A Chicago Tribune editorial caught my eye when I saw that it was about tanning of all things. Given the turmoil in the world and the Presidential race, you might think it silly or frivolous to write about something so vain.

I suppose that was the point of the editorial. The author questioned why anyone would go to such lengths to look lazy and stupid. While I don’t necessarily agree with this, I do see her point. I associate tanning with the likes of George Hamilton and Paris Hilton. Can you think of anything else when it comes to tanning?

My first memories of “tanning” were not good. I was four and my mother dressed me in a tank top. After several hours in the sun, I came back to my mother in the worst pain I had ever felt. The water blisters on my shoulder looked like they came form a different world. They wouldn’t go away until summer’s end. Needless to say, I have never been a fan of the tan since that day. Anybody who is a fan, is always somewhat suspect to me.

Hilton’s latest TV commercial was fun and entertaining but the joke was based on her reading about tanning before she thought about running for President.

Evolutionary psychologists are also puzzled as to why women like to tan given the universal preference of men for lighter skinned women. The only thing that is known is that women’s skin gets darker when they ovulate. This however is not consciously noticeable.

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