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I’m an environmentally conscious writer/hairdresser with a heart. I may write fiction, non-fiction, and anything my clients talk about. Read my eBook novels, Mafia Hairdresser, and, The Glow Stick Gods or I'll cut you! MafiaHairdresser.com Watch for my non-fiction humor eBook, "50 Days of 50," and my How-To book: "Social Media for Stylists, Salons & Spas."MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-89900932355569328532011-10-11T06:29:00.000-07:002018-06-27T08:29:25.815-07:00National Coming Out Day<br />
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><span class="messagebodytranslationeligibleusermessage" style="font-size: 100%;">Today is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coming_Out_Day">National Coming Out Day</a>. In the 80’s I participated in a workshop in L.A. called, The Experience, produced by Rob Eichberg and David Goldstien and I remember Rob "came out" publicly with the his idea for a National Coming Out Day. I didn't think it would catch on. I was young and I didn't know the power of one person's dream: it's enough to change the world. I miss you Rob. Thank you, for your gifts to me and many gay, lesbian, straight, transgendered, and bi friends.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />Check out Rob's book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Out-Love-Rob-Eichberg/dp/B000IOF25Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318340700&sr=8-1">Coming Out, an Act of Love</a>. It's a book about coming out, in every way. Including going for your dreams that God gave you.<br />Here's another gift I got from the <a href="http://www.experienceyourpower.com/">The Experience workshop</a><a href="http://www.experienceyourpower.com/">.</a> An inspiring song that makes me feel my power again, every time I listen to it. <a href="http://youtu.be/79GD---xXc4">It's In Every One Of Us. </a><br /><br />jon-david is an Experience graduate and is using his gifts and living his dreams. He's a blogger at TheLocalTourist.com. Read his novels, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mafia-Hairdresser-ebook/dp/B004T42XEE/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1318340589&sr=1-1">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, and, The Glow Stick Gods. jon-david is a hairdresser at <a href="http://mychicagosalon.com/">Joseph Michael's Salon & Spa</a> and is happily in a relationship with David Cradduck--they have two dogs, Olive the, LabDoodle and Junebug, the Yorkie.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-83501930085802859442011-10-04T08:18:00.000-07:002018-06-27T08:29:38.864-07:00Thank you, Carrie FisherIn the acknowledgment section of my book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Mafia Hairdresser,</span> I tell author actress, Carrie Fisher, "it was because of you that I became a writer." And this is true.<br />
To my knowledge, I did not know Carrie Fisher in the sense that we ever exchanged words or thoughts. I'm not even sure if our eyes met or if she even paid the slightest amount of notice to me the many times our paths crossed. The reason that I'm not sure was that I was under the influence of many things, including youth and bashfulness, when we were both intermingling around the Hollywood party scene at the same time. Of course, I knew who she was, but I was a little twink of a hairdresser working for a mob couple and we got invited to all the same fancy shindigs where the coke was free and the Dom Perignon was on tap.<br />
I loved watching Carrie Fisher, from afar, at those parties. She was captivating and funny and she was always making the men around her double over in pain from laughter. I do not know if she was under the influence of anything but a jacked-up magnetism, but I wrote a fictionalized interpretation of how I remembered the real Carrie in my first book; which <span style="font-style: italic;">also </span>takes place in the 80s. I hope, one day, she reads my book and smiles. But I really want her to know that it wasn't until years later that she became my inspiration to become a writer. When her book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Postcards from the Edge</span>, came out, I was so impressed at how effortlessly she came through the pages. It was like I was actually listening to the real Carrie Fisher that I used to eavesdrop on. The humor and stabbing wit in her book made me laugh out loud and her story told of the era of when I had also been at those wild parties. I thought, I talk like this, I can write like this and I think I can do this too. I had also lived through those Hollywood high-times and I had a story to tell as well.<br />
Thank you, Carrie Fisher. You still inspire me.<br />
Read all of Carrie Fishers books, <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Postcards-Edge-Carrie-Fisher/dp/0743466519">Postcards from the Edge</a>, Surrender the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, The Best Awful, Shockaholic, Wishful Drinking. </span>And do go see her Broadway play, <span style="font-style: italic;">Wishful Drinking</span>!<br />
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<li>jon-david's third book, <span style="font-style: italic;">Murder, There's An App For That, </span>is due out on eBooks November 2012</li>
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<br /><div>I am always thankful that I have a never ending list of things to write about and, when I’m too tired to necessarily dig deep into a story or blog that I’m interested in, I let my Facebook Friends write a story for me.
<br />This one comes from a co-worker/friend today. On his wall he wrote:
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<br /><strong>“Just saw a commercial for a Christian dating website, Christianmingle. You losers are going to hell, just sayin...”
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<br />2 people liked his post.
<br />One person said, “Haha, Total Losers”
<br />Of which my co-worker responded “Totally”
<br />Another person said, “I already have my one way ticket so, I’m not worried.”
<br />The last post was: “Christianmingle? w..t..F?!?!”
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<br />My immediate reaction was one of appall and I was also a little offended by his remark as well. Although I do not identify myself as a Christian, in a organized religion sense, I was christened in the Catholic church and I can understand how there came to be dating services for Christians looking for other Christians to date; just like there are Jewish dating organizations. And, even though I may have a huge difference of opinion where it concerns some Christian organization’s viewpoint on things like civil unions, gay rights, reproductive right etc, I would never slag the whole religion in general or the fact that they date. I think Christian people are pretty nice and I love them as much as my Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist friends. I hope they all get dates.
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<br />And then I got to thinking: Didn’t I have my Facebook friend in the Social Media Class that I taught at work? If he was there, why would he write something like that in a public format? Did my friend not know that some of his clients may be upset about such a statement? And, if even one of the salon’s clients had an issue with the statemement, I’m sure that statement would come back to bite him in the leg--if not get a talking to by management. I’m sure it’s not a thing to fire someone over, but I know I taught him that Facebook and anything online is not private. This guy is a sweet guy. And he’s funny, in person. Maybe it was just one of those flippant posts that he just didn’t think about too much? So I wrote him a personal one-to-one FB message. My tone was pretty straightforward.
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<br />Saw your post on Christian dating service and you saying they are going to hell. I know for certain that saying that anywhere, especially online, can and will be taken offensively and can be used against you--and, if you actually think about it, is not very smart. I suggest you take it off.
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<br />When I saw him make other posts and he didn’t take the offensive post off, I thought, what the heck: Let my friend write my next Social Media Blog.
<br />I will say this one more time: Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Linkin etc. is not you. It is an ongoing public discussion and you get to focus your content to what your “brand” is about. Unless you have a big bank account, a secure job and revenue stream, and you are willing to fight for any controversial statements that you make on these social media platforms, I suggest that you take another look at who’s looking at you.
<br />I’m a writer who tells it like it is. I’ll fight for what I say online & admit when I’m wrong about what I’ve said. I’ll also stand up for anyone who is unnecessarily slagged whether they be Christians, daters, “looser,” or puppies.
