It is cold out there

It's been cold the last few days. My wife had a cold for the last couple of weeks. I tried my best to keep from getting infected, but my body finally succumbed to the 'charms' of the little critters that cause the common cold. The coughing is the worst, especially at night. I've been doped up with cough syrup and Tylenol for three days now. Today I don't feel too bad. Wouldn't mind going for a walk, but I will resist the temptation. Even though the sun is shining it is still frisky out there.
The common cold has been with humanity probably since the first humans walked this Earth. I'm surprised nobody has discovered a cure yet. Maybe somebody has but the pharmaceutical companies would never allow it to be sold. Let's face, everyone makes money from sick people: the doctors, the drug companies, the pharmacies, the hospitals, the government... The list is endless. It even creates work. We can't have everyone being healthy. There is no money in it. 
Just like the gasoline and the gas-guzzling cars and trucks. Everything seems to be back to normal. People still buy the same cars, the buzz about gas-saving vehicles has died. The electric cars are too expensive to make them economical, even though they could be produced much cheaper.
Gas prices are high again. The oil companies are making money. It used to be that people got all up in arms when gas prices rose a couple of cents. Now, nobody mentions it anymore. Last week the prices jumped 10 cents (that's right: ten cents!) a liter overnight. It  seemed to have gone unnoticed. Yesterday I noticed prices have dropped again 3 cents. The oil companies are playing the consumers and it is a darn shame we can't do anything about it. Our governments are not interested in low gas prices. Why should they? The higher the prices the more money goes into the coffers to be wasted on high government salaries, high pensions, and on foreign aid to people who don't appreciate it anyway. They'll only ask for more. I wish somebody would design and produce an electric car cheap or a car with a motor that gets high gas mileage. All of the ads are misleading. The car companies are advertising cars that get 48 miles to the gallon when in reality all you get are possible 35 miles.
On a more lighter note: I've got three books coming out within the next few months. I have the covers already,. They are on my other blog Herbert's Place and can be viewed there. Check them out if you are interested.