Why does society say I should wear high heels? Because of the Persians

Hi! So while Mira was daintily priming the shop ceiling in a comfortable, heated setting, I did some real man's work and helped move a pile of mulch on the other side of the property. This mulch consists of a variety of material, from sticks to leaves and weeds. When piled all on each other a cool thing happens where these tiny microorganisms start decomposing the organic material and, obviously working up a sweet from all that wholesome digestion, release heat. I came in the summer once to find the whole pile steaming! Decomposers  cannot survive in colder weather though, so the pile today was just a frozen block of organic mess. As we were picking away at the mulch, Liam mentioned a story he had read about how high heels had evolved into a fashion icon. See, the Persian men in the army used to wear high heels when riding. They, along with France and some other western European countries, became allies in war against the Ottoman Empire. The Frenchmen found their comrades' footwear especially tasteful and began wearing high heels for the purpose of style rather than practicality- eventually women began to wear them too. Then, one enlightened fellow realized just how absurd high heels really are and the trend went out of style for the male gender. Unfortunately, it seems women have yet to realize that there is no such thing as a sensible heel...

I mentioned Liam before and I'd like to take this time to give him a formal introduction to anyone who reads this. Liam is a graduate from Lawrence university with a degree in English composition or something like that. He likes poetry and has mentioned Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath to me before. He writes songs and I think he's recorded a few as well. Once I saw him performing with two of his friends at the Green Gecko; they were singing Irish folk music and he seemed really happy to be making music like that, which was cool to see (also they played a saw for one of the songs and it made the most amazing sound ever). He eventually wants to live on his own farm and have artists come to help and experiment with their music. That sounds like a cool little escape from the urban world to me. Anyways that's Liam, plants and music and a cheerful smile!