The Attire of Cold

To the students of Kennedy High School:

When students park at Kennedy High School, they have to walk about a quarter of a mile until they are inside. This is a long walk, and in the cold it feels like even a longer walk. Sometimes I even find myself running on the last stretch to get into the south doors. The parking lot is tundra-like, with nothing blocking the wind from our faces.

However, lately, I've been trying something new. I've been wearing hats, gloves, and a winter coat! I know it's very innovative and paramount, but I'm too modest to admit it. But truly, it really does work. I just put on some gloves, a headband, and a blue Columbia winter coat. Sometimes I wear mittens instead of gloves and instead of the headband one of those woolen hats with the flaps covering your ears. I got that in Alaska. Both work because both cover my ears, which some to have said are the most important spots on your body to keep warm. When the terrain is chillingly cold out, I just put on some long johns under my jeans. I got a pair for Hanukkah and they really keep in the heat.

We like to look like we aren't wimps, and sometimes this means that we like to look like we can handle the cold. Although we understand that there's a risk of getting sick, our minds seem to be on something else. I really don't understand why more people don't wear hats, gloves, and a warmer jacket (I understand if people don't wear long johns though). There are some who put on warm clothing during the winter, but I think that this number has decreased recently. There are a few schools of thought that I could see for the decline in this clothing.

First, some people don't have winter clothes that they think are stylish and trendy. I think the phrase The North Face speaks for itself. If this is your reason, I think a few dollars would be worth being considerably warmer. But in my opinion you shouldn't be worried about looking fashionable at this time of the morning. In the cold everyone's just worried about their own warmth. They aren't going to go through a huge analysis about what your warmth and what you're wearing.

I've also heard that girls (or guys) don't want to mess up their hair. This is understandable if it's a dress up day for you or if you have a presentation, e.g. But I would rather have a bad hair day than catch a cold and sit in my room for two days. Trust me, if you ever have a bad hair day because of a hat, you can just think of me because I know I've had worse.

So there you have it. Wear warmer clothes because there's no reason not to, and that's a great reason, indeed.