Curly haired girl product review.

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I have naturally curly hair. It’s mostly a blessing and Lord knows I saved a lot of money on perms in the big hair era of the 80’s.

(Truth be told I still have big hair… I just don’t use as much Aqua Net these days.)

When I go out I tend to blow dry and straighten it for a more manageable look but if I’m staying home? I just air dry and let it curl. In the winter, no problem. But with summer comes humidity and frizz, so I’m always looking for products to combat the kink.

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Social media was raving about this one and while I usually don’t pay attention to that nonsense, I figured why not.

Result of using just a tiny dollop?

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Defined curls.

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But still somewhat frizzy at the ends. And the general feel of the product? Horrible. My hair felt heavy and sticky all day and I swear the only thing I could think about was washing it right back out.

Hard pass.

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Back to my daily, light weight foam.

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Defined curls.

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More volume and no weighed down tacky residue.

To be honest I don’t think a product exists that can tame frizz on curly hair.

At least not mine.

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News you can’t use.

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News is a term I use loosely these days.

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See what I mean?

Not sexy, just stupid.

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We haven’t had a dog for years…

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So will my readers who do please research this and report back?

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I rarely post political, but …

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This is the very definition of incompetence.

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Never be separated from your best friend… or a fresh seafood dinner.

Clever.

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Just in case that first story about stupid fashion wasn’t stupid enough.

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Pickles, rural life and backyard critters.

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I like a good kosher dill with my sandwich now and then but I don’t actively search for the them on the internet… so why does my FB algorithm kick into high pickle gear every now and then?

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I’m passing on the pickle minions.

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And flights are for beer! Or occasionally, margaritas.

No pickles required.

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Pickle slush?

Hard pass, no matter how cute the glass.

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I will not.

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Yay for me, I guess.

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You know the seafood is fresh when…

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Cow patty bingo without a cow? Where’s the fun in that…

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A few weeks ago our lawn was a lush green…

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And a veritable wildlife bonanza showed up for a nosh.

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The gang was all there.

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The sentinel.

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We have a little brick landing at the bottom of our back deck steps. My husband built it years ago without laying gravel so it heaves and shifts and separates and allows grass and weeds to fill in the cracks. This year I think portulaca has taken hold so I’m letting it grow in case it blooms.

But I digress…

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This landing had become one of our woodchuck babies preferred spots.

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The spot where he stands watch.

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Over what, I have no idea.

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But he takes his sentinel position very seriously.

❤️

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All hail Hercule.

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These keep popping up on my Facebook feed and they’re so funny I have to share.

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Pet portraits.

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Sort of.

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I really wanted to send Hercule a picture of His Lordship.

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As I’m sure he could do Dudley justice.

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But the last time I looked he had over 60,000 requests…

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So my chances of being chosen were slim.

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He does the portraits for free…

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But requests a donation to an animal shelter or the street veterinary practice he supports.

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A good cause for some (so bad it’s good) art.

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Open wide… and say ka-ching!

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Let me preface this post by saying I’ve always had good teeth.

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I’ve never had a cavity, a filling, a chip, a crack, or an abscess. My teeth aren’t loose or sensitive to cold. I’ve never had a root canal or bridge work and I still have all my wisdom teeth. So when my orthopedist PA said I needed dental clearance before they could do knee replacement surgery? I thought sure… no problem.

Never having issues, I admit it’s been a while since I’ve seen my dentist. Long enough for him to retire and close his practice apparently. But no worries … since I just needed a quick letter of good health I booked a free first appointment with the chain I would otherwise avoid, Aspen Dental.

I figured a quick in and out.

But I was wrong.

They took 18 X-rays, and found no abnormalities. Matter of fact they kept commenting to each other- she has all her teeth! (Kudos to my ancient and decrepit body for providing them with that surprise.)

After the X-rays they poked and prodded and tried to wiggle but found nothing wrong. Thinking I was about to walk out the door with my clearance letter, I was more than a little surprised when they told me they couldn’t sign off.

Couldn’t sign off until they scheduled me for a deep root cleaning and scaling saying I had some tartar buildup on my back teeth. Big deal, doesn’t everyone? I began to protest which is when they launched into this long winded speech about possible infection under the gum line that can lead to periodontal disease.

I wanted to argue but really couldn’t as they held the power of the pen and I needed the clearance to get my knee replacement surgery date… which they damn well knew.

A week later, scraped, cleaned and found to have no infection… (who knew? I did. 😡)… I had my letter.

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And a very expensive letter it was.

Are you sitting down?

Because I walked out of there $3,500 poorer.

Three thousand five hundred dollars. For a glorified tooth brushing that took all of a half hour.

Holy crap on a cracker!

I felt ripped off, and upset for people who can’t afford such nonsense.

And my teeth?

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They don’t look one bit brighter.

Boo to that.

😡

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I tried them so you don’t have to.

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Remember this?

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As promised, I found and bought some.

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Is this candy taking over American shelves? Not that I can see, I had to order it from Amazon.

Is it unlike anything I’ve ever tried? Not really.

Foamy? No.

Chewy? Yes.

Disgustingly over sweetened and completely unappetizing? Definitely.

Of the four varieties I tried banana toffee was the worst. A horrible artificial buttery flavor lingered on my tongue after swallowing and all I could think about was brushing my teeth.

The other three were awful and dusted with extra crystallized sugar to put you into immediate diabetic coma. Even the sour lemon raspberry was too sweet.

Sorry Sweden, but Bubs are a big nej from me.

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And as an aside for no one else but Mary G… creamy coconut shrimp bowl with fresh fruit. (Those are halved grapes, not sausage)

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From the restaurant I can’t remember in Pittsfield.

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It was fabulous, and the pear martini was as well.

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News you can’t use.

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You can’t use it, and yet there’s so much of it.

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I have go out to dinner shoes, gardening shoes, beach shoes, snow storm shoes, long distance walking shoes and shoes I can’t wear any more due to a bunion.

What I don’t have are poop shoes.

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Clearly someone likes to say sh*t.

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A blood smoothie?

Thanks for that nightmare.

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I think I’m going to pass on this one.

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If you’ve ever watched The Last of Us? Trust me, dead fungus is the way to go.

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I had to laugh at this pic. Every time my husband and I see a duck in that position we yell butts up!

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Is the cloaca having a big year?

I’m so behind on the trends.

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My guess is they received a government grant.

Nice work if you can get it.

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