Three squares a day for me means money for tsunami relief efforts (a fat guy's kind of fundraiser)

Today at work, one of the reporter’s was given the dubious assignment of talking to a guy who claims he will be running for 121 days, 26 miles a day, all across the country, to raise money for a local charity.

Then I read in another paper about a guy, also from Elgin, who plans to walk from Arizona to Chicago to raise money for diabetes research, as a tribute to Chicago Cub Hall of Famer Ron Santo, who has lost body parts in his battle with the malady.

In the wake of the tsunami, I have come up with my own long-term fundraising idea: I promise to eat three times a day for the rest of my life. For every meal I eat, I will collect pledges which I will give to relief efforts.

It’s a win-win situation. I get fed, they get aid. For only pennies a day, you can help.