I sometimes fantasize that someday all humans will be born bald. Okay, a sizable percentage are currently born bald. I mean, never grow hair. An entire hairless human race. That’s coming from someone who doesn’t even live in eternal hair hell. Thankfully, I have a decent amount of good hair days to hang my hat on. When that happens, I feel great.
That’s part of my problem with hair. Why does a good hair day make me feel good about myself? That’s nuts. Hair? It’s an appendage for god sakes. My feet never impact how I feel about myself. Why hair? The twists and turns of daily life already shrink or pad our happiness levels. So why let something as frivolous as hair impact our mood, our self-esteem, our confidence?
Plus, consider the vast sums we spend on hair – to curl or straighten, color, style, shine, highlight, extend, remove or weave, how about the time involved. Sadly, most of the time after it’s “done,” we’ll likely say—we hate it.
Men are just as vulnerable as women in the hair department. Some guys have too much. Others have too little. What about people who lose their hair after medical treatments? Do they need more to worry about? Hair is just another way we judge people. Let’s admire people for reasons that matter.
Do we really need hair? You live in Minnesota? Throw on a hat! You’re an NBA cheerleader? Bedazzle your footwear! You’re a hair stylist? Sorry.
In the meantime, if you’re the one who lost this blonde curly hair piece pictured above, DM me. I found it in the Trader Joe’s parking lot.
How about this for a Valentine gift—get your sweetheart a signed book from John Grisham, Michael Connelly, Lisa Unger, or CJ Box (among many others!) OR how about a character named after your Valentine in a book by David Baldacci, Tess Gerritsen, and Hank Phillippi Ryan, and others!
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Two book recs this month: Ethan Hawke’s A BRIGHT RAY OF DARKNESS (yes, that Ethan Hawke). This immensely entertaining book takes place in the NYC theater scene, following the narrator—a film star who’s about to make his Broadway debut, while he’s being cancelled on social media for bad behavior and reeling from an impending divorce. As you know, I LOVE books set in New York and this one I ate up in two days. My next rec is THE DUD AVOCADO, a semi-autobiographical novel by Elaine Dundy. I was fascinated by this book because it was written in the 1950’s and follows a new college graduate who moves to Paris and on her own tries to navigate adulthood in this new country. She is a fabulously quirky character who gets into some situations (I’ll leave it there).
So are you watching the game today, or reading a book? Tell me what you’re reading and or who you’re rooting for!
Thanks for stopping by. Until next time, wishing you all good reads,
Eva
You never know what you may find at Trader Joe's! :) I have no seen you when you weren't having a great hair day! Those books both sound so good. Thanks for recs! Hope to see you soon!