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It expires by 8/28/2011<br /><a class="actorPhoto UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_MED_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/mafiahairdresser" ft="{"type":60}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=622392195"><img class="uiProfilePhoto profilePic uiProfilePhotoLarge img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/274688_622392195_6920813_q.jpg" /></a><div class="storyInnerContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_MED_Content"><div class="mainWrapper"><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><div class="actorName actorDescription" ft="{"type":2}"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mafiahairdresser" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=622392195">Jon-David J-d</a></div> <span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}">Have you read Mafia Hairdresser? If you have not, you can rectify that oversight here <a href="http://ow.ly/5R3Tf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/5R3Tf</a> use insider code KY72M </span></h6><div class="mvm uiStreamAttachments clearfix fbMainStreamAttachment" ft="{"type":10}"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix"><a class="external UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_MED_Image" title="" href="http://ow.ly/5R3Tf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ft="{"type":41}"><img class="img" alt="" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCUkFcv9c8Zvgvx&w=90&h=90&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcache.smashwire.com%2FbookCovers%2F0b33cf80752c592126a77816a1b498a0a53bce8c-thumb" /></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_MED_Content fsm fwn fcg"><div class="uiAttachmentTitle" ft="{"type":11}"><strong><span><a href="http://ow.ly/5R3Tf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mafia Hairdresser, an Ebook by Jon-David</a></span></strong> </div><span class="caption"><a href="http://www.smashwords.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.smashwords.com</a></span><div class="mts uiAttachmentDesc">It’s the get-rich-quick 80s and a young hairdresser climbs the L.A. social-scene ladder to reach more than he bargained for by moonlighting for a cocaine trafficking couple. Cars made out of coke, Hawaiian vacations, glitzy clothes & a steady flow of money makes a fabulously dangerous lifestyle that</div></div></div></div><form class="live_247497948602230_131325686911214 commentable_item autoexpand_mode" method="post" name="{5C088896-C4CC-4430-A6D8-9DC9D2BE379D}" action="/ajax/ufi/modify.php" rel="async" live="{"seq":3587792}"><input name="charset_test" value="€,´,€,´,水,Д,Є" type="hidden"><input name="post_form_id" value="7140e63a655ecaaf62dd9db42607a282" autocomplete="off" type="hidden"><input name="fb_dtsg" value="AQBFplVK" autocomplete="off" type="hidden"><input name="feedback_params" value="{"actor":"622392195","target_fbid":"247497948602230","target_profile_id":"622392195","type_id":"17","source":"2","assoc_obj_id":"","source_app_id":"0","extra_story_params":[],"content_timestamp":"1312028448","check_hash":"da4276314b5f2c91"}" autocomplete="off" type="hidden"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiStreamFooter"><div class="UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_ICON_Content"><span><span class="uiStreamSource" ft="{"type":26}"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/mafiahairdresser/posts/247497948602230"><abbr title="Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 7:20am" date="Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:20:48 -0700">July 30 at 7:20am</abbr></a></span><span class="UIActionLinks UIActionLinks_bottom" ft="{"type":"20"}"> · <button class="like_link stat_elem as_link" title="Like this item" name="like" type="submit" ft="{"type":22}"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button> · <label class="uiLinkButton comment_link" title="Leave a comment"><input value="Comment" ft="{"type":24}" type="button"></label> · <a class="share_action_link" title="Send this to friends or post it on your profile." href="http://www.blogger.com/ajax/sharer/?s=99&appid=2309869772&p%5B0%5D=622392195&p%5B1%5D=247497948602230" rel="dialog" ft="{"type":25}">Share</a></span></span></div></div><ul class="uiList uiUfi focus_target fbUfi" ft="{"type":30}"><li class="ufiNub uiListItem uiListVerticalItemBorder"><br /></li><li class="ufiItem uiUfiLike uiListItem uiListVerticalItemBorder" ft="{"type":31}"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix"><a class="UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_ICON_Image" tabindex="-1"><label class="uiUfiLikeIcon" title="Like this item"></label></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_ICON_Content"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/aliciakan" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=617652159">Alicia Kan</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000855505080" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100000855505080">Sara Lynne</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AM.socialmediadiva" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1511719862">AnnMarie VanDenburgh Walsh</a> like this.</div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComments uiListItem uiListVerticalItemBorder" ft="{"type":32}"><ul class="commentList"><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3558736 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/aliciakan" ft="{"type":34,"target":"617652159"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/203410_617652159_5795600_q.jpg" /></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Ext"><div class="uiSelector inlineBlock commentHideSelector stat_elem uiSelectorRight" name="hide_option[3558736]" autosubmit="1"><input class="submitButton" value="Submit" type="submit"></div></div><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/aliciakan" ft="{"type":35,"target":617652159}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=617652159">Alicia Kan</a> <span jsid="text">Reread it last night. It's movie material!</span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr title="Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:07am" date="Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:07:50 -0700">July 30 at 8:07am</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3558736 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3558736]" type="submit" value="3558736"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3558820 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/mafiahairdresser" ft="{"type":34,"target":"622392195"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/274688_622392195_6920813_q.jpg" /></a><label class="deleteAction stat_elem UIImageBlock_Ext uiCloseButton" for="u086548_1"><input id="u086548_1" title="Remove" name="delete[3558820]" value="Submit Query" type="submit"></label><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/mafiahairdresser" ft="{"type":35,"target":622392195}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=622392195">Jon-David J-d</a> <span jsid="text">Oh thank you! It was a screenplay to begin with and it's sitting right here on my desk. I just haven't had time to sell it.</span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr title="Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 8:32am" date="Sat, 30 Jul 2011 06:32:29 -0700">July 30 at 8:32am</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3558820 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3558820]" type="submit" value="3558820"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3560620 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/aliciakan" ft="{"type":34,"target":"617652159"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/203410_617652159_5795600_q.jpg" /></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Ext"><div class="uiSelector inlineBlock commentHideSelector stat_elem uiSelectorRight" name="hide_option[3560620]" autosubmit="1"><input class="submitButton" value="Submit" type="submit"></div></div><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/aliciakan" ft="{"type":35,"target":617652159}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=617652159">Alicia Kan</a> <span jsid="text">NPH for Jessy!</span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr title="Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 2:22pm" date="Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:22:35 -0700">July 30 at 2:22pm</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3560620 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3560620]" type="submit" value="3560620"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3584647 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":34,"target":"656551733"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/173882_656551733_2994607_q.jpg" /></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Ext"><div class="uiSelector inlineBlock commentHideSelector stat_elem uiSelectorRight" name="hide_option[3584647]" autosubmit="1"><input class="submitButton" value="Submit" type="submit"></div></div><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":35,"target":656551733}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=656551733">Anne Colombero</a> <span jsid="text">Jon-David, I LOVED LOVED LOVED YOUR BOOK!!! OMG!!! I was laughing out loud ~ so many memories of the 80's that I had forgotten "Guy!" (with some I'm still trying to forget!). I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK & I'm sending it to my daughter! </span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr class="timestamp" title="Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 2:18pm" date="Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:18:24 -0700">17 hours ago</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3584647 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3584647]" type="submit" value="3584647"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3584657 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":34,"target":"656551733"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/173882_656551733_2994607_q.jpg" /></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Ext"><div class="uiSelector inlineBlock commentHideSelector stat_elem uiSelectorRight" name="hide_option[3584657]" autosubmit="1"><input class="submitButton" value="Submit" type="submit"></div></div><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":35,"target":656551733}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=656551733">Anne Colombero</a> <span jsid="text">You are so talented and I'm so proud of YOU!!! I can't wait to see the movie ~ and to read your next book!!! LOVE YOU!!!</span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr class="timestamp" title="Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 2:20pm" date="Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:20:14 -0700">17 hours ago</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3584657 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3584657]" type="submit" value="3584657"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3584695 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":34,"target":"656551733"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/173882_656551733_2994607_q.jpg" /></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Ext"><div class="uiSelector inlineBlock commentHideSelector stat_elem uiSelectorRight" name="hide_option[3584695]" autosubmit="1"><input class="submitButton" value="Submit" type="submit"></div></div><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":35,"target":656551733}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=656551733">Anne Colombero</a> <span jsid="text">BRILLIANT ENDING! Now I can't help wondering... how much was fact or fiction? Hmmm...? ;o) For anyone who missed the '80's... A MUST READ!!!