re: #118 reine.de.tout

Actually, I avoid as much as possible the antibacterial soaps, knowing that moderate exposure to bacteria is ultimately a good thing for our immune system. But I do wash my hands after any exposure to germs. I worked for years in the public health system. Now I work in retail. Money is filthy! But I rarely get sick anymore, b/c I have been exposed to most of the typical germs on money. A good friend had to write a paper on the third world and their immunological relationship to the developed world. I suggested he call it “The weak shall inherit the earth.” Learning to live with germs is a good thing!