A restful Saturday

So I woke up this morning not feeling so good. I thought I might be coming down with the infamous flu. So I slept in. Then I went and bought a ton of oranges that were on sale and juiced them.

I've been avoiding getting the flu shot just because I'd like to think that my immune system is strong enough, and that I've already gotten it this summer. However I think the change of weather and stress from school and everything is starting to wear me down just a bit.

So then I read about "Denialism" which is the term this guy coined to describe the way in which the organic yuppy crowd wants to "naturalize" their way of life and as such deny the benefits that vaccinations or genetically altered food could present to themselves or their kids. The book is Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives, by Michael Specter.

Here's the link to the NPR news article: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120139776

I can relate in a sense to not wanting to get vaccinated just because I don't like the idea of it. However I don't think it's a bad thing... Maybe I will now. In the mean time I'm knocking on wood. I would hate to get sick at this point in the term.