</span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr class="timestamp" title="Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 2:28pm" date="Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:28:53 -0700">16 hours ago</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3584695 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3584695]" type="submit" value="3584695"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3587116 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/mafiahairdresser" ft="{"type":34,"target":"622392195"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/274688_622392195_6920813_q.jpg" /></a><label class="deleteAction stat_elem UIImageBlock_Ext uiCloseButton" for="u086549_2"><input id="u086549_2" title="Remove" name="delete[3587116]" value="Submit Query" type="submit"></label><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/mafiahairdresser" ft="{"type":35,"target":622392195}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=622392195">Jon-David J-d</a> <span jsid="text">Yeah..... Kinda true! </span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr class="timestamp" title="Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 10:54pm" date="Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:54:01 -0700">8 hours ago</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3587116 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3587116]" type="submit" value="3587116"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li><li class="uiUfiComment comment_3587792 ufiItem ufiItem"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix uiUfiActorBlock"><a class="actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_SMALL_Image" tabindex="-1" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":34,"target":"656551733"}"><img class="uiProfilePhoto uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/173882_656551733_2994607_q.jpg" /></a><div class="UIImageBlock_Ext"><div class="uiSelector inlineBlock commentHideSelector stat_elem uiSelectorRight" name="hide_option[3587792]" autosubmit="1"><input class="submitButton" value="Submit" type="submit"></div></div><div class="commentContent UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_SMALL_Content" ft="{"type":33}"><a class="actorName" href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656551733" ft="{"type":35,"target":656551733}" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=656551733">Anne Colombero</a> <span jsid="text">OMG!!!</span><div class="commentActions fsm fwn fcg"><abbr class="timestamp" title="Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 12:54am" date="Wed, 03 Aug 2011 22:54:00 -0700">6 hours ago</abbr> · <span class="comment_like_3587792 fsm fwn fcg" ft="{"type":36}"><button class="stat_elem as_link cmnt_like_link" title="Like this comment" name="like_comment_id[3587792]" type="submit" value="3587792"><span class="default_message">Like</span><span class="saving_message">Unlike</span></button></span></div></div></div></li></ul></li><li class="uiUfiAddComment clearfix uiUfiSmall ufiItem ufiItem uiListItem uiListVerticalItemBorder"><div class="UIImageBlock clearfix mentionsAddComment"><img class="uiProfilePhoto actorPic UIImageBlock_Image UIImageBlock_ICON_Image uiProfilePhotoMedium img" alt="" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-ash2/274688_622392195_6920813_q.jpg" /><div class="commentArea UIImageBlock_Content UIImageBlock_ICON_Content"><div class="commentBox"><div id="u086549_4" class="uiMentionsInput textBoxContainer"><div class="highlighter"><div><span class="highlighterContent"><br /></span></div></div><div id="u086550_6" class="uiTypeahead mentionsTypeahead"><div class="wrap"><input class="hiddenInput" autocomplete="off" type="hidden"><div class="innerWrap"><textarea class="enter_submit DOMControl_placeholder uiTextareaNoResize uiTextareaAutogrow textBox mentionsTextarea textInput" title="Write a comment..." name="add_comment_text" autocomplete="off" placeholder="Write a comment...">Write a comment...</textarea></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></li></ul></form></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-24501381603447311652011-07-28T07:01:00.000-07:002011-07-28T07:54:08.082-07:00Miracle Whip Contest--I don't qualify.<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HFLcYPP9ST4/TjFsur_h62I/AAAAAAAAAIo/0D7GfStNS1E/s1600/pie-fight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 181px; height: 200px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634404158156172130" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HFLcYPP9ST4/TjFsur_h62I/AAAAAAAAAIo/0D7GfStNS1E/s200/pie-fight.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I saw on Twitter that <a href="http://youtu.be/01xCAPQqcOs">Miracle Whip has a Youtube</a> contest where you tell how Miracle Whip has helped or hindered a relationship of yours and you could win $25,000 for you wedding or divorce. That’s cute right?<br />Well, I hate Miracle Whip. So I cannot write a Youtube script that would ring true or be endearing, and I’m not getting married or divorced. But I have a Miracle Whip story that’s worth telling and it’s the reason that I still flinch and gag whenever I even think that Miracle Whip might be in a sandwich I’m about to bite into.<br />It was the 80s and I was traveling north on the 405 freeway from Long Beach, California, (where I lived) to Azusa, where I was finishing up Beauty School. I’m sure I was talking on my “brick” phone with one hand and eating my Jack in the Box breakfast sandwich with the other, while steering my ’68 Plymouth Barracuda with my knee and going 80 miles an hour with traffic. (I live in Chicago now and I miss driving alongside my fellow “pro” freeway drivers.)<br />About 2 miles up ahead was the 91 east to west onramp overpass to the southbound 405 and a huge freight truck was on it. The truck’s cargo must have been packed to the top of the refrigerated interior because, as it took the curve on the overpass, the whole truck, minus the driver in the cab, tipped over and fell onto all of the northbound lanes. Luckily, it was early morning in the middle of summer so as cars approached the freight compartment as it was falling they were able to avoid being crushed or hitting it. Not so lucky for people in cars like me who saw what was happing up ahead: we witnessed the top of the freight compartment popping off like a squeezed frozen juice container as it hit the pavement. Only no juice squirted out: just boxes containing thousands of jars of Miracle Whip. And those jars of white fluffy spread popped and broke and began to spew its sploof all over the freeway so the next “wave” of fellow Los Angelino fab drivers began to slip and slide all around like bumper cars at a carnival; only we were all such good drivers that we had slowed down by the time we came to the Miracle Whipastrophe that we never hit each other.<br />I had never had a problem with Miracle Whip before the incident. I usually bought Best Foods mayo but if Miracle Whip was in the house--I liked it just as well. But after I spent that whole summer smelling the sun cooked Kraft product in my car, it’s a wonder I have not had trauma therapy for that condiment calamity. That whole summer was spent washing and power washing the underside of my muscle car: in the wheel wells, the undercarriage, engine... Miracle Whip, I don’t qualify for your $25,000 but is it too late to ask for a new car? </div><div><br />jon-david is the author of, <a href="http://mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, available on all eBook formats and <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/68652">Smashwords.com</a>. His second book will be on sale this fall and can be previewed with book 1.</div><div> </div><div> Original Twitter post from @MiracleWhip<br />"Tell us how MW affects your relationship for a chance to win $25K for your wedding or divorce @ http://t.co/JrhSnEk. No purchase necessary."</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-56273843788701573172011-07-26T07:14:00.000-07:002011-07-26T09:02:14.931-07:00I'm a hairdresser who writes. Take your tech and shove it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwfd8Nt-BtjRQ2DuljjQ7jcg9GFuwVzmo-9SUpTFaDqiy1TmKs1iehA5NXCkqFK8-CF1E6ogcNC-L9tv8qvR_qhNP3aPlbQFOXwlo2kxEEzhgqrgD-cYCMouUjZ1pKRcKdYfcNry_KuQX/s1600/JD+in+Cowboyhat+fun+pic+jpeg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 83px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwfd8Nt-BtjRQ2DuljjQ7jcg9GFuwVzmo-9SUpTFaDqiy1TmKs1iehA5NXCkqFK8-CF1E6ogcNC-L9tv8qvR_qhNP3aPlbQFOXwlo2kxEEzhgqrgD-cYCMouUjZ1pKRcKdYfcNry_KuQX/s200/JD+in+Cowboyhat+fun+pic+jpeg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633681183992542658" border="0" /></a>I've just wasted hundreds of dollars, many hours, months, stress and lots of karma points trying to apply tech blogger savvy to my writing. I have a damned good book to sell, Mafia Hairdresser, and I will do everything it takes to make sure that as many people read it as possible; BUT I am throwing in the towel trying to become a professional blogger to do it. By the way, this is my #TechWeek “tribute,” and my hats-off-to-bloggers, and my shitty apology to my BF & social media friends who said they’d love to help me.<br />If you know me, I hang around a very cool group of Chicago social media specialists. They have thier own companies, are paid handsomely for thier blogging or Twitter services, and they have all learned how to utilize their posts to drive search engine rankings to thier benefits and connect with other bloggers. It is my understanding that <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress</a> is now the ultimate blogging application and that <span style="font-style: italic;">it is magic</span> and a must for linking people to your product, profile and services. All my friends use it and they strongly recommended that I use it. It only took me two months to discover that it’s not a website or host and that my website’s builder is not compatible. I had to learn what a MySQL, SEO and figure out File Transfer Protocol (FTP) was and why I needed it. I also learned there is a whole inner-sanctum of <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress</a> users that remind me of the Dungeons & Dragons clubs of the past: I just don't want to learn how to delve into the different levels--I just want to play!<br />You’d think that I would have asked my friends for some help after I bought a hosting service from <a href="http://www.bluehost.com/">Bluehost</a> to replace my <a href="http://www.godaddy.com/">GoDaddy</a> service and couldn’t figure out a new dashboard. But my BF is an IT specialist. Not a website builder, mind you, but he knows a hellava lot more about how to build a website and move a blogging application into it. Well, it turns out, it was the last thing he wanted to do and I tortured the poor man for two months so, by the time I had time to start asking help from friends, I was so brain-fried and frustrated that I got my money back from Bluehost (they were sweet & I'll be back!) and trashed the idea of using the culty Wordpress application and now I dare anyone to console me or tell me that they’d be glad to help me until I cool down. “I will cut you,” may not just be my motto.<br />I have read <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305">Smashwords Marketing Guide</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/WordPress-All-in-One-For-Dummies%C2%AE-ebook/dp/B004UARUOA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1311694644&sr=1-1">WordPress All In One For Dummies</a>, and countless manuals on how to upload my book for Kindle and iBook formats. I am as savvy as I’m going to get right now and I'm going reject anymore tech related material that comes my way. This Bloggy Blogger Blogspot will have to suffice for a while and now I will blog once a week here. I will still blog weekly for <a href="http://thelocaltourist.com/local_tourists/3368/content-comments">The Local Tourist</a> magazine under my Twitter handle <a href="http://twitter.com/mafiahairdreser">@mafiahairdreser</a> and, hopefully, bloggers will blog about me. It’s enough, right?