The Hair Post and More

For the past 2 years I have been letting my hair grow longer and longer.  I had
some hippie notion that I would love it hanging down my back.  Close to 2 feet
long, today I had it cut--short--and drastically thinned out.  Why?  Well,  my
hippie notion of having this long hair conflicted with reality.  I had no idea how
thick it was until I tried wearing it in a ponytail.  My hair was so heavy that I
had headaches.  And I won't even discuss the tangles.  It took 30 minutes to
comb the tangles out before going anywhere.  I ended up wearing it in ponytails,
one on each side of my head.  Not a great look.

After the great cut was completed, I looked at the beautician's floor.  Are you
familiar with Married With Children and the comments made about Peg's "Big
Hair"?  Honestly, there was enough hair on the floor to make 2 Peg wigs!  I
couldn't believe it. 

On leaving, I felt so much lighter, freer.  I'll keep it short.  I have definitely out-
grown hippie heydays--in more ways than one!

The hummingbirds are still here.  Feeding heavily.  I am amazed that they're still
here.  Everyday I expect to find them gone.

I am still halfway sick; I feel so much better until I try to be very active.  The fever
comes back and all I can do is sleep.  I am still working on getting the house
cleaned before my partner's mother and brother arrive this weekend.  And the
endless rain and fog is supposed to be gone by then.

All for today.