Hair

Not real questions:

1. "Did you get your hair cut?" Said by a co-worker noticing another co-worker with an uncharacteristically much shorter buzz. Duh. Why not just a simple, "Nice haircut!" or "Gee your hair looks terrific!"

2. "Are you growing your hair out?" I stifled this retort"...funny you should ask. As long as my hair looks presently, actually I'm not!"

Speaking of hair---

Jeffrey won the "best in show" prize at the recent Eukanuba dog show. Jeffrey is a hair-riffic Pekinese. Apparently one of his best attributes is that he has a great physique. He probably logs in more treadmill time per week than me. He could be the equivalent of a mini-Arnold under all that hair, but who would know? Jeffrey is widened mop of long hair, with this perfect scrunchy face. All possible growths of fur on his little body are grown to the max.

There should be a whole new class at the show: "The Fur Group." This would be a cross breed group, including all groups: working, toy, sporting, etc. Or any dog that gets a lot of applause, fur that brushes the ground as they walk, and most importantly, their faces must be 95% hidden.

Winning this particular "Best in Show" is not the top dog (no pun intended) of dog shows, but the prize of $50,000 is no small chunk of change. That's a lot of hair grooming products. When announced as the winner, Jeffrey seemed neither surprised nor thrilled. He seemed quite indifferent, actually.

I liked the profiles of each dog, highlighting them like the way they show the Monday Night football starting line up. And of course the dog show commentary. When announced that a particular dog won for the best in its group he said, "Do you think he knows he's just won best in group?" And the other guy replied, "Well, I'm not sure if he knows but he looks like a happy fella." Many handlers commented, "He/she loves squeaky toys and all foods" as if it was completely unique to that dog.