Thing the first: crushing football loses of both alma maters. Mine a total empathetic beat down at the hands of a seemingly overrated foe and Jenelle's a last-second shocker in a game that appeared to be well in hand with 90 seconds to go.

Thing the second: contraction of H1N1. Jenelle has had a bit of a cold that seemed like allergies but got slightly worse over the past couple of days. A deep sinus probing this morning (by a doctor!) revealed this year's 'it' virus has landed. Two days of 'social isolation' and 'obsessive hand-washing' were the only prescriptions offered. Now that is health care reform.