the damned thing linger, until WHAMMO- I’m sick as hell.

    I think this beats even a John Cole posting record. Not only did he not make it to Monday, he didn’t even make it out of the thread.

    It warms my heart that some things in this world remain constant.

  39. 39.

    Mark S.

    September 17, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    @lamh32:

    Same thing happened to me one time. I had a cough that would go away. I finally went to a doctor and it turned out I had a viral infection in my lungs. I got prescribed steroids because it had weakened my lungs so badly.

  40. 40.

    Trinity

    September 17, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Hope you feel better soon Cole!

  41. 41.

    stuckinred

    September 17, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    Change the blog name to Balloon Jewishmother!

  42. 42.

    Chuck Butcher

    September 17, 2010 at 12:41 pm

    I’m just starting to get over a cold that earlier this week had me convinced that I’d died and just forgotten to fall down. This one sucked and I blame it on the 17 mo grandson, it seems that baby bodies do something to mutate those damned germs into nastiness personified. I can be around sick adults and not catch it but a baby …

    Hope you get feeling better soon.

  43. 43.

    licensed to kill time

    September 17, 2010 at 12:42 pm

    At least John has three living hot water bottles to keep him toasty. Being sick sucks so rest and get well soon, JC.

  44. 44.

    WereBear

    September 17, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    @Sentient Puddle: Can’t you get a sufficient amount of that by spending something like 20 minutes a day in sunlight?

    Turns out… not nearly so much after age forty.

  45. 45.

    lonesomerobot

    September 17, 2010 at 12:44 pm

    wow, I hit the road for an hour, log back on and there’s Claude on Balloon Juice (I’m Chad). THANKS John! Get well soon!

    But really, give Claude a look, he is an awesome performer… definitely Friday night music. Check out this review:

    A great blues record is an effortless pick me up for anyone, and “Deep Fried Satisfied” is just that; an easy score for music shoppers looking to make someone’s day. Put a smile on the face of your favorite blues fan with a copy of “Deep Fried Satisfied” today.

  46. 46.

    Mark S.

    September 17, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    Remember Joaquin Phoenix going on Letterman and being all crazy? It was all bullshit.

  47. 47.

    asiangrrlMN

    September 17, 2010 at 12:46 pm

    Sucky, Cole. I really hope you allow your body to rest.

    @Tattoosydney: I want that cat. It’s gorgeous!

    @Chuck Butcher: It’s a good thing they’re cute, eh? Glad you’re getting better.

    @lamh32: Agreed. The only time I want to have someone around is when I’m sick. Well, not strictly the only time, but close enough.

  48. 48.

    lamh32

    September 17, 2010 at 12:50 pm

    @Chuck Butcher:

    I once had this throat infection that just seemed to come upon me from outta nowhere. It was a Step infection. My doc told me, I must have come in contact with someone who had a strep infection, and I just couldn’t figure out who. Turns out, I got it from my nephew. I distinctly remember kissing all over his face, cause he was so damn cute and kissable at 5. Well guess what, he had Scarlet fever (a rash caused by Streptococcus pyogenes, i.e. Group A strep, the same bacteria that causes Strep throat) which my sister neglecting to tell me about, his doc told her to keep him away from other “children”, not everyone (or so she says…)

    I’m still traumatized. The little bugger is now 11, and I don’t think I’ve kissed his puffy face since he was 5!!! LOL.

  49. 49.

    WaterGirl

    September 17, 2010 at 12:52 pm

    I don’t always like what MoveOn does, but they got this one right:

    Top Five Things You Should Know About Elizabeth Warren

    —–
    1. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was her idea. Here’s why she thinks this agency is so critical: “It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your house. But it is possible to refinance your home with a mortgage that has the same one-in-five chance of putting your family out on the street.”

    —–
    2. The Republicans are so scared of her, they tried to pass a law blocking her from leading the agency. Republicans in Congress and the big Wall Street banks have always been against Warren leading the new consumer agency. Republicans even offered an amendment that was widely understood as designed to block Warren. That amendment failed.

    —–
    3. She is one of the most prominent, successful and fierce female lawyers in America. Coming from working-class roots, she graduated from high school as a debate star at 16. She finished law school when she was nine months pregnant. And she has repeatedly been named one of the fifty most influential female lawyers by the National Law Journal and was twice nominated as one of Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People (among other honors).

    —–
    4. She spoke truth to power about the failed foreclosure program. The Home Affordability Modification Program was supposed to save homeowners from losing their homes but has left many deeper in debt than they were before. Warren used her position on the Congressional Oversight panel to bring the voices of these disaffected homeowners right to the decision makers in the administration and demand accountability.

    —–
    5. She may have actual superpowers. She once calmed the entire crowd of an NBA game with her encyclopedic basketball knowledge. She explained the financial meltdown so clearly to Jon Stewart he said it made him “want to make out with” her. And there’s a viral rap video about her.

    Here’s the link to the web page & video composite:

    http://pol.moveon.org/warren_fivethings_share.html?id=23487-6302328-UZ4nLOx&t=3

  50. 50.

    Corner Stone

    September 17, 2010 at 12:53 pm

    Cole, if you’re still not feeling well on Sunday I suggest you look into this product:
    http://www.livemenopause.com/

  51. 51.

