i looked like randy parker

Seriously though, who didn't. I remember being so bulky that I could barely move. I would wear snow pants over my regular pants, a million pairs of socks, a scarf, a hat, a coat, and mittens. I almost always wore mittens rather than gloves, which made it so much harder to do almost anything. I was always bundled up though. I was not going to catch cold. I also don't think I would have been injured if I was hit by a car. And then, there were two types of mittens little kids used to always wear:

1. High-strung - These were the mittens that were connected by a long piece of yarn or whatever. The yarn would go through your sleeves and around your back. This way if you took your mittens off or if they fell off, your couldn't lose them. They were also quite fashionable. This is the type of mittens I always had as a little kid.
2. Clip-ons - These were the mittens that individually clipped onto the end of your coat sleeve. They stayed clipped on so that, again, if they fell off or your took them off, they wouldn't get lost. Not nearly as sure-proof a system as the string though.

I still have seen some kids with the mittens on a string, but they're not as prevalent as they were when I was a kid.

As I think about how I looked on a cold winter's morn, can somebody explain to me what the point was for the little fluffy ball on top of winter hats. I mean, were they really that cool looking and fashionable that your hat needed to have one?

Anyway, I don't quite bundle up like I used to. Still if anyone knows where I can buy adult mittens on a string, please send me that info.