The Slice Ers Have A Critical Need For Intensive (Hair) Care
Valerie Snipes has had to drop everything and drive people to minor emergency clinics several times in recent months.
On each occasion, she was wearing sweatpants and a T-shirt. And her hair was, in her estimation, a mess. “I looked like hell,” she said.
That’s because, at the time of the accidents, she had been engaged in activities such as laying carpet or doing chores out in the barn. She wasn’t expecting to go out in public.
But these experiences have given her an idea. Snipes thinks every minor emergency clinic ought to have a special fixing-up room complete with mirrors, hair brushes, makeup and perhaps even some slightly dressy borrowable clothes.
That way, the person who drives someone there to get stitches can fix herself up and then look presentable in the waiting room.
“Veterinarians’ offices could use these, too,” she added.
Running gag in a sitcom called “South Hill”: “Any time they got in a car to go somewhere they would hit a patch of unpaved road and act like it was totally normal.” - Susan George
All that standing around outside the building is actually networking: If you want in on the latest workplace rumors, ask a smoker.
Forget about “forgive and forget”: “Habitual apologizing in the absence of any effort to change behavior is obnoxious, but refusing to apologize at all is equally irksome.” - from Good Housekeeping magazine
Enough already: Every bald guy in America has heard those “No hair day” cracks by now.
Considering the odds: We worry about drunken drivers more than we do about pipe bombers.
Slice answer: Mike Kilgore says that if he had a nickel for each time he’s had to say “No, Seattle is about 300 miles away” he would have $100.
Warm-up question: Where’s the best place around here to get something to eat at midnight?
Today’s Slice question: Can you top this? A friend who runs a small publishing business in Atlanta asked around for recommendations about getting help with a certain aspect of high-tech printing. And he was told he needed to visit a small business here in Spokane. It made us proud.
We’d love to hear your stories along those lines.
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