{"id":3575,"date":"2015-01-17T18:59:51","date_gmt":"2015-01-18T02:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2023-10-17T23:37:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:37:17","slug":"flu-devil-dont-catch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/flu-devil-dont-catch\/","title":{"rendered":"The flu is the devil. Don&#8217;t catch it."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know how it happened, considering my handwashing habit, but I managed to catch the flu. I still feel like crap, but I am alive.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the Kid is currently sick as a dog.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beatricebiologist.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.harperkingsley.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/WhateverFluShutUp-683x1024.png?resize=660%2C990\" alt=\"WhateverFluShutUp\" width=\"660\" height=\"990\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3576\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Monsieur Flu. You bring family closer together&#8230; in quarantine.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vRurGQ927dM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t know how it happened, considering my handwashing habit, but I managed to catch the flu. I still feel like crap, but I am alive. Unfortunately, the Kid is currently sick as a dog. Thank you, Monsieur Flu. You bring family closer together&#8230; in quarantine.<\/p>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/harperkingsley.net\/blog\/flu-devil-dont-catch\/\" title=\"The flu is the devil. Don&#8217;t catch it.\" class=\"entry-more-link\"><span>Read More<\/span> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The flu is the devil. 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