<br />So now, my immediate to-do list: I have book 2, <span style="font-style: italic;">The Glow Stick God</span>, to get ready to be available on eBooks, <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/68652">Smashwords.com</a> and <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">MafiaHairdresser.com</a>. That means promotional videos, press, social media and cover design before November. I am also writing book 3, Murder There’s An App For That, about the <a href="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/04/iphones_gay_cruising_app_leads.php">murder</a> of a good friend and the sometimes dark and funny side of being plugged in all the time being a “social media expert.” Yes, friends, I’m writing about you. But, if you’ve read, <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/68652">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, or the preview to The Glow Stick God on the eBook version, you wouldn’t worry-I'm nothing but a pissy hairdresser & an <span style="font-style: italic;">ex</span>-professional party boy who writes--AND I fictionalize the truth & I don’t like to hurt anyone with my writing except, of course, myself.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-31680000126103394372011-06-21T08:04:00.001-07:002011-06-21T08:07:37.707-07:00Description of Mafia HairdresserI need a short Description and a Long Description for my book.<br />Can you read these and tell me ANYTHING in the Comments? Open to suggestions.<br /><br />It’s the get-rich-quick 80s and a young hairdresser climbs the L.A. social scene ladder to get more than he bargained for by moonlighting for a cocaine trafficking couple. Cars made out of coke, Hawaiian vacations, new clothes & lots of money makes a fabulously dangerous lifestyle that becomes murderous. Based on the author's own fabulous life. Book 1 of a series.<br /><br /><br /><br />Southern California in the 1980s was the apex of the universe for the pauper-impaired. Dynasty, Madonna, designer-everything, mobile phones and cocaine ushered in the Me Generation’s appetite for addictive living. In Los Angeles, a young hairdresser named, Jessy, dressed for success and wanted to get rich quick and got more than he bargained for by moonlighting for clients like, Big-Don, who owned a chain of auto-repair shops and supplied drugs to the Hollywood elite. Big-Don’s wife, Claire, whose habit of employing young hairdressers for more than her fashion appetite gets Jessy hooked on more than a new lifestyle.<br />Jessy’s day-job, at an upscale salon, Beautious Maximous, becomes strained as his co-workers and employers try their best to keep the boy grounded despite the manager being the town’s “queen” of gossip and his friends having to deal with the oncoming age of compulsory condom-sex due to a new un-named plague.<br />This Mafia Hairdresser is gifted cars, clothing and coke. Vacations to Hawaii, attending music & movie industry parties, and all-you-can-snort cocaine from the mob couple only temporarily mask the fact that Jessy had become part of the crime family where there is no such thing as quitting or leaving. Must this Mafia Hairdresser resort to drugs, blackmail and a possible accidental manslaughter?<br />Mafia Hairdresser is Book 1 in series and based on the author’s own fabulously dangerous lifestyle.<br /><br />Mafia Hairdresser is already available for Kindle. After these descriptions of the book are finalized, I'll be able to make the book available on all Ebook formats such and Nook and ibooks.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-41815633233074677022011-05-17T13:17:00.001-07:002011-05-17T13:44:48.123-07:00Vote for Chicago's Anti-Cruelty Society.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XM2N9SGOBixEtFljWIaWDgQnGy-RL3EXp_yM78qDFSot1jbScX8e1K0Nm3_Xgfdhyphenhyphen91KA1MZSl93l5wnLr8KnTxRP5ouTvdQiQlqVp-L2zGuOYil9G7joTf3HV7cwlIGOWQYT9pv7wXB/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607782624976644290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XM2N9SGOBixEtFljWIaWDgQnGy-RL3EXp_yM78qDFSot1jbScX8e1K0Nm3_Xgfdhyphenhyphen91KA1MZSl93l5wnLr8KnTxRP5ouTvdQiQlqVp-L2zGuOYil9G7joTf3HV7cwlIGOWQYT9pv7wXB/s200/016.JPG" /></a>The Anti-Cruelty Society LOCAL CHARITY, Needs Area Support in Effort to Win $500,000 from Chase Community Giving.<br />Did you know that the Anti-Cruelty Society is Chicago’s oldest and largest private animal welfare organization and helps OVER 50,000 pets and people every year? I adopted my cat, Yvett MewMew, from them and it’s the one of the best facilities and has the best trained staff.<br />Today the Anti-Cruelty has the chance to receive a much needed grant from the Chase Community Giving program running on the Facebook platform. And they will be just 1 of over 100 other non-profits reaching out for some of the 5 million being given to non-profits across America. Anti-Cruelty needs this money to pay for the transportation of over 3000 animals out of abusive situations and prevent cruel animal deaths in our community.<br />Won’t you help them receive this money? It’s so easy. Just go to <a href="http://www.anticruelty.org/vote">http://www.anticruelty.org/vote</a> and follow the directions or go to the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/ChaseCommunityGiving">Chase Community Giving </a>page and "Like" their page and then ON THE LEFT SIDE OF PAGE YOU WILL SEE <a href="http://www.facebook.com/AntiCruelty?ref=ts&sk=wall#!/ChaseCommunityGiving?sk=app_162065369655">CHASE GIVING</a>: visit The Anti-Cruelty Society's Chase Community Giving voting page to place your vote! You can only vote once for a charity.<br />Voting begins on Thursday, May 19 at 12:01 a.m. and ends Wednesday May 25 at Midnight..<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-76562177826027252862011-05-17T11:59:00.000-07:002011-05-18T06:41:21.561-07:00More Help for Fine or Weakened Hair<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6lZTsYCxeeU/TdLHd7fSHII/AAAAAAAAAHI/QBzhI3reYIs/s1600/Kerastase%2Bbain%2Bde%2Bforce.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607763803028724866" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6lZTsYCxeeU/TdLHd7fSHII/AAAAAAAAAHI/QBzhI3reYIs/s200/Kerastase%2Bbain%2Bde%2Bforce.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>If you know me as a hairdresser, you also know that I am the go-to guy if you have fine or weak hair. You know, the kind of hair that doesn’t seem to grow past a certain length? It’s always fly-away. Never shiny. And it’s the kind of hair that is often mistaken for dry hair and yet, if you load it up with moisturizers, it goes limp and looks like you’ve used olive oil for a styling product.<br />You also might know that I have, for years, used a little known product (among others) called, <a href="http://mafiahairdresser.blogspot.com/search/label/Fine%20Hair">Emergencee, by Nexxus</a> to help me bond a polymer to weak hair shafts in an effort to increase diameter, strengthen, add body and allow my clients to have longer hair. Well now I’ve found my new favorite product(s). It’s made by <a href="http://www.kerastase.com/dispatch/index.aspx">Kérastase</a>, a French brand that the salon, where I work, just partnered with. I’ve been aware of the line for years but I had never worked in a salon that used it. But now I’m very impressed Kérastase and pleased to tell you about its treatments for fine or weakened hair and that it’s now available at Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa.<br />The entire staff was being given the in-salon product knowledge class where we got to work with the products and see, first-hand, what the treatments lines can do for our clients. These types of classes are great for stylists because we get to use the products on ourselves to touch, feel, work with and experience them before we even apply them to our daily repertoire of hair remedies for clients.<br />Since I don’t have any hair no one picked me to be their partner for trying out our new Kérestase treatments.<br />But I got the last laugh because I had the opportunity to see everyone else’s results from the different treatments for varied hair problems each staff member was asked to address. All of the results were instantaneous and substantial, from dry or curly-rebellious, to mature hair.<br />But the fine weakened hair of my friend & co-worker, (& part-time gorgeous model—she’s on the cover of my book!) Eileen was definitely the most dramatic. Eileen has the kind of hair that looks fine yet straight when it is blown out and flattened with a heating tool. It is long and appears to have body due to the blond demensional highlights. But when it’s freshly shampooed, it feels dry and tangles easily and no amount of conditioner seems to make it feel nice until most of the water is blown out of it. This is the exact type of hair that I used to coat up with the polymers or weightless oils so that can be thicker and not flimsy once it’s styled.<br />The stylist who did Eileen’s treatment shampooed her hair with Kérastase Bain De Force shampoo. It’s made specifically for hair that is weak or damaged (highlights!) and hair that doesn’t have a lot of elasticity (think: stretchy = bad). A good fine-hair shampoo will not over-cleanse the outer layer of the hair shaft but should leave a top-coat of protection and this one does just that. If a person has dry and weakened hair you would use Bain Age Recharge and Eileen could easily also have used this one too. Both are available for home use.<br />The in-salon treatment that was used on Eileen was called Concentré Age Recharge. It would cost a client $35 in our salon to have it done and it’s worth every penny. The stylist applied the strengthening liquid on her hair and suddenly her hair was smooth, shiny, radiant, and it looked like younger and naturally colored hair. But the proof was in the blow dry. Her hair was easy to blow dry and the length had bounce and shine.<br />How long will it last? I tell my clients that their treatment lasts as long as they keep on supporting what I did in-salon at their very own homes. That means using the right shampoo, hair masques, and strengtheners vs. moisturizers and/or thermal protectors. Everyone is different and has different lifestyles. For Eileen, she’ll use either of the shampoos I mentioned and Care Volumactive, an at-home conditioner.<br />I hope that you check out the Kérastase line. I’m going to be blogging more about the results I get in the future and I want to hear from you too.<br />jon-david is a <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">professional writer</a> as well as a Master Stylist at <a href="http://www.mychicagosalon.com/">Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa</a>. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-37516636779005089262011-05-12T07:56:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:20:48.310-07:00If you are anti-Social you will probably poo-poo Social MediaMy friends and people I know and don’t know tell me all the time, “I don’t get Foursquare,” or, “I won’t waste my time on Facebook.” And I know there are cavernous voids in many people’s brains about Twitter and LinkIn and more. Unless you are like me and have learned what they are about, people simply don’t know what they don’t know about all of these “social platforms.”<br />Think of these platforms like walking into a room. If you walk into the Facebook room you are going to “see and hear” the friends whom you have accepted. You will get invitations and see pictures of them riding their bikes along the lake and you can also share whatever you like with them, including what restaurants you’ve been to and the charities that you are associated with. Over time you will know what to expect from each friend and they will get to know what you like presenting to them and if you like responding to their information. Are you are a church person? Do you play online games and like to interact with other gamers?<br />Twitter is like walking into the conversation room. There is much dialogue and information being furiously passed across the room. And the room for business conversations & connections is LinkIn. But every single platform has one thing in common: they are all social.<br />It’s not the unknown part of using social media that makes people pause from becoming participants; it’s the social part that intimidates. I’ve given up training my friends in social media because I find that everyone wants to put out information to prospective clients over social media platforms—but they don’t want to receive any input, invitations, requests or information from others. The social media specialists, like me, who have been using Twitter, Foursquare, Yelp, CitySearch etc. know thousands of people and have many connections. Who wouldn’t want to promote their restaurant, church, charity, political thoughts to thousands of people who might support their individual endeavors? The problem is that for you to put out your information into the room or conversation, you have to participate and “speak” as well as listen—people have to learn that you are here to stay and that you or you business has integrity--and you have to be willing to take the conversation offline as soon as possible.