Talk About Irony

I came across a news item earlier this week that talked about how much time Canadian kids are spending in front of a screen. According to its annual report on children's physical activity levels, Active Healthy Kids Canada claims that 90 per cent of Canadian kids fail to meet guidelines on physical activity. A contributing factor: children in the 10-to-16 age group typically spend 6 hours a day in front of a television, computer, or video screen.

As alarming as this was, it paled in comparison to the realization that I heard about this news item on the television news -- and then came across it again while checking out the news on-line.