Not for nothing, but for years I blathered on about my disagreement with a theory saying that human beings are the best adapted, biologically most gifted, , pretty much without predators, top of the food chain type beings... let's just say - maybe it's not entirely correct? Other people have pioneered that countertheory way before and after me. Little tiny beings - bacterium, fungi, viruses... these are our predators, not counting occasional run-ins with shark, large felines or canines, and some deadly reptiles and arthropods in the mix... Percentage-wise, it's pretty compelling.By far it's the tiny things that are most likely to get a person down. The things that ride along inside, are shared, that help beat one's own system. It's been that kind of evening here. That I'm thinking about the swine flu when I should pay attention to more pressing things closer to my heart and home.Humans can be very silly indeed.There are so many movies that depict what panicked crowds are like. Doesn't do a lot of good in those movies... or in real life. Eh, what? Stay away from the tachycardia stuff. It's not good for you. Humans can also do it up nicely... when given good help along the way!One of my favorite movies - odd as it sounds - is "The Horseman on the Roof." You learn a lot about cholera and that period of European history's resultant cultural shift, but the thing that moves me the most is the dignity and strength of character preserved in the face of panic and governmental breakdown, especially in our heroes. Check it out sometime, if you're ever feeling like a GOOD (and instructive) epidemic movie. I love the cinematography as well.... .