<br />The cardinal rule for any Social Media Specialist is to “take it offline” as soon as possible. Social is the first word and that’s exactly what we must try to do: We meet each other after our initial conversation in that room full of others, and it is offline where we learn how much we have in common and how much we can help each other. And, let me tell you, you will meet your new best friends whom you have the most things in common with. People may meet through a media platform by common interests and the relationships that are gained can nurture a business or a cause. Social Media is just a new way of taping into your community to mingle, prosper, help, create and change the world but it’s still about people. So, it’s really about connecting with people you’ve been trying to attract to you and that sounds personal and professional and very wise to me.<br />go to <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/">www.MafiaHairdresser.com</a> to continue the “conversation.”<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-9332672301898560602011-03-31T06:17:00.000-07:002011-03-31T07:52:45.647-07:00I don't see Breast Cancer.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u67TNTNzk4s/TZSK1wcwP4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/aJ7naMvrhdg/s1600/avonlogo.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 174px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 99px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590245693616832386" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-u67TNTNzk4s/TZSK1wcwP4I/AAAAAAAAAG4/aJ7naMvrhdg/s200/avonlogo.gif" /></a> <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JLVgY4Ty0fY/TZSJghm-aOI/AAAAAAAAAGw/zNHJ0oaADm0/s1600/chicago-city-header.gif"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 36px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590244229344291042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JLVgY4Ty0fY/TZSJghm-aOI/AAAAAAAAAGw/zNHJ0oaADm0/s200/chicago-city-header.gif" /></a> This past weekend I had the pleasure of reuniting with one of my dearest gal-pals from High School. We were on the same weapon-wielding squad, sort of speak, in our senior year, and we had a great time, back then, so it was fun to catch up and embrace our friendship anew. I will not say how long it had been since we had graduated. I fear my body would finally succumb to gravity and hasten itself back to dust should I even utter my age to myself or to the public. Barbara was on the Banner & Saber team and I was on the Riffle twirling team at Glendora High school in Southern California. She carried the letters in front of the marching band and twirled actual (blunted) sabers when the band performed at competitions and halftime shows at football games. I was one of the six maniacs who tossed heavy mock-rifles around and the Riffles and Sabers were always intermingling our acts. At our high school the Saber girls had to be a certain height and, that year especially, they were all athletic and gorgeous. And we were the very first Riffle squad and most of us were on different athletic teams so we were treated like cheerleaders with guns. Not to mention: most of the band members were award-winning & talented musicians, as well as lunch-time parking-lot stoners, so all of us were not unpopular. We met at the famous Drake Hotel for high tea and Barbara, who had taken the trip from Glendora to Chicago with her sister, caught me up on her family and children and her husband’s business etc. My partner, David, and me, talked about our dogs and jobs and my book which was just published. Our time together reaffirmed our like and love for each other and I know we will be in touch and see each other again soon. When David and I got home, David mentioned how I had “side swept” the conversation when it was brought up that Barbara had just been treated for breast cancer. I told him that I would have talked about it if I felt that it was something she wanted to talk about, or if it interested me while I was enjoying her company, fancy scones and Chai tea. Now, don’t judge too fast here: You see, as I explained to David, I hear the words <em>breast cancer</em> almost every day in my line work. As a hairdresser, most of my women clients have come into contact with the subject, directly or indirectly in some form or fashion. I’m not shy to the subject but I think I know when someone wants to talk about it or not. In fact, Barbara, who was sporting a very cute short do at Tea asked if I liked it (loved!), and that’s when she told me she had just been able to grow some hair back after the loss of it due to radiation and chemo treatments. Frankly, I went straight to the gushing about her hair because it had only dawned on me, just then, that she always had had long hair in high school. What had she been waiting for to go short? <em>Cancer?</em> I said that too and she laughed and then the dis-ease subject did never surface again. In retrospect, I can only hope that Barbara knows that I am aware of what she has gone through. While I may not have had cancer I know all the steps she had to go through to be healthy and to be able to visit Chicago and I'm aware of the emotional toll her health journey has taken on her and her family. </div><br /><div>Feeling like I do not need to actually talk about the elephant in the room stems form being a haidresser. It's my job to see the person one is <em>on the "inside."</em> Not the outside nor what is litterally reflecting back to me in the mirror. I don't see hair, daily drama and certainly not cancer; and most people are not of the words they choose. I look and listen and then my job is to reflect back to my client the real person inside -- and I try to make the hair represent that too. At the Drake, I was talking to and enjoying my friend who had been living a great life and who, just recently, had battled cancer. She is the sum of her whole life and she is delightful. </div><br /><div>If you ask me my age, I hope that you see the person on the inside, not the number. I can tell you that I’m a lucky guy who has never had a life threatening illness but I can support you if you do. I’m a great listener to whatever you are going through because I know, whether you make it through this lifetime to a ripe age, or get stopped in your tracks, I know you are the always-perfect timeless spirit-person on the inside and everyone is beautiful. </div><br /><div>Now, If you'll excuse me, I’m going to call my friend, Barbara, right now, to ask her how she is doing. I won't be walking this year but I always give to my friends and clients who ask me. The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is such a great event. "IN IT TO END IT" June 4th and 5th in Chicago <a href="http://www.avonwalk.org/chicago/">http://www.avonwalk.org/chicago/</a> Go to the website for your city. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-13943663486639068152011-03-07T20:04:00.000-08:002011-03-07T20:10:17.475-08:00Event for Silver LEED certified Apartment Building, The Morgan at Loyola Station<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--XdUD6CEgWQ/TXWrEOIkVJI/AAAAAAAAAGo/jjE7JGR1Wcw/s1600/morganloyala2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 133px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581555402197456018" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--XdUD6CEgWQ/TXWrEOIkVJI/AAAAAAAAAGo/jjE7JGR1Wcw/s200/morganloyala2.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Did you know that apartment buildings are more energy efficient than single family homes? By their very nature, cities can drain less energy on the energy grid than spread out suburbs. Think about it: shared wall-space divides, core heating & air, and four or less window walls exposed to the elements. But what if an apartment building goes for the SILVER! and decides to get a Silver LEED certification? You have a Green building that is actually %60 more efficient than a standard high-rise or apartment building. For those of you who read my last blog, it was all about what a LEED building is and how much goes into getting a certification.<br />Chicago’s latest Silver LEED building is none other than the luxury apartment building: The Morgan at Loyola Station.<br />Please join them for a celebration and check out their beautiful eco-friendly apartments March 9th.<br />Right off the Loyola Station Redline, this <a href="http://tweetvite.com/event/TheMorgan">event “tweetup!”</a> will host you with delicious bites from Steve's Deli and Burrito Beach, cocktails, and you can mingle with local businesses, such as, I-GO Car Sharing, Tricoci University, Red Mango, PopChips, Washme-Envigreen and Lynfred Winery. They will have fun giveaways for attendees.<br />RSVP at <a href="http://tweetvite.com/event/TheMorgan">http://tweetvite.com/event/TheMorgan</a><br />And contact the Retail and Residential Leasing office at <a href="http://www.morganatloyolastation.com/">The Morgan at Loyola Station</a> if you are interested in their elite apartment or retail space along with CVS & Five Guys Burgers & Fries. 773-465-9400<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-18747034723633254112011-03-04T11:15:00.000-08:002011-03-04T11:31:04.489-08:00LEED<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fFvWcDTir64/TXE9zgfO2HI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Qd2mGjkfIng/s1600/Hotel%2BFelix.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 182px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 136px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580309368392308850" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-fFvWcDTir64/TXE9zgfO2HI/AAAAAAAAAGg/Qd2mGjkfIng/s200/Hotel%2BFelix.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EYnwE58LoPM/TXE9pN6MU7I/AAAAAAAAAGY/kXMrctpiyps/s1600/morgan.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 91px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 75px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580309191606424498" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EYnwE58LoPM/TXE9pN6MU7I/AAAAAAAAAGY/kXMrctpiyps/s200/morgan.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The LEED green building certification program encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through a suite of rating systems that recognize projects that implement strategies for better environmental and health performance.<br />Here is what they look at:<br /><strong>Sustainable Sites</strong>Choosing a building's site and managing that site during construction are important considerations for a project’s sustainability. The Sustainable Sites category discourages development on previously undeveloped land; minimizes a building's impact on ecosystems and waterways; encourages regionally appropriate landscaping; rewards smart transportation choices; controls stormwater runoff; and reduces erosion, light pollution, heat island effect and construction-related pollution.<br /><strong>Water Efficiency<br /></strong>Buildings are major users of our potable water supply. The goal of the Water Efficiency credit category is to encourage smarter use of water, inside and out. Water reduction is typically achieved through more efficient appliances, fixtures and fittings inside and water-wise landscaping outside.<br /><strong>Energy & Atmosphere</strong><br />According to the U.S. Department of Energy, buildings use 39% of the energy and 74% of the electricity produced each year in the United States. The Energy & Atmosphere category encourages a wide variety of energy strategies: commissioning; energy use monitoring; efficient design and construction; efficient appliances, systems and lighting; the use of renewable and clean sources of energy, generated on-site or off-site; and other innovative strategies.<br /><strong>Materials & Resources<br /></strong>During both the construction and operations phases, buildings generate a lot of waste and use a lot of materials and resources. This credit category encourages the selection of sustainably grown, harvested, produced and transported products and materials. It promotes the reduction of waste as well as reuse and recycling, and it takes into account the reduction of waste at a product’s source.