At 08:10 PM 1/2/01 -0800, you wrote: >The other factor contributing to hypothermia with Military personel and >athletic types is the lack of body fat. You can take a highly tuned, >athletic body and a chubby outta shape couch 'tater and put 'em out in the >cold. Guess who wins? thank the good Lord there is SOMETHING good about being "width-endowed." kcd kathleen comalli dillon~friend, mom, wife, musician, violinist, writer, ailurophile extraordinaire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We can do no great things; we can only do small things with great love."-Mother Teresa~~"I find a lot of people like chubby 67-year-old girls."-Beverly Sills~~"I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it."-Abraham Lincoln~~"Prepare to be assimila-----OOOOOoooooo, jelly donuts!"-Homer of Borg~~"I am Boris of Borg. Moose and Squirrel are irrelevant."~~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Another benefit might be a lower center of gravity. Barbara in Moss Beach -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of timbre_at_best.com Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 11:00 PM To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net Subject: [Paddlewise] chubbiness At 08:10 PM 1/2/01 -0800, you wrote: >The other factor contributing to hypothermia with Military personel and >athletic types is the lack of body fat. You can take a highly tuned, >athletic body and a chubby outta shape couch 'tater and put 'em out in the >cold. Guess who wins? thank the good Lord there is SOMETHING good about being "width-endowed." kcd kathleen comalli dillon~friend, mom, wife, musician, violinist, writer, ailurophile extraordinaire *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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