Mariel -- it was something she ate

What don't we know about the Daily News' blogging journalists?

Mariel elaborates:

Though most likely I contracted the bug from something I ate -- the soft scrambled eggs that morning, the Subway sandwich for lunch that lingered via a bad aftertaste for hours -- part of me can't help wondering if I didn't pick up something from the bus. All those unwashed hands leaving God-only-knows-what kind of nasty bacteria on every surface. Considering that studies have found that most people don't regulary wash their hands after going to the bathroom, it would not be a huge stretch of the imagination.

Go to the item, where she also discusses her waitressy past.