<br /><strong>Indoor Environmental Quality</strong><br />The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that Americans spend about 90% of their day indoors, where the air quality can be significantly worse than outside. The Indoor Environmental Quality credit category promotes strategies that can improve indoor air as well as providing access to natural daylight and views and improving acoustics.<br /><strong>Locations & Linkages<br /></strong>The LEED for Homes rating system recognizes that much of a home's impact on the environment comes from where it is located and how it fits into its community. The Locations & Linkages credits encourage homes being built away from environmentally sensitive places and instead being built in infill, previously developed and other preferable sites. It rewards homes that are built near already-existing infrastructure, community resources and transit, and it encourages access to open space for walking, physical activity and time spent outdoors.<br /><strong>Awareness & Education<br /></strong>The LEED for Homes rating system acknowledges that a green home is only truly green if the people who live in it use the green features to maximum effect. The Awareness & Education credits encourage home builders and real estate professionals to provide homeowners, tenants and building managers with the education and tools they need to understand what makes their home green and how to make the most of those features.<br /><strong>Innovation in Design<br /></strong>The Innovation in Design credit category provides bonus points for projects that use new and innovative technologies and strategies to improve a building’s performance well beyond what is required by other LEED credits or in green building considerations that are not specifically addressed elsewhere in LEED. This credit category also rewards projects for including a LEED Accredited Professional on the team to ensure a holistic, integrated approach to the design and construction phase.<br /><strong>Regional Priority<br /></strong>USGBC’s regional councils, chapters and affiliates have identified the environmental concerns that are locally most important for every region of the country, and six LEED credits that address those local priorities were selected for each region. A project that earns a regional priority credit will earn one bonus point in addition to any points awarded for that credit. Up to four extra points can be earned in this way. See the Regional Priority<br /><br />I did not write any of the above. I wanted this posted on my Blog for reference. Go to<br /><a href="http://www.usgbc.org/">http://www.usgbc.org/</a> for more information.<br /><br />And Congratulations to <a href="http://www.hotelfelixchicago.com/">Hotel Felix</a> and <a href="http://www.morganatloyolastation.com/">The Morgan at Loyala Station</a> a Hotel and a fabulous new dwelling apartments which were designed for Silver LEED and achievements.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-70470086167746863002011-02-20T18:34:00.000-08:002011-02-20T18:48:36.365-08:00Giving some Love to the Social Media Writers.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YabTMq-7_E4/TWHQZh76MQI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/44qpvQhL7jU/s1600/I%2Bwould%2Brather%2Bbe%2Bwriting.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575966950686339330" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YabTMq-7_E4/TWHQZh76MQI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/44qpvQhL7jU/s200/I%2Bwould%2Brather%2Bbe%2Bwriting.jpg" /></a><br /> “A hairdresser who is a writer? That’s crazy!” That’s one of the tag lines I’ve seen written about me and I’ve even used the tag in my own pitch letters to media platforms to net additional comments and publicity for my writing. Additionally, I could use this tag line to add sparkle to articles I might write about many of my friends. All I’d have to do is take out the word, hairdresser, and replace it with “mommy,” or “tea peddler,” “refrigeration specialist,” “real estate agent,” or “environmentalist.”<br /> We’ve all become writers. I believe it’s required of anyone who wants to succeed in business, whether you are an entrepreneur, a stay at home mom who wants to create a non-traditional revenue stream, or an employee who might be in a position to interact with customers via PR or social media.<br /> I’m not going to tell anyone how to write or what to write. Because writing, for me, is mostly an artistic expression, when I have the time. The artistic writing is what I sell and what I would like to get attention for. It’s the “other” writing I want to talk about. It’s the writing and words we put together to get attention to sell our books, candles or TV shows and to “snare” new customers. We have all become writers; we write blogs, comment on each other’s websites and we tweet 140 characters--multiple times a day. Most of us use email and snail-mail to send our own press releases. I’m the only one who can keep up my personal informative & pithy Facebook updates. In this Information Age it’s key to keep the “content” going out “there” to keep our business in the minds of those people whom we are trying to reach and interact with.<br /> This is a love letter to you, my fellow writers. Many times I get tired of blogging or writing press releases. I wasn’t born with a fondness for typing informational fliers to fellow staff members about book-signings or advice on how to be green. I do love to tweet. But it’s hard to keep it all up, isn’t it? Writing may or may not be a talent we possess. It may also not be our passion. Some of my friends are women with families & have a passion for children or tea. Or, like my friend, Mitch, has his own refrigeration repair business and loves specialty beers. And Lynne & Dr. Sarah have inspired passion for environmental issues. All of these people have businesses which encompass their passions and they also have blogs or books, and use Twitter and Facebook, to name a few, to make sure their business or passions makes them a good living. My hats off to all of us--just know that you are not alone.<br /> I wish we could all hang out more, my writer friends and me. I think then that I wouldn’t feel so tired and alone in the writing that I do. For writing is a very lonely thing. We have to shutter out our friends and families, and even our goals and passions to do it. I want to hang out with all of you, have a beer, and tell you that I’m with you. Whenever you write, I’m doing the same thing. I feel glad to do it but it’s tiring and it’s not always my passion and I know I have to do it. I’m just like you and I know we all feel like we are juggling a million plates in the air to make sure our business, our voice, our books!, and all of our writings are heard, seen, and read. A hairdresser who is a writer? Yes. And sometimes I just want to be a hairdresser and sometimes I want to write books and write blogs. And sometimes I just want to know that someone else is out there doing the same thing as I am and that it makes you feel crazy too.<br /> Please comment here if you like. Or you can tweet me up or even buy my book at <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/">www.mafiahairdresser.com</a><br /> My first promo books will be signed and delivered by mid March! Whoo-hoo!<br /> Love ya,<br /> j-d<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-81338630906763849012011-02-10T08:22:00.000-08:002011-02-10T08:44:09.014-08:00Drinks: Vegas Bombs & Lemoncello Martini<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gUoewNONsRI/TVQV0JM_mWI/AAAAAAAAAGI/YHbOxuBVaOA/s1600/drunk%2Bdrivers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 139px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gUoewNONsRI/TVQV0JM_mWI/AAAAAAAAAGI/YHbOxuBVaOA/s200/drunk%2Bdrivers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572102624531945826" /></a><br />Vegas Bombs<br />Everyone in Chicago seemed to know what this shot drink was except for me. I had them at McGee's the very first time and then served them at New Years. Warning: What happens after you drink a Vegas Bomb may not remembered. "What happens in Vegas..." Get it? And I guess it's not so smart to mix Red Bull with Vodka. We drank them anyway and most of us stayed up til 3 in the morning playing charades. We forgot to open the expensive champagne everyone had brought. We forgot to toast to New Years. And two guys completely forgot that they invited us all over for brunch, Jan 1st. I'm just saying. In fact, don't drink Vegas Bombs--<em>ever.</em> They must be a health risk. But here's the recipe anyway.<br /><br />1 highball glass full of Red Bull (about 1/2 a large can)<br />1 shot glass filled 1/2 Peach Schnapps & 1/2 Jack Daniel's Whiskey<br /><br />Drop the shot glass in the Red Bull and drink up! Even people who don't like Red Bull like this stimulating mind-erasing drink. <br /><br /><br />Lemoncello Martini<br />I got this one off the Internet and I liked it and served it at an Italian themed night at a friend's house.<br /><br />3 fluid ounces vodka <br />1 fluid ounce limoncello <br />1 teaspoon simple *syrup (I use half of what recipe calls for simple syrup. Too sweet for me otherwise.)<br /><br />lemon twist <br />Directions:<br />Prep Time: 5 mins<br />Total Time: 15 mins<br />1 Fill a shaker with ice. <br />2 Add vodka, limoncello and simple *syrup. <br />3 Shake well and strain into oversized martini glasses. <br />4 Garnish each with a lemon twist. <br />5 Note: Simple *syrup is made by combining 2 parts granulated sugar with 1 part water. 6 Simmer, stirring, over low heat until sugar is dissolved.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-30129535781530642862011-02-07T12:13:00.000-08:002011-02-07T12:15:20.975-08:00Jon-David is the Mafia Hairdresser on JenChicago.com<iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KLrmsy2YS7o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-17324314505289942782011-02-06T08:29:00.000-08:002011-02-06T09:06:35.543-08:00Snowmeggedon Super Bowl Sunday.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TU7OBt1IhjI/AAAAAAAAAGA/2cM3tGDaBQg/s1600/snow%2Bpic.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570616317981525554" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TU7OBt1IhjI/AAAAAAAAAGA/2cM3tGDaBQg/s200/snow%2Bpic.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Winter. Snowmeggedon. Super Bowl Sunday. For me, these are a few of the events that make me stop my doings and disrupt the planned-out timeline to my goals. I think these events actually become the true markers in my memory so I can always recall what I was doing when these events occurred.<br />I’ll always remember snOMG (that’s “Snow: Oh My God”) as the day ALL of my clients cancelled a day in advance. It will be one of the favorite days of my life where me and my partner watched 5 episodes of Dexter, played with our three dogs, and we spent hours doing our separate “homework” while watching the blizzard begin to hit us on TV which intensified our excitement while actually seeing it and hearing it pummel our high-rise and wreack havoc on the streets below.<br />The next morning I woke up to an incredible sight. There were 10 foot snow drifts against buildings and snow so high that only tops of street signs and half of bus stops were visible. There were no people that I could see and there was barely any indication that anyone had been up that morning or had ventured outside because only our building’s sidewalk had been shoveled and there were not a lot of footprints or dog prints in the 20 inches of snow. Moving cars were non-existent because the snow plows could not keep up with the pure white stuff that whipped down from the sky and blanketed the cars that were parked on the curbs. The few cars that were in the middle of the street were abandoned and covered by snow as well. You’d think the dogs would have loved running wild in the middle of our usually busy intersection without leashes, but our morning walk/play time was a little exhausting for them because the shallowest snow was up to their necks.<br />As the dogs and I came in from our first foray into our winter wonderland, we passed Lisa, and Tom, my next door neighbors (on either side) on our floor. Lisa looked exhausted and was telling Tom that she didn’t get home till 3.a.m. that morning.