Lunch in the Sunshine
Doctors looking at the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey have discovered that millions of children are not getting enough sunshine. This is terrible! Sunshine is important to health, happiness, naptime, and all living things (except maybe chemotrophs, who don’t know what they’re missing). The article says that even fifteen or twenty minutes of sunshine a day is enough for health, so even in places like Seattle there should be plenty to go around.
We cannot even blame the economy, because sunshine is free!
This is a very large problem, in need of great consideration. I think it is too big for one small catboy to fix.
Still, that does not mean I cannot try, especially not if I can get some help from all of you. As an exercise in public health, I would like everyone to join me in a little bit of solar appreciation. The next time a day of sunshine comes to your area, please make for yourself a nice lunch. Of course this should be a lunch of healthy, nutritious food, but I think it is best to avoid “diet” food, because I would like this also to be an exercise in public happiness, and “diet” food is usually not very tasty.
Then, take this lunch outside, find a nice place to sit, and eat it. Bring your friends! Bring children if you have them, or just set a good example. Make sure that anyone you bring has made a lunch, too, or bring enough to share.
That is all, really. Take a small step in the right direction.
Always,
~Catboy
( The art is by Jandruff! )
Aye-aye! Sounds like a fun plan :]
Are you planning to visit YaoiCon this year, by any chance?
I plan to escape the con for lunch, and if you are there, you’ll be welcome to come along.
I’d love to, but sadly enough I lack the time and money it would take to get there :[
Awh, that’s too bad. I would have enjoyed getting to see a face to go with your name.
There’s a lot of that going around, I’m afraid. I have to admit that I’m looking forward to the con a little less than usual, because there is a lot of that going around. A lot of my friends have had to cancel, and while I can help a couple people off the fenceposts, it looks like I’m going to miss at least half of them this year.
Maybe I’ll see you another year, then, or another con.
In either case, it was a beautiful day for lunch today; how was it for you?
Oh, dear…that is quite an unfortunate turn of events. Hopefully the next con won’t be as hectic-sounding as this one.
That’s a high possibility–I’m going to be selling dolls soon, so if things work out, I’ll have time and money to travel more often and sell’m at cons.
I had to be inside for it, but other than that, it was quite nice! I take it yours was quite nice :]