Seattlest Trivia Night knows that tomorrow you’ll either be cursing those receiving flowers or cursing Hallmark for making you spend money on forced jesters of love. more ›

Usually, when we're sick we like to curl up at home and watch reruns of The Golden Girls. Something about Betty White's cheery disposition makes us feel better, even when we can't keep down solid food. Sure, we'll whine and complain a lot, but usually in a day or two feel feel better. Recently, we read John M. Barry's The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History which has put all of our colds in proper perspective. It's ostensibly the story of the not too distant 1918 Influenza outbreak, responsible for over 50 million deaths worldwide. The book details how incompetent governmental decisions allowed this virus to spread and how poorly our healthcare systems responded to this tragedy. It's really one of the best books we've read recently and it definitely had us stocking up on hand wash (and Golden Girls DVDs). more ›