<br />In my head, I was thinking, jon-david, you do not have anymore time to waste! You have a book to publish, you don’t even know how E-books work yet, you have to call Billy Dec and Carrie Fisher to ask them to review your promo copy book, the spare room is not going to paint itself and your writer’s ass is going to be a fat-ass if you don’t get to the gym today. Seriously: I had stuff to do and I hadn’t done very much, the previous day, during the blizzard, including make money. My goal oriented mind needed to get back on track. But the little voice in my head that makes sure that I actually enjoy my life of “doing and accomplishing” made me stop & listen. This was going to be a once in a lifetime story that Lisa wanted to tell and I wanted and needed to hear it.<br />Lisa was one of the few Chicagoan’s that worked past 3pm on blizzard day because new boss at her new job ignored the three days of news pre-warnings that was to prepare us all for the blizzard that actually became the 3rd biggest storm that Chicago had ever seen. He was obviously a man who didn’t listen to his little happy voice in his head very much; work had to get done, regardless of the weather warnings, so he made his employees stay at work. When Lisa finally left work, she had the foresight to call the city’s transportation department to ask which route to take home to Uptown. They said for her to take Lake Shore Drive, the 40 MPH “highway” that runs along Lake Michigan: the same lake that that every news agency had been saying to stay away from because of possible 25 foot waves which would ice-up and stop all roads it would come in contact with.<br />Well, Lisa was one of those unlucky people who were imprisoned in thier cars for 10 hours. Luckily, she had enough gas to keep her car running and she was finally plowed out only to drive all the way home to find our parking garage closed in drift. Her car was one of the ones in the middle of the street abandoned that I saw that morning. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV3Bcngnv3M">Here’s a YouTube video. It’s says it all.<br /></a>I grew up in Southern California. It’s sort like its own one-season continent held together by freeways and ambition and it is mentally sectioned off into only five areas: L.A. basin, San Diego, desert, Orange County and Magic Mountain. There is no winter there and there is never going to be a Snowpocalypse. So there is never a forced opportunity to put aside the to-do list. I actually moved to Chicago to become a writer. My life as a salon owner in Long Beach was wonderful but there was no down time. It was: wake-up, run on along the beach, go to work, teach a class, go to a cocktail party, chamber meetings… And since it was always sunny, that “surf’s up—gotta go” attitude is always with you and you are outside, in the water, on your motorcycle or playing with your dogs outside all the time! I need angst. I need to stop and reflect. And I need a little friction to write about. I know my Chicago friends complain about being over the winters here, but listen-up people: it takes stamina to be sunshine happy, go-go-go all the time. Do you think you’d ever stay indoors to watch 5 episode of Dexter, or write books and blog or watch football indoors when you could be sitting on your back porch barbequing all the time? Speaking of sports—forget about it. Everyone in So. Cal. is apathetic when it comes to sports. We lost the Rams because no one went to see them—everyone is too busy achieving and being outdoors doing activities. Very few people support sports team there because no one, except me, is really from there anyway, so nobody gets attached to them.<br />So, today it’s Super Bowl Sunday and I double booked myself. Do we go over to Lisa’s? Or do I go to my buddy Mike’s because I kind of told him that his Glee party was not what I really wanted to do today and I reminded him that it was Super Bowl Sunday--so he switched it to a Super Bowl party.<br />And it snowed again! After the dogs’ morning play-time in the new snow, I soon realized that I wasn’t going to make it to church or finish my book’s screenplay or get anything else on my to-do list done. There won't be any time to get to the gym because by the time I finish this blog, my partner and I will have to have breakfast and spend a few moments together, before I have to make my way to work to do that one client from Indiana I had to reschedule from Blizzard Day—and then it’ll be time to start drinking beer and watch the game.<br />I will get my book out to Chicago and the whole world will be able to read it--someday. But I’ll always remember the time I began publishing my book because I did it during the big storms and the Super Bowl of 2011. Thank you, Chicago, I love your winters and the Bears, and the Cubs and Sox and Blackhawks and all of your sports teams. You make me stop and enjoy my friends and neighbors. I love you all. Hmmm, maybe my Indiana client cancelled today? I have a phone call to make. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/">PS: Buy my book.</a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.mafiahairdresser.com">Yeah: take time to read a good book and click here. </a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-18454321810128687762011-02-04T04:21:00.000-08:002011-02-04T04:42:53.384-08:00We are Green at Joseph Michael's Salon and Spa<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.mychicagosalon.com"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 167px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569808680240142978" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TUvvfAyZ2oI/AAAAAAAAAFw/D7RegAvBB1o/s200/Joseph%2BMichaels%2Blogo.png" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 168px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569811460992219442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TUvyA35XOTI/AAAAAAAAAF4/TpAqPNgy3HM/s200/Junbug%2Bpic%2BMatter%2Bof%2BTrust.jpg" /></a>I work at Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa and we are green. At least, as green as we can be. There isn’t a certificate or green seal of approval we could apply for, but I think we would qualify if there was one for our industry. We are learning how not to pollute and to be more sustainable every day.<br />One of the basic and simplest of ways that we try to be sustainable is to recycle. We do a lot of hair coloring services in our salon which means that we throw away a lot of plastic hair color tubes/bottles and plastic developer containers. It would be criminal for any salon to not recycle these things. In Chicago, we have “single stream” recycling, which means that we don’t have to separate basics like plastic, glass, and aluminum. This makes it easy. In Cook County, every business is supposed to recycle, by ordinance, and any business not in compliance with a recycling program could be fined. Seeeee: Criminal!<br />Did anyone see Chris Rock’s film Good Hair? It’s a recommend and I bring this movie up because it’s about the human hair industry and how hair is “harvested” from the grower and then sewn into “weaves” and used as wigs, pieces and full heads of hair on other people. Talk about recycling! At Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa, we sweep all the hair we cut off our clients’ heads and we collect it and ship it to <a href="http://www.matteroftrust.org/">Matter of Trust</a>, which uses this hair to dredge and clean up oil spills. Our clients’ hair is getting a second life!<br />We use washable cloth towels and washable rag mobs for all clean ups, which lets us avoid using paper towels and that can add up to saves trees. At home, I always use cloth napkins and I take home old and holey towels from work and I used them for my own floors and mess clean ups. (I have three dogs!) If you need some rags, just ask us. We would rather them be reused than throw them away.<br />If you like Bumble and Bumble Products, shampoos, conditioners, styling product: you are welcome to refill your product bottles at our salon and receive 10% off your refill. (We suggest that you call first to make sure your favorite product is one that we have the product to refill.)<br />Since we do a lot hair coloring in our salon, we ask that our stylist avoid wasting product. We all use grams when measuring color. This actually helps. 160 grams seems like a lot of color, but if we were using 5.7 ounces, which is the same amount… well, it’s a mental thing and it helps us not to use too much and then waste and throw unused color away. Which is another thing: we NEVER throw excess color or any food products down the drains. We know that the Chicago water system is overburdened as it is and to add chemicals or food down the drains only creates more stress on the system to have to remove these things. All waste and chemicals get scraped out of bowls and gets thrown into the trash before things are washed again.<br />And let me introduce our latest and best green effort, <a href="http://www.inoa-us.com/inoa/_en/_us/index.aspx#/page=home&data.focus=skip">INOA hair coloring by L’Oreal.</a> First of all: it rinses clear when we shampoo it off a clients head after processing. This means less chemicals slide down the drain! AND this permanent grey defying product has no ammonia in it. INOA = Innovation No Ammonia! No ammonia means no smell and no irritation. (More and more clients are becoming sensitive to hair color and I wrote about all that last year.)<br />I’m jon-david and I’m proud to work at<br />Joseph Michael’s Salon & Spa<br />1313 N. Ritchie Court<br />In the heart of the Gold Coast in Downtown Chicago<br />Check out my co-stylist’s <a href="http://mychicagosalon.com/the_talent.html">profiles & find the stylist for you.</a><br />Follow me @mafiahairdreser and Joseph Michael’s @mychicagosalon<br />and buy my book, Mafia Hairdresser at <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/">www.mafiahairdresser.com/</a><br />and Joseph Michaels Salon & Spa<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-14244467407863644832011-01-12T12:11:00.000-08:002011-01-12T12:27:00.110-08:00Credit Card Fraud & The Elderly<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TS4MdDxv_LI/AAAAAAAAAFg/a63bxNpzego/s1600/credit-card-fraud.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561396283218853042" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TS4MdDxv_LI/AAAAAAAAAFg/a63bxNpzego/s200/credit-card-fraud.jpg" /></a><br />I’ve heard that there was a lot of credit card theft and identity theft happening. Last year, someone, or some evil organization had, on two separate occasions, swiped my credit card information, and scammed money out of my checking account. But that’s totally boring compared to what I overheard a client tell one of my fellow stylists. (Yes, I listen! A lot!)<br />The client was an older lady: Gold Coast type, sweet, widowed, kids are grown up lawyers, three other residences, a maid she calls “her girl.” You get it. WELL, she shyly starts talking about a call she got the other night from a woman saying she was from the Credit Card Fraud Bureau and that one of her credit cards was being used at a Sears store, and the person using the card was using it at that very moment. But Gold Coast Widow says, “But my cards are right here in my possession!”<br />“We thought so,” says CC Fraud Bureau. And then CC Fraud Bureau tells the Gold Coast Widow that they are going to send the police straight to Sears to pick up the obviously thieving person using her duplicated credit card.<br />As the Gold Coast Widow was telling the story, she told her hairdresser that she is so completely embarrassed by the whole situation, especially with what she did next. (I love that people tell us everything! Everyone else’ job must suck boring.)<br />And this is what she did next. When the CC Fraud Bureau convinced Gold Coast Widow that all was going to be well, they both hung up only to have the CC Fraud Bureau call back ten minutes later. CC Fraud Bureau said that they caught the thief and wanted to know if she could send an undercover agent over to the Gold Coast to see the Widow’s credit cards; just to make sure that her credit cards were safe and to insure prosecution of the thief.