Why is it that hair isn’t ‘gross’ (assuming it’s clean) until it becomes detached from a person’s head or a pet’s body? Why is it that at that point, it suddenly because ‘gross,’ and we either avoid it or find a way to dispose of it as quickly as possible?
I’ve felt that way as long [...]
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Loose Hair is No Longer ‘Gross’
Halloween Past & Present
Yesterday I saw a good friend from college for the 1st time in 18 years, at her wedding at Rutgers, in NJ. She only attended Immaculata one semester our freshman year, then returned home to NJ, where she earned several degrees; her latest is a Master’s in Library & Information Science. She and [...]
First real Halloween costumes
Today we bought costumes for the boys’ Halloween parties & trick-or-treating activities this week. (In previous years, they went in outfits that we already had for pretend play, such as doctor and firefighter.) #1’s costume is a police officer ‘jacket’ and has, with plastic handcuffs. He wants to ‘catch bad guys.’ [...]
