Snot funny

According to the placemat at my favorite Chinese restaurant, 1984 was the year of the rat. My dad's birth year, 1957, was the year of the rooster. 2007 must be the year of the cold. Because I have already had 2, not to mention a bout of allergy attacks. (Man, I am getting old.) Well, I think there are several ways to treat a cold.
1. Start popping Day/Nyquil the second symptoms hit.
2. Ingest homeopathic, froo-froo nonsense medicine. These 'medicines' can always be found in stores like 'Wild Oats', 'Whole Foods', and various organic produce markets. These 'medicines' include ingredients like slippery elm, which I scoffed at once upon a time.
3. Act like the cold isn't happening, and hope it will go away (which would be impossible, since it isn't happening in the first place).
Maybe there's more, but I have snot filling up my brain. I have opted this time around to go with all three, as I think they all have their benefits. There is, however, an intrinsic problem in convincing yourself you don't have a cold when you are religiously taking DayQuil every 4 hours (on the dot), have slime/goop called 'Vivaporru' (according to my abuela) rubbed all over your chest, and are also drinking tea that smells something like licorice and arm pit (and enjoying it)!