But I did not know that for sure in the morning. With sniffles, sneezes, sore throat and a small headache, not to mention that my pulse went way up when I did anything harder than amble across the floor. \u00c2\u00a0As long as I was at rest, it was fine though. \u00c2\u00a0In any case, I decided to give it a day and see. If the temperature grew into a real fever, I would drop off work for the duration, otherwise get back the next day.<\/p>\n
As it happens, I got rather better over the day, so it wasn’t the flu this time. \u00c2\u00a0Having been sneezed at during our gathering last week, and later in the supermarket, I did not want to pass it on until I was sure.<\/p>\n
My boss let me work from home. (I would probably have done so anyway, since there were files to merge, my favorite work activity. But I would not have been paid for it. On the other hand, a sickday would have paid better, since there were not files and mail enough for a full day.)<\/p>\n
This is the second Monday off in a month or less. \u00c2\u00a0I know this is not uncommon here in Norway, where drinking is concentrated to the weekends. \u00c2\u00a0In my case that’s obviously not the reason – I forget to buy alcohol, and with a reasonable amount of meditation I probably don’t need it anyway. Small quantities of alcohol correlates statistically with less heart and circulatory problems and a moderately longer lifespan, but it is not entirely clear that this comes from the alcohol or whether it is part of a general lifestyle of moderation. \u00c2\u00a0Anyway, in my case there must be another reason, and I suspect exercise. \u00c2\u00a0Having the day off, I tend to exercise a good deal more. \u00c2\u00a0When I return from work, I feel tired, even if my work there is almost exclusively for the brain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
But I did not know that for sure in the morning. With sniffles, sneezes, sore throat and a small headache, not to mention that my pulse went way up when I did anything harder than amble across the floor. \u00c2\u00a0As … Continue reading