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Two Useful Observations

 Hello. C J here. These are some fun things I thought I’d share. The furry fandom throws large city-filling events every now and then. We call these cons. They are places to be around other furries and also to buy and sell our amazing art goods. They also cure depression of any grade on the spot when you walk in. The same goes for most forms of anxiety. I’ve had some amazing and very productive conversations with a number of psychologists formally studying one for a thesis paper on positive psychology. Acceptance does that. Also, everyone’s allowed to come. We want more friends.

Next, sugar is actually really useful biologically. I do not get as someone who is mostly trained in everything but actually just biochemistry why in the name of Creation people think the stuff is toxic. Eating just candy will cause diabetes. Eating no sugar probably does worse to you. Dark chocolate is one of the healthiest food items in existence and it’s like a third sugar. The brain runs off nothing ever but glucose. The brain is kind of important. It eats glucose, a sugar. So do all of our cells. The body needs calories to move.

So I have two of my company’s goals that are still outstanding after years of setting it up. One, get a furry event in person in my hometown that includes members of other fandoms and has the same acceptance levels as a con. Two, get people to eat more exciting food. What am I going to do? I’m going to put together in person regular learn to play nights for board games and serve refreshments with cookies. Everyone is welcome. I don’t get why these two goals are late. Really, I don’t.

C J Mcpherson


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