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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw AT chilitech.net>]

Bev; Teehee...we ARE twins separated at birth. It never occured to me to
worry about what it's like to wear makeup in the heat. I don't even wear a
bra. I haven't warn pantyhose in 15 years. I wear mostly men's jeans (from
Goodwill) because they are better made than women's jeans. And I can't
even make grocery bags out of them because I wear them until they rot off.

I was recently reminded that if I ever expect to have a date before I die,
I should start brushing my hair and getting the dirt off my face before I
go into town. I say "here I am, men, take it or leave it!" (so far they
are leaving it).

Lynn Wigglesworth
Cowbridge Farm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Viking" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
To: "Homestead List" <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:24 PM
Subject: [Homestead] Blurbs and other random thoughts


> A couple of days ago, while watching the news, I saw a quip from Katie
> Couric that got me to thinking...She was speaking in Houston, TX, I
> believe-might have been DFW area, and the narrator of the piece remarked
> about how hot it was in Texas, upper 80's with high humidity.  First,
> that's not really that hot for Texas in the summer, but I suppose for
> non-Southerners, it might be Hell. ;) Anyway, Couric said that 'she felt
> the pain of the girls in the audience-how in the world do you manage
> hair and makeup in this heat?' She got a rousing applause of
> recognition.  It caught my attention because it was something that I
> never even considered would be an issue for women since I don't use any
> kind of hair products other than shampoo and I don't wear any makeup.  I
> sweat-just like everyone else.  It gave me pause to think just how far,
> mentally, I am from the rest of the population, that I don't even THINK
> about such-had never even considered it.  It just seems like a shallow
> thing from my perspective, but I suppose for some women who work in a
> professional environment, it would be an issue.  But I thought, man,
> Couric is beautiful and doesn't need makeup...why does she participate
> in this ritual, consumerist mindset?  Doesn't she know that sweating is
> good for your health and that all those products require petroleum to
> make and animals to test them on?  Doesn't she know that a wet towel on
> the neck is a cheap way to stay cool?  Conservation, it seems to me,
> begins and ends with personal choices, and it may be something as simple
> as not wearing makeup.  It also seems very interconnected, too, in that
> a person who lobbies against the fur trade and for animal rights will
> often wear makeup or use products tested on animals.  Now, please don't
> get me wrong, I'm not against animal testing or petroleum use, I'm just
> pointing out the irony of it all.
> Couric probably drives a trendy hybrid car, yet still uses hairspray
> from a can with petroleum derived propellants, or a pump spray from a
> plastic bottle.  Plastics are made from petroleum, ya know.  I always
> choose paper bags at the store, and one of the reasons I don't shop at
> Walmart very often is because they don't have paper bags.  I hate those
> plastic things.  It all comes down to simple, everyday choices.  One
> day, I would like to sew my own bags and avoid the whole bag thing
> altogether. I think I would use old jeans since denim is strong and old
> jeans are pretty much in abundant supply around here. Maybe this winter,
> I'll search for a pattern for a flat bottom grocery type bag with
handles.
>
> Bev
>
> -- 
> erthnsky AT bellsouth.net BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
> 34.498N 85.076W
>
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