Kids

ESOTERICA

To see what's going on in the picture to the right, click here. To understand why only the females in the shot seem excited, and the males seem at best disinterested, use your own imagination.

Meanwhile, the New York Times reports this morning that

A growing number of American children are taking drugs for a wide range of chronic conditions related to childhood obesity, according to prescription data from three large organizations.

The numbers, from pharmacy plans Medco Health Solutions, Express Scripts and the marketing data collection company Verispan, indicate that hundreds of thousands of children are taking medication to treat Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and acid reflux — all problems linked to obesity that were practically unheard-of in children two decades ago.

In additon to all the political nonsense we're surrounded by, it's stories like these that really make me fear for the future of the republic.