Really Living 07 May 2008 10:17 am
Hillary, Obama, Drama, Local Food, and Bad Hair
Life’s busy these days but here are a few things I’m thinking about:
- I think life with a Clinton around is Endless Drama. The Bill Years were like that and the Hillary Campaign is like that…devisive, draining, negative…a constant battle. Seth’s blog dealt with the media/drama/bias issue today. I think it would be better for her to drop out, since she isn’t winning tangibly anyway, and let the country focus on the two candidates leading their parties and the change needed on the issues. She could be more proactive in other arenas, and would probably see a better return for her efforts. And the rest of us could MOVE ON from the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Clinton political circle…it’s making us dizzy.
- Our local grocery store, Winn Dixie, is a southern company. Our store is in a farming community. It’s a couple of hours away from delicate strawberries, fantastic shrimp, citrus groves, and dairy. Locally we have abundant produce. AND YET…the store’s strawberries are moldy and from California. The seafood is all from Thailand. The orange juice and dairy is all from the west too. Who the hell is doing their buying and WHY are they blaming the price of food on the price of gas?
- I had three feet of hair yesterday. Time for a trim. Went in for three inches, ended up with two. Needed some front trimming so opted for “long layers”. Ended up with layers almost to my shoulder and a chunk of long hair left in the back not unlike a rat tail. To fix it, that must go, which means I ended up with 6-8 inches removed. There are so many greater dramas in the world, nee’ my life, and yet this one has me pouting in consternation. I can not pretend it doesn’t matter. It is like insult added to injury. On the bright side: hair grows.
on 07 May 2008 at 11:48 am 1.SmallWorld said …
No hair photos???
on 07 May 2008 at 11:52 am 2.Tia Graham said …
No hair photos! And the rat tail has been snipped. It is obnoxious to be grieving hair like this, but it is what it is.
on 07 May 2008 at 3:37 pm 3.Erin said …
I can definitely feel where you are coming from but you and I both know just how quickly our hair grows. Its uncanny how weed-like it can be.
Just think - dead ends are gone. One can find a metaphor just in that alone 
on 07 May 2008 at 6:07 pm 4.SmallWorld said …
I love the thought of you with a mullet!
on 09 May 2008 at 6:32 pm 5.Eve said …
I can identify with your pain….when my hair isn’t right, I feel miserable..shallow, but there you have it. I had to take some medicine that caused me to lose over fifty percent of my hair and the first time I went for a hair cut after it grew back, they botched it all up…I couldn’t believe that I waited that long to have my hair back and they ruined the cut….oh well..like you said,,,hair does grow back and I am grateful for a least having hair now. : )
on 11 May 2008 at 5:53 pm 6.Cathy in Jax said …
Hairdressers have one job and that is to cut your hair the way that you want it, NOT the way they want it. I once cried for five days when I got a botched hair cut and SOFT perm. I picked a picture of Sally Fields hairstyle that had nice soft curls, really just some nice body. I knew I was in trouble when as I was getting ready to leave the salon an older man walked in and said, (please use the red neckish drawl you can think of when you read this) “Wow, You look just like Dolly Parton.” I really cried for five days. Finally my sweet hubby asked me if I got my joy from my hair. “You’re darn right I do.” The Bible says a womens’ hair is her crown and glory. I have been going to the same girl for about 6 years and she always wants to put mousse, or gel and hairspray in my hair. Even after I tell her every time I don’t like or use those products. They don’t care.