I recently heard a report suggesting that an absolutely sterile world would not be a healthy world. According to the report, some germs play an important part in maintaining a healthy environment. The report did not identify those healthy germs.

What I want to know is where these people were when my mother was leading a no holds barred crusade against germs? I could have used some support back in “the day.”

As I remember it, my mother hated germs with a passion unequal to . . .