How bizarre. I just heard a commercial on WTOP that starts off with a claim that the Washington DC area leads the nation in the incidence of kidney disease. This isn’t something I was aware of, but having seen the impact kidney failure has on people’s lives, I’d prefer to keep my kidneys.

The commercial went on to say that there’s something you can do about it. I was prepared to hear a public service message about getting more exercise, eating healthier or even (shudder) cutting back on the caffeine intake.

Instead, the commercial started talking about playing in a golf tournament that includes various celebrity players as whichever air personality recorded the commercial and some politicians.

So apparently the claim is that if you live in the DC-area and prefer to avoid a future of relying on dialysis, instead of changing your life-style, you should play golf instead.

I’m just a little skeptical.