tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135025811981362372.post8973424375985636743..comments2013-04-23T00:25:32.478-06:00Comments on Full. At Last.: The Dog Days of SummerErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10429897670200781848noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135025811981362372.post-52731725532969163112010-05-25T13:06:31.368-06:002010-05-25T13:06:31.368-06:00Good reminder...especially in the Mile High City. ...Good reminder...especially in the Mile High City. No matter how much sunscreen I put on myself and the kids, we still get farmer's tans. Sigh.Jeannie Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135025811981362372.post-84543678028375472252010-05-25T06:25:48.935-06:002010-05-25T06:25:48.935-06:00SLM: I am the "almighty whitey" so I kno...SLM: I am the "almighty whitey" so I know how you feel. I don't tan, I freckle. Sometimes when the freckles get stacked really really close together, I almost look tan, if looking from a distance of course. Not unlike Impressionistic paintings that are comprised of small dots but actually look like something from a distance :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429897670200781848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3135025811981362372.post-53992184670983492082010-05-25T05:16:44.704-06:002010-05-25T05:16:44.704-06:00I read all those silly novels from the 19th centur...I read all those silly novels from the 19th century that promoted women being 'pale and white' as a sign of breeding and class. Yet, every time I looked at my friends at school, especially the Hispanic girls, I envied their beautiful golden skin. Then I met some women from Africa whose skin was almost bluish in their darkness and I sighed more. I'm a blonde, blue eyed, European background American and no matter what I do I still end up fish-belly white or slightly pink. I cover up with sunscreen and hats and those really cool shirts that have UV protection, and continue to envy those who tan. Sigh.<br /><br />It just seems wrong to me that the thing I hate to do (cover up) is the right thing to do.<br /><br />But, I also see my older sister (who does tan) who has fried herself on the beach in FL over the years. She's 4 years older and looks about 14 . . . leathery but loving. So thank you Erin for this reminder. I wish I could claim some virtue in covering up, but it's actually resignation that if I didn't, I still wouldn't have gorgeous dark skin!SouthLakesMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08822510653198676631noreply@blogger.com