I have lived here for now 2 years. This community has 2,000 people in it and about a dozen salons and barber shops. NO KIDDING! In that case this should be the most beautiful community in all of America.That is one stylist for every 166 people. I personally have a wonderful stylist. She is classy and talented and way underpayed. She should be in a high end salon making big bucks. She also does the most beautiful nail art and has won competitons. I have included a pic of her doing my friend Lulu's nails.Believe me--she is no dummy.
This brings me to the story of the day. While I was at the salon getting my hair cut today there was a guy there getting a haircut by someone else. He said he was a STUMP GRINDER. It really sounds kind of nasty-so I had to ask what a stump grinder does. He grinds the stumps down after a tree has been cut down and chips the wood and then fertilizes and plants new grass where the stump was. Cool jub-huh?
I explained that I had only been here a couple of years. I think that he and the lady that was cutting his hair got a good giggle from that. I could tell that they were talking about me. I can only imagine what they said. I hope in some way my ignorance of the Missouri ways gave them a chuckle.
That's it for today.
