About seven or eight years ago, I had a very nasty bout with the flu. I was sick about two weeks and didn't feel really good again for another couple of weeks after that. My wife, who'd had a flu shot, did not get sick at all. Since then, I've had the shot every year and not gotten sick.

Now that I've had the flu and have had the flu shot, I'll happily take the shot. Had this year's shot this past Tuesday.