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不到最後關頭，也不願去看醫生，原因：很多病吃些成藥通常袪除；不太喜歡去醫院掛號、候診、排隊拿藥走來走去，往往做完這些步驟病情更重；常拿著一大堆藥，吃了兩次便不用吃，家裡積存了一大堆等候過期。

這次感冒隨著氣溫至冰點而來，時輕時重，先後吃過喉炎散、百服靈、康泰克，以及抽屜裡一種可治肺炎的處方藥，每次都舒服了些但人疲倦，而且總還有些帶啖的咳嗽，並常抽鼻子。前晚嘗試同仁堂的感冒清熱顆粒，家裡沒熱沸水，就用冷開水沖服，雖不停攪拌三十秒，但顆粒也沒完全溶解；於是把冷的藥水喝了，沒溶的顆粒放在枱上一夜，第二天洗熱水臉時，再以些熱水拌勻服了，感覺舒暢了，也索性留在家裡好好休息一天。是誰說的，睡眠是最好的藥，有這句話嗎？

今天早上，想過多睡一天，但決定再服一劑感冒清熱顆粒；為了熱開水，回到辦公室，現在一邊寫東西一邊喝這一杯不好喝的苦茶，希望感冒快些離去，然後早些完成這個月的工作，好回家過年。

布什打算增兵伊拉克，你不同意，請在這裡聯署（如果您來自香港，香港好像是沒郵編的，「postal code」一欄填「none」就好了），以下是發起人的公開信：

Dear friends,
 
Just when we thought the war in Iraq couldn't get any worse—it has. Last night, President Bush rejected reality, spurned the American people's verdict, and announced his new policy: military escalation in Iraq.
 
The newly elected United States Congress has the power to stop this madness, but it's critical to show immediate, unified opposition from the international community.

So MoveOn is helping launch Avaaz, a new international partnership to mobilize progressive global voices. We're starting with an emergency worldwide petition to the U.S. Congress and a powerful full-page ad in "Roll Call"—the Washington DC newspaper read by every member of Congress and their staff.

Click here to see the ad and sign the petition:

After years of failed occupation, it's clear to everyone but George Bush that the US cannot solve this civil conflict through force. As Bush's own top military advisors and commanders in the field have said, sending tens of thousands more American troops will only fan the flames of this war.

World opinion matters: The American people understand the US can't police the globe by itself. That's why, before the original invasion, Bush worked so hard to promote the involvement of Tony Blair and a few other select world leaders to win over reluctant members of Congress.

Today, Bush stands completely alone—but it's our job to bring this point home in Washington. The ad in Roll Call highlights Tony Blair's decision to withdraw troops in direct opposition to Bush's proposed escalation. And the petition will help show where the global public stands.

The Bush administration is already twisting arms and doing everything it can to push this escalation through. Congress may yet find the courage to resist—if we help them—but there's no time to lose.

Add your name to the petition. Spread the word to your friends. The Iraq crisis is a global problem. Together we have the power, and the responsibility, to help change course.
 
Sincerely,

Eli Pariser
MoveOn.org Political Action
January 11, 2007

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