Today is a milestone for me: this is my 100th column. The only reason I know that it’s my centennial column is that I started putting my columns into a scrapbook. I was motivated by the Mae West quote: “Keep a diary and one day it’ll keep you.” I hope that, in the future, my children may know me as …
The long and short of it: Why women’s cuts don’t cost 2 bits
Why are women’s haircuts so much more expensive than men’s? I set out to answer this question and find out if a decent woman’s haircut under $20 was as elusive as finding a unicorn to ride to the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. I started by asking unisex salons their prices: a woman’s cut averaged $35 …
There is glamour and magic in the memories of our youth
Today is my son’s birthday; he’s five years old. Five is so young, but so old at the same time. He’s changed so much. I’m already missing things about his “youth.” I miss the way his head used to fit against my shoulder so perfectly as a baby. I miss the way he used to say “ephelant,” “Indy Nana Jones,” …