My son’s best friend is in beauty school, and did my hair yesterday. First the bleach, then a trim, then lime crime “genie.” When I was 18, the beauty school was a movie theater, one I used to walk to. They played music from my teen years, like Spice Girls. It’s crazy to sit inContinue reading “Violet hair, reflecting on changes since 1999”
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Understanding Crazy
When someone complained to me about the mystifying behavior of people she didn’t like, I would at first try to explain. Eventually, I realized she wasn’t complaining to understand. And I started saying, “You can’t understand crazy unless you are the same kind of crazy.” She didn’t think she needed her meds, and I trustedContinue reading “Understanding Crazy”
Adventures of an Earthborn Alien 