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[Viking <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>]

That's too funny, Lynn.  I don't wear a bra either, unless we are having
company or I have to go into town, and even then, I am only likely to
wear one less than 50% of the time, and what *are* panty hose??? <g>
The jeans I have on are also hand me downs, grass covered and dusty at
present from weedeating.  I usually wear sweats, even in the summer, but
for mowing and weedeating, I wear jeans.  My legs are as white as a
vampire's butt, and probably hairier since I don't shave them but maybe
once in a blue moon.<g> Who cares? A few weeks back, my daughter
convinced me to paint my toenails-actually, she painted them for me
while I was at her house....Ron didn't even notice them, even after I
asked for a footrub....lol.....BUT my neighbor did notice and ragged the
 Hell out of me...lol...

I'll bet your mother was the one who said that to you-it sounds like
something a mother would say...

Bev

Lynn Wigglesworth wrote:
> 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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