calling in sick

Hello-

~sigh~

I just want to write to apologize for not being able to attend the
meeting today... believe me, I'm not skipping things willingly, and
truly have had this marked on my calender for weeks, especially given
my previous disorganization. I hope a chest cold that none of you
wants to have is a good enough excuse.

I don't suppose it will help if I said I got this while thumbling my
nose (or something) at the state... as I'm pretty sure I got sick
while... ah... 'in the line of duty'.

That said, I'm going back to bed and curling up.

Jeanine Ring
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