This is the time of year when the good folks in the northern latitudes begin to feel that seasonal tickle in their individual throats. No, it’s not because Zuzu says, “Look, Daddy. Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings” (more on that next week). No this is the more familiar common cold. The trouble with the common cold is you’re usually not sick enough to stay home from work, but just sick enough to think it might cause you to underperform. So you’re left with a dilemma: What do you do when the show must go on? Read the surprising answer in this week’s Carosa Commentary “The Secret of How to Overcome a Sore Throat When Speaking on Solar Neutrinos (or Anything Else).”
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