SARS reminds me of the story about how a butterfly fluttering its wings in Peking could cause tornados in Kansas.  Just yesterday, a jet landed in San Jose with five passengers suffering from SARS like symtoms.  That's just 30 miles from where I live.  One of my clients whom I visit frequently is just five miles from the airport.  Stil, I am not worried.  What worries me is my trip to Toronto three weeks from now.  Out in the open, I have confidence in my ability to avoid SARS.  But on airplanes, I have to share the air with hundreds of people.  I wonder how effective those masks are.  If SARS can be transmitted by air, maybe I should wear one of those wholebody condom suits.

Why is it that China seems to be exporting new types of colds and flus every year?  Last year, it was a nose-and-throat-without-fever cold that lasted a full month of coughing and sneezing.  This year, it's SARS.  If things get any worse, I wouldn't mind seeing an Iron-Curtain raised around China if that will keep these killer colds at bay.  If Bush can start a war because he is impatient, shouldn't I be able to quarantine a few billions because I am paranoid?  Just kidding, folks.