How Chad Brought Bird Flu To America
By Mitch Berg
When one is suffering the ill effects of a serious cold, it can be a veritable hell. How bad was my return home yesterday?
So bad that I passed on my traditional layover beer at Narita.
So bad that the kindly Northwest flight attendant who brought me cups of hot tea throughout the Tokyo to Minneapolis flight was moved to ask, “Are you as miserable as you look?”
Inspecting myself later in the planes bathroom mirror, I had to agree with her assessment.
Get well soon, Chad. We need to talk epidemiology on Saturday.




