Miss, I think someone has written on your forehead..

I live only a few blocks from my work - a rare luxury here in Los Angeles. So, I just hop on a bus to get there. The damn thing stops right in front of my home and my office. Plus, it allows me my only guilt-free reading time. (Whenever I read otherwise, I feel guilty, like I should be writing. Just like when I write for this page and I feel like I should be doing some REAL writing.)

There are occasional drawbacks to my guilt-free reading time on my stress-free ride to work. Like the one I experienced this morning.

This morning, I got stuck next to a woman who spent the entire ride plucking her eyebrows.

Now, I realize there is an entire world of hair removal that the male brethren are not privy. I know that I, as a male, have reaped the benefits of hours of feminine hair care and upkeep. Such care that I just take for granted - believing the ladies were just born that way.

However, I want to know one thing. Who decided that the drawn-in eyebrow was an attractive look on women? You know what I mean, when all the real brow hair is just removed and replaced with some pencil drawing. (I've even heard of ladies getting those lines tattooed in.)

Is this done due to the prodding of other women or is there some damn fool man telling his lady that this is a good look for her? Who or what is at the root of this problem? They need to be found and severely reprimanded. I don't care if they are in a cave with Osama. Find them and deal with them.

Now, don't go thinking that I want everyone to go the "furry" route. I don't. Personal grooming ranks high in my book (especially when it's done in your home rather than the bus). Whenever I shave, I make sure to hit the gap between my brows. No uni-brow for wojr.

The point is - Just don't go drawing hair on yourself. That goes for men and women. I'm putting my foot down here, because I am seeing the occurrence more and more - and even with the younger generation. We are burgeoning on the edge of an epidemic here and there needs to be a voice for reason - even if that voice rides a bus to work.

Tomorrow: we'll attack comb-overs.

wojr

Labels: Advice, Snide Remarks

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