Hmmm…

DES MOINES, Iowa – It’s been dark and gloomy around central Iowa for days, and it may be affecting people’s moods.

There has not been a full day of 100 percent sunshine in the area since Dec. 22.

A central Iowa therapist has some common-sense cures to beat the winter blues, also known as Season Affective Disorder.

Doctors say therapy using lights can help.

“I tend to think we’re a lot like plants. We need light,” said Lindsey Swan, a therapist.

Thank You Lindsey Swan. Let’s see, we both need light, food, grow, and have offspring. The similarities stop there. When plants lack sunlight after a set period - THEY DIE. They don’t go into depression and sulk about life. They sulk in dirt.