I often wonder why articles get published. I mean sure I can understand why a lot of them get published. Then there are others that make me scratch my head and go “Why?”.

The following article is no exception. It’s one of those, ‘who cares’ type things. It’s especially irksome because it flip flos back and forth and concludes with no real reason as to why it’s important to anyone.

The Article

To the list of simple childhood pleasures now endangered, add this: eating snow.
A recent study found that snow - even in relatively pristine spots like Montana and the Yukon - contains large amounts of bacteria.

Sure, it seems everything is under attack now - stuff that I did when I was a kid. It seems daily that anything that was remotely fun is extremely dangerous. But be careful. They slide in the phrase “large amounts of bacteria”. If that doesn’t scare you what would, you uncaring meany of a parent.

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