Health: May 2009 Archives

Not being folically challenged like some --- aka, a few hairless breeds --- The Hound appreciates the entrepreneurship of the Elk Grove Village firm which is now marketing hair-care products inspired by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's mane. Is this a great country, or what?

Yes, Delta Laboratories Inc., is marketing shampoo and conditioner under the Blago label, with the motto: "It's Bleep'n Golden!" The name refers to the quote from Blago contending the appointment to President Obama's former Illinois Senate seat was "golden".

Perhaps the company could enlist the governor, who was drummed out of office earlier this year, to endorse the product or be a pitchman for the hair care products. After all, defending oneself against charges brought by the federal government is an expensive proposition. So expensive that Blago's wife, Patti, wants to take the ex-guv's place on that NBC reality show being filmed in Costa Rica: "I'm a Celebrity and Get Me Out of Here!"

The Hound suggests the happy couple reject these superficial programs and opt for their own reality series: "The Real House Couple of Chicago."

Being a canine, The Hound wasn't too worried at first about swine flu --- oops, H1N1 --- but with the rising numbers in Lake County are we part of a pandemic? Maybe, maybe not, although the pig lobby sure got rid of the swine flu.

Guess they threatened the World Health Organization with a tactic from the wolf. That would be huffing and puffing in front of the WHO headquarters warning they would blow it down if global scientists didn't change the swine flu to H1N1. Right, that fits so well in a headline.

Speaking of headlines, the Mexican government must be happy nobody's called it Mexican flu, like they did in 1918-1919 during the Spanish flu pandemic.Let's see, we've had pandemics called the Asian flu, Hong Kong flu and Russian flu, but the Mexicans get a pass? What's that about. Afraid the tourist industry south of the border will be rocked if it's called the Mexican flu?

No matter, as a canine, The Hound enjoys the swine flu monicker. In fact, some pigs taste like chicken, which reminds The Hound of the last pandemic --- the 1997 Avian flu. Yum.