text: CAN YOU "COME OUT AND PLAY" ?
  By now, most of you know that I lived and worked in China for a number of years. I became quite familiar with the people, the government, the culture, and…the Chinese belief that fitness of the body coincides with fitness of the mind.
  You can criticize the Chinese Government if you wish BUT…they are years-ahead of America when it comes to the mental and physical health of its citizens. For centuries, Chinese Experts have promoted natural health through regular physical activity. Chinese people are taught, as children, to keep physically fit as a long-term solution to staying mentally/physically healthy.
  Every morning spent outside-- in Chinese Neighborhoods-- was simple and fun. I loved joining the Chinese women with their leg kicks, deep stretches, and rhythmic leg squats but the most fun happened on the Adult Playgrounds. I could ride stationary bikes, climb "Jungle Jims", use the Swing Sets, slide down the "high and wide" Slides, and could always find a partner for the See-Saws.
  For example: A Corporation like Coca Cola, based in Atlanta, could build Adult Playgrounds in Atlanta's senior neighborhoods and reap tons of free press and community accolades while demonstrating a strong commitment to the physical health of older Americans. Adult Playgrounds would be designed especially for people over fifty and would be free. Imagine how inspirational an Adult Playground could be for millions of older people?!?!?
  We could go back to our childhood days…the days when we knocked on the door of our best friend and said:
  "Hey, Sally! CAN YOU COME OUT AND PLAY?!?!?!?!?(C.O.A.P.)
  PS...After PITCHING my proposal to several corporations in both 2002 and 2003, without any real interest...I was forced to stop pitching and start focusing on "earning a living." Before posting today's C.O.A.P article to my website, I looked on Google and discovered there are now a few Adult Playgrounds in America!