You are My Sunshine???

   In the Summer months, when people encounter me, these, days, my 'skin-tone' is, essentially, the same as it is all Winter long; for some, years, ago, due to health-reasons, one of which was Melanoma,I stopped dedicating my pre-Summer, and, Summer-days, to the 'art' of tanning. I laugh, thinking back on those times, and, recall acknowledging, that,those, many, years, ago, if I wasn't 'chocolate-brown', by Memorial Day, I was BEHIND schedule! As we've been warned, and, forewarned, over and over, again, over the years, that, soaking-up 'rays' is a BAD thing, it is, a bit, astonishing to me that SO many folks STILL put their health at risk by doing so. Yes...the sun is good for us, in SMALL-doses; approximately 10 minutes a day, in the company of Old Man Sol, can help raise our levels of vitamin-D; but...'basting', cooking, and, FRYING our, outer, and, SOMETIMES, inner-layers of 'derma', can cause all sorts of issues, with one's skin, the least of which, being wrinkles, and, on the other-end of the 'spectrum...CANCER. It's great to feel, that, while we're out enjoying a 'day at the beach', exposing our, sensitive-skin to the sun, that, we have protection, by way of sun-block(s), and, certain, other, anti-tanning measures; yet, of late, we're being 'exposed' to the truth, regarding these, items, and, learning,too, that, they, themselves, have cancer-causing agents contained within. What's up with that? More and more, as I live in this world, I realize the truth of a, particular, 'adage' I've heard uttered my ENTIRE-life-long, this, being, 'All things in moderation'; these, 'sage-words', honestly, make, such, sense, when one, seriously, thinks about what they infer. It is, also, VERY, apparent, too, that, we are responsible for our own-selves...for understanding the 'dangers', that, life presents in the way of alcohol...cigarettes...drugs...non-nutritious foods, AND, the sun; all of these, 'offerings' which, come with 'warning-signs' attached. We are a nation of people who LOVE to indulge, and, in so doing, often, 'over-do'; however, when it comes to some, 'behaviors', 'less is MORE'. Be careful...it's 'jungle' out there! Just Sayin'...