    South of I-10

    September 17, 2010 at 12:55 pm

    Hope you feel better! I am at home with Little South who has strep throat. Yes, we went to the doctor yesterday and she is on antibiotics. It’s been a super fun couple of days.

  52. 52.

    LT

    September 17, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    Hey Chad Corley, I’m moving to Sydney in a couple months – I’ll try to see Claude! Is he related to Colin? (Just hit your FB page, too.)

  53. 53.

    lonesomerobot

    September 17, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    @LT: That’s great! Sydney is a great town, check out Surry Hills really an awesome place to live, that or maybe Newtown — depends what you’re looking for . Claude’s not (to my knowledge) related to Colin. Check his FB for tour dates or our web site ingotrock.com

    He is INCREDIBLE to see live.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ4zAmqvM5g

    I think he’s on the road in Oz until Nov, will take a break then start back at beginning of the year. We hope to have him in USA in Mar-Apr

  54. 54.

    SIA

    September 17, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    @WaterGirl: No wonder they’re scared of her. Smart, uncorrupted, and fearless.

  55. 55.

    jrg

    September 17, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Awesome video. Reminds me of RL Burnside.

  56. 56.

    stuckinred

    September 17, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    @lonesomerobot: I was in Sydney when we landed on the moon!

  57. 57.

    stuckinred

    September 17, 2010 at 1:20 pm

    @jrg: Ass pocket of whiskey!

  58. 58.

    lonesomerobot

    September 17, 2010 at 1:22 pm

    @jrg: forgot to mention he built that double neck guitar he’s playing (calls it “Betty”)… he also built that house and his studio, in fact!

  59. 59.

    lonesomerobot

    September 17, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    @stuckinred: I was on the moon when I landed in Sydney!

  60. 60.

    Stooleo

    September 17, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    I would strongly caution anyone thinking about using Zicam. There have been reports of people actually losing their sense of smell. I have tried it once and it felt like my nasal passages were on fire. Never again.

  61. 61.

    stuckinred

    September 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    @lonesomerobot: You’re killin me over here!

  62. 62.

    WaterGirl

    September 17, 2010 at 1:33 pm

    My sister just called in a (slight) panic from the store – she is hosting our australian relatives for dinner tonight – wine experts – and she doesn’t know what to buy. Main course is vegetarian lasagna. They live in Michigan, so she thought maybe michigan wines might be good?

    Any ideas? I am to call her back in a few minutes with any ideas you guys might have. Thanks!

  63. 63.

    lonesomerobot

    September 17, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    @WaterGirl: maybe this?

  64. 64.

    lonesomerobot

    September 17, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    @stuckinred: no harm intended, I assure you! this is just meant as an homage to my love of Australia…

  65. 65.

    TaMara (BHF)

    September 17, 2010 at 1:41 pm

    Oh, I hope you feel better soon. We’ll try and plod along without your sarcasm, wit and wisdom. Just don’t leave us alone too long.

    I’m sure it’s been said, but a big pot of spicy chicken soup can make you feel better. I’ve even resorted to putting spicy heat into store-bought soup when I’m too sick to cook real soup.

  66. 66.

    WaterGirl

    September 17, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    @lonesomerobot: Thanks! Frantically going through that site now…

  67. 67.

    dr. know

    September 17, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    sounds like flu… but watch out for Whooping Cough. Don’t mean to be alarmist, but there has been a dramatic uptick in this lately. Adults are particularly vulnerable because childhood inoculations don’t last, and until the last 3 or 4 years boosters were not routinely recommended. My girlfriend got it a few weeks ago. Starts out with cold/flu-like symptoms, but then the cough kicks in and lasts up to 8 weeks. Highly contagious! Luckily for me, I had just gotten a tetanus shot, which — because of the recent outbreaks — now includes a Whooping Cough inoculation.

    /PSA

  68. 68.

    LT

    September 17, 2010 at 2:41 pm

    @lonesomerobot: My wife’s family is in the Northern Beaches, so we’re going to try for there. Dee Why and ?Narabeen? It’s going to kill me rentwise – been paying $400 for my little country house in OR for a decade. Oh well.

  69. 69.

    bemused

    September 17, 2010 at 2:45 pm

    @Corner Stone:
    John is really Joanne?

  70. 70.

    lonesomerobot

    September 17, 2010 at 2:52 pm

    @LT: right, totally different vibe, but still great places to live. and yes, a bit on the pricey side! really nice beaches up there.

  71. 71.

    300baud

    September 17, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    For those interested in this approach to music, definitely check out LoopStation:

    http://www.loopthis.com/

    It’s a cellist and an incredible female vocalist looping like crazy. I’ve seen them live a few times and they’re incredible.

  72. 72.

    Cermet

    September 17, 2010 at 8:43 pm

    @Sentient Puddle: Yes but that gives you the FDA min. which is 400 IU and not really enough to prevent colds. Most times of the year (ie not summer), no, you can’t get enough even with full body exposure (that’ll be fun in Boston in the winter). Also, it takes months to build up protection against virus’s so getting enough just a few months a year will not cut it. The damn stuff is so cheap and comes in tiny oil filled pills of 1000, 2000, or 5000 IU and 400 IU gummy bears and need only be taken once a day (with or without food.) Please, try it for one year and see if it doesn’t work.

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