Shoes, Ships, and Sealing Wax

I feel so...less clean

I took a shower before coming to work this morning, of course. (I'm at work. We don't get federal holidays.) I was feeling all squeeky clean til I caught this while skimming Nature's news page: Biohazard lurks in bathrooms.

Yes, this is just what I wanted to read:

Each time you take a shower you are engulfed by an aerosol of bacteria, Pace told the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Seattle. In most cases, that will not be dangerous. But if you have an unprotected cut, or your immune system is suppressed, it could be a different story.

The bacteria probably feed on volatile organic chemicals shed from human bodies, says Pace, rather than on soap. "When you cough, belch or fart, you're putting a lot of organic chemistry in there," he says.

Now as far as I know my immune system is functioning just fine, and I don't stand there in the shower belching and farting, thank you very much. But still...I could have made it through the day without the thought that I'd showered in a bacteria aerosal.