Never Ask Dr. Google
Maybe all catastrophes start with a sneeze. Not even a particularly spectacular one, just a mundane, routine, average Tuesday morning type of sneeze. Mine started like that, but the more I thought about it, the more something about that singular sneeze seemed off. I began asking myself questions: Was it a little too forceful? A little too sudden? It rapidly went from the not think about it variety to the kind that stresses you out because it seems suspiciously like the kind that preceded a characters untimely demise at minute 38 of a Chicago Med episode. I sniffled, paused, and made the first of many poor decisions that morning: I consulted Dr. Google. Okay. For the record, drama was not my intent. I simply searched "random sneeze causes", nothing more. Very calm and casual, a mere inquiry. Just me casually engaging in a little amateur medical detective work. The results popped up faster than a bouncy-castle at a Children's Hospital fundraiser: Allergies. A cold. Dust....