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 [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2010
Loose Hair is No Longer ‘Gross’
No More Housework … on Saturday mornings, that is
This morning I talked on the phone with my best friend from high school for the first time in many months. Our lives are so busy that it is hard for us to find time to reconnect, but whenever I talk to her, it seems that the time between our last contact and the present [...]
The 2nd Coolest Thing I've Seen So Far This Year
This afternoon, my husband IM’d to me the link from Hack a Day about a machine built of LEGOs and a motor (from a tape deck, I believe) that sets up rows of dominoes. I followed the link to the source, and watched the machine in action. Way cool!
Good thing my kids don’t [...]
