Knut the polar bear (no longer a cub) is back in the news again--he has to go on a diet. (Click here for the video story)
I can relate. As a young boy I was quite heavy, and like Knut, I enjoyed eating croissants whenever I could--in my case the one's from Burger King that included egg, sausage, and cheese. Unfortunately for me, when I was in grade school people who saw me (like the girls in 7th grade who were my classmates) did not say that I was "a growing boy, and should be able to eat what I want." However, I would like to tell Knut--if he could understand and would not maul me--that his diet will be a good thing in the long run. He'll be more physically fit and more able to enjoy the sorts of things polar bears enjoy. And besides, I'm told that the lady polar bears have to have a man that enjoys fish, not croissants.
