Editor,
Imagine you went to a town where everybody always wore cloth covering their ears. Even in hot weather. You never saw anyone with bare ears in public; it was forbidden by law. You could get fired, thrown in jail, laughed at, cursed, beaten up and branded as a dangerous pervert if you showed your naked ears in public. Insane. Why are these people ashamed and afraid of seeing bare ears in public? Why are they so hung up about that part of the body? Why this weird taboo?
In this society, the same is true of naked penises, testicles, vaginas, asses and female breasts. Why the crazy, sick hang-ups about these precious, pleasurable parts of our bodies? Why is it legal to show rifles, shotguns, revolvers and nuclear missiles in public, but not naked penises, testicles, vaginas, asses and female breasts?
Our genitals are not obscene. Naked bodies making love are not obscene. War, racism, war taxes, rape, revenge, greed, boxing, grudges … are obscene. But because of the sexually uptight society we live in, I aim to be wise — to be naked and to make love where I do not risk getting arrested or freaking people out.
I love living naked at home and mostly naked elsewhere, when I’m warm enough. I enjoy living as naked as the weather and law allow. One of my favorite simple, free, natural pleasures is sunbathing naked in our backyard. I read, think, eat, write letters, rest and converse, as I soak up the marvelous healing sunshine most days, all year round. In 2012, I have sunbathed naked 74 days out of the 87 days so far.
Don Schrader
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