Whereas tanned skin used to be an attractive aesthetic indicating activity and good health, tanned skin has recently come to take on a negative connotation. Warning of sunburn, leathery skin, and even cancer compel us away from our parents’ childhood tactic of sitting in the sun just to tan and teach us the new rules … Continue reading Slip, Slop, Slap
Tag: Health
Bugs
A Bug’s Life: making man miserable since 1968. They say that if you add up the masses of everyone on earth, insects outweigh humans 12 to 1. That’s enough to make you sleep itchier. What are these strange small creatures that haunt us so? This week, we are going to take a close look at … Continue reading Bugs
Hospitals
When the virus struck most of the hospitals were “no go” zones. Many of the adults spent their last days there and towards the end they couldn’t be moved to the morgues. The hospital’s were the last place any of the kids wanted to go. It wasn’t until a few months later that the braver … Continue reading Hospitals
A Prickly Subject
Let’s face it. Pride was one hairy beastie. All those dreadlocks must have really weighted him down – we think he looked much better after he had a hair cut. And some of the guys have had a bit of stubble going on. But at least none of the girls had underarm hair… Puberty – … Continue reading A Prickly Subject
Worldview: Body Odour
The big B.O., that dreaded word…at some stage in our lives we have all been aware of that clammy feeling under the armpits that means – duh duh duh – we are sweating. Everyone sweats (or nearly everyone anyway, we’ll explain more about that later) and sometimes the odour released, smells a bit more than … Continue reading Worldview: Body Odour