Tanning

Maybe I'm just bitter because I dont so much tan... as I burn. With my pale background, it's pretty inevitable.
For some reason I just got waist deep into a pile of articles about tanning and sunscreen.

To much jumped out at me that a Facebook headline just wouldnt cover.

Such gems like, "Indoor tanning—like smoking, unprotected sex, and the occasional six-margarita evening—is one of those guilty behaviors that we all know probably isn’t super-duper good for us, but which many otherwise-intelligent women indulge in anyway."
Might as will throw in, "Doing Shots While Pregnant."

Also, a crazy little fact that I learned is that a Tan is actually a melanin response to damage caused to the DNA of your skin cells.
So... you're actually BURNING your DNA? That's pretty intense!

And the idea of getting a "base" tan to prevent sunburn before going out in the sun on vacation, or something, is a fallacy. A "base" tan only contributes the equivalent of 2-4 SPF. FAR below the recommended 15 SPF. Sure, darker skinned people burn less easily... but that doesnt mean they dont get cancer.

I'm going to be curious to see what the long term effects of many of our modern "luxuries" are going to be.
Cell Phone Brain Cancer.
Skin Cancer Deaths.
Sock Rash.

Maybe I'm just a pale ole nerd, but I REALLY dont find tans attractive anymore. Normally, when a woman comes up to me with a "beautiful, golden tan," I'm as turned off because of that as if she were Smoking.