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What’s your favorite movie genre?
WHair Of The Dog
hat was I thinking? The other week, I created a mind-numbing fiasco for myself by sched- uling our dogs, Buddy and Wilson, with their
respective groomers on the same weekend I promised to drive my wife to her hair appointment.
Let me break this down for you: My wife is the most selfless person I know. She has been that way since the first day I met her, which proves to me that this is a gen- uine characteristic of hers and not something that comes and goes. She is incredibly humble and everything she does is to benefit someone else. Of course, I have been the beneficiary of this second only to our two kids. But our families, friends and her co-workers have all realized her generous nature.
REGGIE BALANAY
Registered Nurse, Waimalu
“I would have say comedy. Subtle chuckles and outright humor in a movie checks all the boxes for me. For example: 21 Jump Street, Deadpool and Pitch Perfect.”
ALYSSA AMASOL
Public Relations, Kapolei
“I love rom-coms. They make me laugh and fall in love; what else do you need in a movie?”
TYSON PAAGA
Business Owner, Kāne‘ohe
“Old Western films. The backstories, action, guys saving girls, explosions and gun fights — everything I could ask for.”
DIANA TAM
Guest Services, Mānoa
“Dystopian, horror and fantasy. I like how creative it can be.”
Years ago, I wanted to do something special for her. We did a MidWeek story on a celebrity hairstylist from Las Ve- gas named Tony. He has styled top entertainers and affluent women from around the world. He travels to O‘ahu once a quarter to do the hair of his local clients. Because of his exclusivity, he’s quite expensive. However, he’s a total artist.
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Show You Care
It’s never easy to lose a loved one. When we know someone is grieving, we customarily say, “I’m sorry for your loss” and move on. We hesitate to say more for fear of reopening the wound and causing additional pain, when in fact, the unseen wound is still gaping (so there’s nothing to “reopen”).
There seems to be a belief that resurrecting memo- ries is painful, yet the opposite is actually true. Active remembrance of a loved one who has passed is heal- ing. A powerful way to show someone that you care is to ask to hear a memory, or offer one of your own. Reminiscing seeds an opportunity to not only honor the memory of the person, but reconnect to a bit of joy in that moment.
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Since we got married, my wife never splurged on her- self, including her gorgeous hair. I decided to change that, and while she fought me on it due to the expense, I booked her with Tony. Now, at my insistence, she is one of his regular quarterly customers. The only caveat is I need to drive her there so she doesn’t have to look for parking. I’m reluctant about it as I’d rather stay home and watch TV, but I made my own bed, if you know what I mean.
Now our first dog, Buddy, has been going to the same ‘Ewa groomer since we first got him. The owner, Jeanine, is his groomer and just recently retired. So, you could say she’s groomed him since he was a pup. Luckily, her daughter is taking over the business. Buddy loves getting groomed. Wilson, our rescue, is a completely different story. Due to something that must have happened to him before he was rescued, he cannot tolerate being groomed. After years of trial and error with different groomers, I finally found one in Kaimukī — Krystal, who has the pa- tience for Wilson. But Wilson is smart as a whip, and I have to be quite secretive about getting him groomed.
Anyway, on the “hairy” weekend, I was getting my boys ready to go and my wife reminded me that I had to drive her to her appointment. I had to cancel my weight training ses- sion with my friend Brian and was on the phone with him.
Since Wilson was right there I said, “I have to take you- know-who to get their hair done.” That’s when my wife shot me a look that nearly made me “bolo-head!”
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