Reluctant Nudist

I read an amusing article about Mark Haskell Smith's book Naked at Lunch in Sunday's Los Angeles Times. It was fun to read about the nudist lifestyle, as opposed to the style-conscious lifestyle which urges us to purchase new items in order to be considered beautiful and desirable. 

How refreshing to read his account of his nudist journey in which "There's a lot of liberation in just not [caring] what people think." Smith also discovered the "benefits to going through the day without clothing: 'The vitamin D intake is very good. It's easy to check for ticks. When you get out after swimming, there's no clingy suit.'"

I also learned a new word from Smith's article: textile. This is "nudists' derogatory term for clothing wearers."

Of course I love clothes way too much to be a nudist, but I think reading his book would be a hoot.