I spent a few minutes pondering what shape I would render from my beard, were it full enough; but nothing came to mind. Hopefully, nothing ever will.
I haven't shaved since last year -- specifically, Sunday, Dec. 26. It's the longest I've ever gone without shaving.
And I have no idea why I'm doing it. My response to people who ask "Are you trying to grow a beard?" is usually, "No, I'm just lazy." It's either that or say, "No, why?" But that usually confuses people.
OK, so it's partly being lazy and a smidgen of trying something new. It also might be a tiny fraction of hiding behind something until I've lost some weight -- which is rather stupid because hair-covered fat seems like it would be less attractive than shaved fat, right? Lord, that was an unattractive mental picture.
Anyway, I might shave it before church this weekend, but who knows. The Lord, probably. In the mean time, I'm playing it by ear, for lack of a follicular, non-music-related cliche. We shall see ...
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I'm hesitant to order a shrimp po'boy north of Hattiesburg, Miss., having had one at a local establishment here not long after I moved to Tulsa, and it had TWO shrimp on it. Seriously -- one, two. Perhaps that was the chef's subtle-ish way of saying, "You should've gotten grilled, Porky." Whatever, they're outta business.
So this week, having read Scott Cherry's review last week and hearing a friend rave about it, a friend of mine and I tried Ella's, 31st and Harvard -- and I ordered the shrimp po'boy. Initially nervous, I soon had a good feeling after asking our waiTer, "Does it come dressed?" and he knew what I meant (he lived in Alabama, after all).
While my friend and I waited on our boys, we noshed on fried okra (best I've had in town, by the way). When our po'boys came, there were AWESOME -- much more than two measly shrimp. And the fries were fabulous!
Then, my friend twisted my arm into sharing a homemade brownie topped with ice cream -- delish. But the thing we'll be back for are those po-boys and fries.
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Probably not the smoothest transition, but let's jump from shrimp to sex. Men's Health surveyed 1,400 women in their 20s, 30s and 40s about their deepest dating and sex secrets, the stats about which appear in the Jan/Feb issue of Men's Health.
Other interesting bits from the survey (that I can safely blog about and NOT lose my job. Hopefully.):
For women in their 20s, kindness was the highest-ranked quality in a long-term partner.
For women in their 20s, 17 percent would have sex on the first date, if there was chemistry. Those numbers jump to 28 percent among women in their 30s, 29 percent for those 40 and older.
You can read more at http://www.menshealth.com/sex-women/what-women-want.
Peace, love and sex-related percentages ... XOXO
