Joe hates to be a downer. But Joe couldn’t resist sticking in a public service message after finding this government link by chance.

Joe personally knew quite well the 36-year-old man who was Pinellas County’s first official death from swine flu just a few weeks ago. Despite media reports of this man having an underlying health condition, this was a very healthy young dude.

It was an extraordinarily sad situation, compounded by the man being of modest income and leaving behind a wife and toddler twins. This year, flu is likely to be serious business. You can click on the image below for safety information.