Motivating or Moti Waiting?

Dear Satchi
Bertie Wooster, the inimitable hero of many a Wodehouse novel once wrote an article titled ‘What the well dressed man is wearing’ for his Aunt Dahlia’s magazine ‘Milady’s Boudoir’. If I were to be asked to write on ‘What the well dressed woman should NOT be wearing’, I would most certainly start with Queen Victoria and her hideous gown that looked like an umbrella left for drying after wlking through the rain. When you mention that ‘Queen Victoria did not derive her inspiration from me for no reason’ I am intrigued. I do hope that the said inspiration covers all aspects except the manner in which you are attired usually! But having said that, I totally agree with you on wearing tight dresses. They always become a matter of intense speculation. I have seen people wearing skin tight garments making us wonder if they are wearing any dress at all or have spray painted their bodies.

There is no age for overweight though it is more appreciated in infants and kids. Fourteen is a nice age for overweight because it gives us ample time to switch over to the lean and hungry category at later stages if at all it is thought necessary. All my 68 years I have carried my bounty with aplomb and ease. The only parties that could complain about my weight have never uttered a word so far but on the contrary seem to enjoy the fun are my legs. I hardly care for anyone else’s opinion.

You say you live in tents in obvious reference to your loose garments but tents are indeed beautiful things. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent said a guy called Dave Barry. A tent in rain is certainly a good subject matter for a painter. Let us not talk so disparagingly about tents!

Fat, as it is said of marriage, is a funny thing. Those who do not have it would do anything to get it but those who have it in abundance would do anything to get rid of it, even exercise if necessary! Not exercising to get rid of excessive weight is not half as sinful as the exercise some people do like jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck as some unknown author had once said!

If you want to nip your taste buds in the bud, you must follow a diet regimen of oats and such other multi-cereals that God created exclusively for the fauna sans taste buds. But unfortunately we nourish our taste buds lovingly with all the exotic things that Mother Earth showers on us in abundance. Can you insult her by churning them away for the mere cause of keeping our bodies within bound? It is sacrilege!

Find relief in the fact that 90% of the laughter and mirth in the world is attributed to the physically well endowed humans. Be there Satchi, be a source of joy!
Sri