I got into the office a little before 7:00 this morning. I still find it funny that I haven’t gotten up this early on a regular basis since I was in grade school. And even then, I wasn’t getting up until 6:45. Of course, the flip side to this is that my work day is done by 4:00. It’s nice to have that much time at the “end” of the day.

I had planned to mow the yard when I got home. Mother Nature had other plans. It rained and hailed across the valley this afternoon. That put the kibosh on any yard care plans. It did not put the kibosh on dinner, CSI and Without a Trace with . And just after dinner, messaged me and asked if we were up for meeting Nyx and him for dessert. We were. And we did.

Random Access
They say there is strangeness, too dangerous
In our theatres and bookstore shelves,
That those who know what’s best for us
Must rise and save us from ourselves.
     “Witch Hunt” by Rush (from “Moving Pictures”)

posted a link to this article this morning. I read it… and my jaw nearly hit my desk. For those of you who aren’t in the SLC Metro area, Bikini Cuts is ” A full service salon with HIGHLY qualified and VERY customer service friendly stylists!1 They happen to do this while wearing bikinis.

Whoop-de-fuckin’-doo.

I will concede one point: The author of the letter did assert “why” she thought that this was a bad thing. In a very adroit manner, she identified her problem and elaborated on “why” she has an issue with it.

Here’s a radical idea: If the idea of seeing women cut men’s hair in bikinis bothers you, don’t go to the shop. It’s that simple. Or is it that you’re worried about your husband/boyfriend/son getting a haircut from a possibly scantily-clad woman?! *gasp* What will go through his mind while she’s cutting his hair!?! MUST… PROTECT… FROM… HAIR-CUTTING FLOOZIES!!! (Y’know, you just don’t see the word “floozy” used too much anymore.) Do you really think that the stylist is going to climb in the chair and give your (insert relation here) a “happy ending?” You’re thinking of a massage parlor.

Repeat after me: “It’s a hair salon.”
Repeat after me: “A hair salon is not a den of iniquity or house of ill repute.”

Could Bikini Cuts be considered exploitive? Possibly. But this is still a place where people are free to choose where to work (or get their hair cut). If a prospective stylist decides that the dress code isn’t something with which she’s comfortable, I’m sure that there are plenty of other establishments in need of stylists.

I noticed that Ms. Warburton failed to mention something: Bikini Cuts was founded by a woman, one Ms. Bethany Prince. A woman who apparently is rather business savvy: She identified a market (a hair salon for men), found a niche (bikini-clad hair stylists) and created a venue that brought both of those together in one package. As far as I’m concerned, that’s just a good business idea. Period. Companies go out of business every day because their owners didn’t come up with a solid idea and/or business plan. I applaud Ms. Prince on making hers fly.

Maybe Ms. Warburton is just jealous that she didn’t think of it first.

Stray Toasters

Quote of the Day
I was talking with “EveryDave” earlier and we were talking about our new schedules. I told him that since I’m carpooling with , I’m going in around 7 or 7:30 A.M. And, as a self-avowed “not a morning person,” that getting up at 6:00 wasn’t on my “Favorite Things” list. As Dave’s been working at his job a little longer than I’ve been on mine, he mentioned that getting up in the morning isn’t as much of a problem as going to bed at a “decent” hour, allowing for enough sleep. Then the conversation took this turn:

(17:14:58) Dave: you get used to it..the hard part for you will be getting to bed at a time that’ll give you enough sleep
(17:20:10) : As long as I’m in bed by 1:00, I should be okay.
(17:20:18) : Last night: 2:20-something.
(17:20:24) Dave: and up at 6?
(17:20:25) : This morning: *BLEH*
(17:20:27) : Yep.
(17:20:30) Dave: gaaa
(17:20:33) : Behold the power of the coffee bean!
(17:20:34) Dave: you suck goats…
(17:20:43) Dave: can you do 5 hours ?
(17:20:47) : Yep.
(17:20:58) : It’s about my average
(17:24:19) Dave: I mean this will the upmost respect: fuck you, you lucky bastard.

It made me smile.

Namaste.

1 – Taken from the home page of the Bikini Cuts website.