Activation station!

My daughter was just watching something on the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon, one of those, and I saw something that made me laugh, in a sad way.

Have you seen those little 1 minute spots with Ronald McDonald wearing workout clothes and telling kids it's time to go to the "Activation Station?" Then he does literally about 10 seconds of some movement and says, "good job!"

Now, no I am not that dense. I know they probably mean for kids to do more than that.

However, it strikes me how hypocritical these things are. I have an idea, if McDonald's wants kids to be healthier they should have Ronald tell them to never eat McDonald's food. I mean, who do they think they're kidding? Fast food is poison, it will destroy your body from the inside out over time.

This is the equivalent of Philip Morris funding anti-smoking campaigns or casinos sponsoring Gambler's Anonymous meetings.

It's ridiculous.

But you know what? It won't stop, because people keep buying the stuff and feeding it to their kids. But don't worry, deep down inside the fast food companies want you to be healthy, with the same enthusiasm they want you to stop buying their product so they can go out of business.

Train smart,

RL