Chunky contretemps.We obviously don't want our government policing our eating habits, but making light of obesity, as Dave Shiflett seems to do, is also not wise ("Chief of the Fat Police," March 27). We are a country of "fatties," and it is a matter of concern: The externalities externalities side-effects, either harmful or beneficial, borne by those not directly involved in the production of a commodity. of this situation were completely ignored by Mr. Shiflett, suggesting he's yet to enjoy the body-contact-with-strangers game, which has increased as airlines shrink from Verb 1. shrink from - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" fiddle, shirk, goldbrick avoid - refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's enforcing the rule that you must buy two seats if you can't fit into one. Let's not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. make light of serious health issues, even as we resist the Nanny State nanny state n. Informal A government perceived as having excessive interest in or control over the welfare of its citizens, especially in the enforcement of extensive public health and safety regulations. . Bob Chitester McKean, Pa. DAVE SHIFLETT REPLIES: Generally speaking, the politicos should keep their wandering mitts out of the bedroom, the barroom, the boardroom, and the kitchen. In my neck of the woods, some schools are sending home letters informing parents that their children are overweight Overweight Refers to an investment position that is larger than the generally accepted benchmark. Notes: For example, if a company normally holds a portfolio whose weighting of cash is 10%, and then increases cash holdings to 15%, the portfolio would have an overweight . That sort of expansiveness is much more troubling than a spare tire or two. |
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