Just returned from a semi long walk, semi long because it snowed day before yesterday which was actually seasons first snow and today even though temperature was dipping below freezing, we had sunshine, which is killer icy condition,and I would know, I have lived 14 winters of my life in snowy conditions in Pakistan, skiing and making snowmen, so I was afraid I would slip, whereas I was wearing these boots that I had bought last summer in London which were actually boys shoes but fit me perfectly and I got such a great bargain to boot, but you cannot be certain about something until you have tested it so I cut my walk short! Phew that was a long sentence. I have noticed that apparel for women is unreasonably expensive and also of flimsy materials. Its more showy then practical. Like why on earth would you have acrylic and polyester hats, gloves and mufflers in a place like Chicago where temperatures dip down to -15C? What if some poor soul buys it and ends up freezing in this weather. Another thing which is absolutely clear is that most people cannot tell wool from acrylic, or silk from polyester. Is it about not having an eye or having such excellent copies of the real thing that you cannot tell one from the other? That could actually apply to a number of things in our lives!
Everyday we make choices. Big choices, small choices, green choices, important choices, insignificant choices....but we make them without realizing that we have a choice. So many times the choices we make are not real choices but are made for us by forces outside of us. First and foremost we are persuaded by advertisement, through billboards, pop ups, television, newspapers or by advocates who have already realized their power to choose. Without educating us they advocate for their choice and we are swayed. Strong advocates for atheism, going vegetarian, going green, going organic, the list goes on. Then there is a modern and current sway which catches us unawares. You are caught in the domino effect and don't even realize your own conversion. And its a strange conversion because you always were what you suddenly start claiming but now you have to define your self, you cant choose to live in the border area, you have to declare. Not only that you have to now start defending your po...
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