We trust all our gentle readers have had a merry Canadian Thanksgiving, and are now largely recovered from the unavoidable indulgence in turkey and pumpkin pie.
A substantial number will since have experienced guilt, associated with obesity. Campaigns against fat people are being conducted by numerous agencies of our Nanny State at present (David Cameron's government in England now leading the march). Junk-food eaters are the new smokers, a "crisis" has been created in which they star, and if you are a little on the plump side, from any cause, you are meant to feel very, very sorry. (And vote for the people who will put you on a diet.)
There is no crisis, incidentally. Contrary to public myth, which is often believed in the face of hard evidence, there are plenty of fat old people. Indeed, life expectancy continues to rise, even while the human biomass increases. Don't let them scare you. And besides, if you are going to be alive at all, you might as well be happy about it. For anything could kill you. |