H1N1, diarrhea of the mouth, and foot in mouth disease

We wish Joe Biden would STFU. He's got a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth, or foot in mouth disease. After a tough week of public health education efforts, Biden goes off script, runs his fucking mouth and shatters any confidence in the public health system we may have achieved. Way to go Joe!

His son Beau is still a total dreamboat. Hopefully he doesn't talk as much as his dad. But when in doubt during a crisis of any kind, keep Joe Biden busy with a Playstation in a dungeon or something to keep his mouth from running on and on and on...

Egypt is preparing to "depopulate" all their pigs - ostensibly to lower risk of H1N1 transmission. The real reason is that the Christian minority owns all the pigs, and the majority Muslims have been looking for an excuse to get rid of them for a long time. It's pretty ridiculous because it's still the humans who are transmitting the disease. The pigs are currently in full health. Just an example of political maneuvering during a crisis, which leads us to one maneuver I do like...

There is some silver lining to all this - OPM Chief John Berry is taking advantage of this emergency to showcase the advantages of telecommuting in situations like this. Aside from coworker interaction, I could do a lot of my work from home, especially during high writing volume days. In fact without all the cubicle chatter going on, I'm probably more efficient. Since I'll have donated my Playstation to the Office of the Vice President to keep Joe Biden busy, I won't have any distractions.

Shameless Thursday/Friday Woof, because you need a break from all the drama. Click to embiggen:
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