Jun

13

Sunburn.

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Living West of the Cascades, with its nearly omnipresent comforting cloud cover, I’m highly conscious of the effects of that big yellow fireball that sometimes appears in an otherwise blue sky. On the rare occasions when Madame Sol and her Hot Fusion Orchestra insist upon being heard, I’m slathering the SPF 45 on my pasty white skin.

Only, being a lazy creature at heart, I often only apply to the body parts that have been burned in the past. Neck backs, arms, and face. The past experience, however, has little to do with the burn-ability of the skin on those body parts, and has everything to do with blocking. That is, given the activity with which I am engaged, where is the sun going to be pointing? With hiking and driving being the most common engagements, the answers: neck backs, arms, and face.

Guess what happens when the recreation takes the form of kayaking in the Sound? Say hello to red legs.


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