My Smartest Pandemic Purchase

Day 103: Oh, I'm sure that under oath, most of us would be compelled to testify to having made at least one purchase during the pandemic which we have come to regret. I know I've made my share. On the other hand, we may also have bought something which was (as the argot goes) a real game-changer. In the last category, mine was a hair clipper. I'm sure my stylist won't be happy to hear that, but even now that her doors are open again, I plan to continue cutting my own hair. In the beginning, there was a noticeable learning curve, but since we were all in pandemic mode anyway, it didn't matter much that I'd sheared myself a bit too close on one side. I've never been one for having to look beautiful (a hopeless cause in any event), and even if I did need to go out in public, I always wear a hat of some sort. As time went on, though, and I was practicing every six weeks or so, I got better at the job and can now get the back straight and neat. Over the course of three years, the clippers have paid for themselves several times over, which is more than I can say for some of the culinary equipment crowding my cupboards.