Well, to be fair (and I'd better be while I still have time), some women look quite good with short haircuts. It all depends on facial structure, hair, and so on. Thought I'd better say it before I get assailed from all sides for my insensitivity to devotees of abbreviated plumage.

Winona Ryder, for instance, looks great with either short or long hair...at least she used to anyway. Haven't seen Winona just lately.

This in no way excuses the mediocre ugly short women's haircut that has infested Orillia, however. It ain't style, it's sheer inertia and lack of imagination.

Speaking of hairstyles, I saw a young man yesterday who had his hair dyed in two colours, split down the middle of his head. On the right side it was jet black. On the left side it was fourescent Flash Gordon bright green, like a traffic light only an uglier shade of green. He looked "dead stupid" to me, to use a British slang term, but he no doubt thinks he looks totally cool. It's a matter of perception.

- LH