It must be my lucky day because a) I woke up this morning and my neck didn’t hurt; b) I checked my e-mail just before going to bed last night, and there was no e-mail (yet) from either the Princess of Los Altos or the Dean. Which means I can post today unfettered by angst, happy happy joy joy.
Perhaps will put off going back to see The Painted Veil until I am truly stressed.
Perusing SF Chronicle of two days ago, see this headline:
KIDS WITH LICE CAN NOW STAY IN CLASS
Am sure every parent who reads that is heaving a sigh of relief (!!@@)
Article accompanied by extremely helpful illustration of pediculosis capitis, otherwise known as HEAD LICE (for anyone who wondered — like self — what they looked like), and the following helpful information about the nasty critters.
Appearance: Head lice are small, wingless insects. They feed on human blood. The adult louse is 2 to 3 millimeters long (the size of a sesame seed) and usually pale grey, although color may vary.
Behavior: The female lives up to four weeks and lays approximately 10 eggs a day. The tiny nits, or eggs, are firmly attached to the hair shaft close to the scalp with a glue-like substance produced by the louse.
Symptoms: The most common symptom is itching.
Having typed in all of the above, feel a strange itch on my scalp — not a real itch, mind you, merely a “sympathy itch” for all those unfortunate sufferers who are required to go to school today, with or without head lice.
