Hi ho, MMMLOGerinos!

Maybe you've seen the news about the green furred Golden Retriever puppy that was born last week. The breeder has named the pup Wasabi after that green fire from hell that is served with sushi. As I watched the video of Wasabi crawling around with his litter mates, I felt sorry for him. I've had hair just that color, really.

Back in the day I lived for a short time in Flagstaff, Arizona where I was the victim of a lousy hair dresser who called herself a colorist. She'd invariably overprocess my hair (bleach the crap out of it) then put on some blond "toner". Because the hair was near ruined, it grabbed the color in bizarre ways and would have pink, light lavender or other unnatural tones. If she used an ash blond toner, my hair would go green. I'd complain, "But it's green!" And she'd push me outside on the sidewalk into the sunlight and stop men passersby, "Is this hair green?" They'd play along with her and say, "Oh no, not at all." Liars! She probably paid them. Invariably some "honest" guy would say, "Yeah, but she's cute anyway."

What do you do with a comment like that? Do I feel vindicated, green but cute? Or has she won?

I just hope poor Wasabi the dog doesn't have to put up with the taunts of his litter mates and other pups at obedience school, because, like the frog and I can tell you, it's not easy being green . . .

Ciao, ciao, MMMMMMMMMMelinda