No, Not Everyone, but STILL . . .

WHY is Libraryland so fattening? Face it, wherever library people are gathered in LARGE numbers, you can't help but notice; there are a lot of fat librarians out there (that's "librarian" in the broadest sense of the word...heh, heh). I don't want to get personal - because it would leave me WIIIIIDE open to unkind remarks - but ours is a chubby profession.

So, since I'm sure you were going to ask, here is my opinion. The problem is twofold: First, there is the nature of our daily routine. There is just nothing aerobic about what we do. We need new choreography - aerobic renditions of library tasks. Little dances, or cheers, cued by certain events or patron remarks, maybe a little 'Ta-DA' dance to go along with our reference closer. You get the idea. There is opportunity here. Secondly, many of us are creatures of comfort. We like a fire in the hearth, a cat lying about (or two or three), a bowl of ice cream (what the hell, throw some sprinkles on that), a nice soft blanket or throw on the lap, and a good book (at least until we embark on the good snooze). None of that, you will notice, burns calories.

Oh, I know there are skinny people out there who will point out where we went wrong. I have a friend who insists that people get fat because they are unhappy. WRONG! (and almost reason enough to end a friendship). Anyway, right now I don't like them much so they needn't bother to leave comments. I think a nice bowl of ice cream might make me feel better . . .