<br />The Gold Coast Widow said that sounded acceptable, only she would meet the undercover in the lobby where there were cameras. When the undercover officer showed up, Gold Coast Widow asked to see his I.D.<br />“Ma’am,” he said smugly, “I don’t have I.D. I’m undercover.” And then she gave him her credit cards with her pin numbers when he asked for them!<br />I was not laughing at the end of the story, and the client was near to tears. The last thing I heard her telling the hairdresser was that she was very embarrassed but was not so embarrassed to say yes to a future TV interview to prevent this from happening again. I guess the police and media have been seeing this type of theft in Chicago for quite some time and they want to stop it.<br />And that is why I wrote about it. I’m just passing it along to you. If it can happen to her, it can happen to many others.<br />Epilogue: She was only out $50 because she called her son, the lawyer, after the obvious (to us!) theft. The police led her to call a local TV station. He told her she could help get the word out. I love her! The "undercover" was not visible on the lobby cameras. No one has been prosecuted or arrested in connection to this case yet.<br /><a href="http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/personalfinance/experts/practicalmoneymatters/columns/pro_9262006.php">click here for online detail on how to save elderly from credit card scam</a><br /><br />And, don't forget to subscribe to this blog and by my first novel, Mafia Hairdresser, at <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/">http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-46774521709297795412010-12-20T10:12:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:29:52.823-08:00How to live with man.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNido59RWlMa9QI2E-qW6EbGULY3u1Sf9qgyDL-HNowpI8RlqDWQGRk9LhKaqB5J8g3oeAddE4LLIM0ZEb2LudFVPAwNkQXEW70LX2x4oRsZzda4T4iMKkyN3_befWziYJYgRVjWOVGcLD/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552829893372313810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNido59RWlMa9QI2E-qW6EbGULY3u1Sf9qgyDL-HNowpI8RlqDWQGRk9LhKaqB5J8g3oeAddE4LLIM0ZEb2LudFVPAwNkQXEW70LX2x4oRsZzda4T4iMKkyN3_befWziYJYgRVjWOVGcLD/s200/024.JPG" /></a><br /><div>“I don’t understand why he doesn’t respond in a reasonable manner to my requests.” Yes, I know: No one really says that sentence in that way. But that is the basic sentiment that a lot of my female clients express to me about their boyfriends and husbands. Mostly, it’s just my job to just keep making pretty hair on their heads while telling them, “I hear ya,” so they end up feeling beautiful, emotionally open, relieved, reassured and, ultimately, <strong>empowered</strong>!<br />But, as a writer, I get to say, “I’ve been doing your hair for years, for almost as long as you’ve been doing guys, and you still keep saying the same frustrating thing about your men. Listen to yourselves, beyochs! Men aren’t ever going to respond in a manner that is reasonable to you because we’re guys and we respond to all requests, and all stimuli, as guys. And you woman keep expecting men to respond to your requests as you would like: as a woman. That’s insanity!”<br />Oh yes, I’m going to give you a straight-to-the-point tutorial, with bullet points, on how you can get your man to do what you want him to do. But first, let me tell you how my overly-broad rant was born. Today, my client, “Betsy,” came in for her highlights and she was typically depressed because her husband was being distant and they were having another, nothing out of the ordinary dry spell in their communication. He didn’t understand that when she asked him to do things like take out the trash, that it was helping her to have more time for him and doing other things like make dinner reservations, organize the cleaning help and nanny, and buy his family their Christmas gifts. I love this stuff because a)it’s not my problem, and b)hearing this stuff constantly assures me that I’m not crazy and that I’m just one of the human race who has the same problems (not exactly tho)<em> that no one talks about publicly enough</em>! Oh yes, and c) because I’m a writer and I get to process my clients' thoughts and stories and wrap and weave them around my fictional characters so I don’t have to actually delve into my own psyche or process my own personal frustrations with women and men. In other words, I get to write and judge.<br />Which leads me to my first bullet point:<br />• We will avoid processing any information, emotional or otherwise, if our mind is on something else.<br />So if you want your husband to help pick up, or watch the baby “for just ten minutes!,” when he gets home from work , just take a cheap Libby brand glass and smash it on the kitchen floor and yell any old thing about going crazy. After your <strong>less-than-a-minute</strong> tirade, your man will be glad to watch the baby because his mind had immediately let go of his day at work and he will then be in the mode of trying to placate and appease you, the mother of his child. (So what if it's out of fear.) But if you try and explain to him why you need a breather and how much you really do while he’s at work, you’re going to get glazed eyes and you’ll only get ten minutes. Go for results. Not reason. For the next time: always switch it up--never repeat the same tirade.<br />• If we nod yes to your request, and have a glazed look in our eyes, it means that we checked the listening box in the “I’m doing a good thing list,” but we will not remember what you just asked us. The memory of your request will be gone in less than 7 minutes. And if we know you saw that look that lets us off the hook.<br />My boss, Allison, sometimes forgets that I’m guy (believe me, when you work with and for women, it’s easy to do, even if you’re a straight dude…another article...), and sometimes she gives me pertinent work information too quickly or casually for me to process or remember. She told me, in casual passing (she’ll deny that), that there are these little forms to fill out if I wanted to take a day off, which would insure that my clients didn’t schedule on a day that I was not going to be there. Simple. Right? Well, I remember filling something out, but I don’t think I gave them to her. Doesn’t the front desk process paper things? (I do remember thinking that.) Anyhoo, I <em>think </em>I put them on the front desk… Story short: I was calling a bunch of clients a day ahead of their scheduled appointments to tell em, “Allison, didn’t tell me how to submit the forms so….” What Allison should have done, in the first place--to snap me out of what I was thinking, or not thinking at all (she saw the glazed eyes!), was to give me a mental & emotional picture; such as how I would feel like shit and be embarrassed if I had to personally call my clients to tell them that I would not be there for their scheduled appointments.<br />F__k the one-minute management stuff if you’re trying to make a man remember your request: use scary mental visuals. Remind men that you might come unhinged if your request might not be completed as stated. Scary visuals and memories work.<br />• If we get quiet, it means we are rejecting your request but are avoiding any confrontation on the issue.<br />This is the one where you get to be very quiet. No tirades or threats, and no reasoning! A good stare down will disrupt any rejection of your request to something like, “I really think the dogs need to be walked now.” Of course he doesn’t want to walk the dogs. Dexter’s on and setting the DVR would mean taking his hand away from his beer bottle. But a disturbing long stare into the side of the head is so unnerving that he’ll just get up and do it without any wasted long winded explanations.<br />• If we ask you for details about something like, “what exactly do you want me to pick up at the store?” We are asking you for simple list on a piece of paper.<br />Do not go into a diatribe about why you want the shit, who birthday it’s for and when we are giving it to them… TMI! If you want men to actually remember to take the list with to the store: paperclip it to his wad of cash.<br />• If you’ve done something fabulous and want him to notice, leave out the tell-tale signs for him to see how much work you’ve put into doing it.<br />If you’ve got your hair done: wear a better than usual outfit & pumps, then have your Gay over for an early evening martini when he gets home. Most men are a little jealous of their woman's friendship with their Gays. If he's always relieved you are with your Gay so it gives him more time for football you will have to include your Gay's hot straight brother in your posse. </div><div>If you’ve taken it upon yourself to putty, sand and paint that short wall where he took down the partition between the kitchen and living room last winter: leave out the paint, and putty knifes and make sure you put a drop of paint on the cuff of his favorite blazer that he left on the stove the night before. When he gets home, apologize profusely for ruining his coat. He won’t be mad at all but he’ll feel like shit and you’ll probably get taken out to dinner. </div><div>If you've gotten Botox and you want him to notice, you're an idiot because you should know that no man can discern those subtle changes in his woman-friend-spouse's face because we are always looking down when we are listening to you.<br />Look, it’s about results and harmony. It’s not about training or getting men to think like women. I think if you ladies, and men who live with men, would just shift your thinking, we’d all be a lot happier and we wouldn’t even know why. </div><div></div><div>HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!</div><div></div><div>Please order your copy of <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, the novel about my life as a hairdresser to a mob couple in the 80's, and subscribe to this blog! </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-78035867548281383852010-12-02T06:50:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:32:52.754-08:00For the love of blogging.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TPe8cPGix-I/AAAAAAAAAEY/yfz8vpSY03U/s1600/Toddy.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546108659406391266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TPe8cPGix-I/AAAAAAAAAEY/yfz8vpSY03U/s320/Toddy.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Oh my goodness,<br />I have not blogged since November 9th. Where has the time gone? Oh yes, I remember; I moved, I work as a hairdresser, and I'm publishing my first novel in less than a month.<br />But time, work, and passion are not the only reason that I have not blogged. The other reason was that I didn't really have anything that I wanted to write about. And that is a luxury for any blogger: To write what they want, when they want, and also write only when they are inspired to.<br />But most of my Social Media friends need to blog regularly and about things that they may not be as excited about as they would like. Blogging has become a gig that must be kept up regularly in hopes that it turns into a paid gig. We gain visitors to our blogs which give hits to web sites which begets followers on Twitter and Facebook. As the analytics could tell anyone who is watching, we can become very powerful tools which can push a restaurant or a product; should we deem the product worthy enough to blog about--or you pay us to write about it.<br />So, this is for the product companies who don't get it. Social Media is a wonderful tool for you to push your products. You may not understand it yet, but you had better start paying my friends what they are worth. Even I do not charge my Twitter clients full price when I do their haircuts and colors -- sometimes I comp them! These people are doing me a service by telling people if they had a good experience at my salon -- or not! The amount of people who read what my Social Media friends are saying is priceless and I appreciate it.<br />Social Media might seem like it might be too social and less analytics, but that is the beauty of it. It's social and it's about people, not numbers. But the numbers will follow the people. I'm proof. I only write what I love and my business and writing and Twitter and Facebook numbers have grown. And Yes, I can translate that to better sales than before I started a blog.<br />I am a lucky one. I do not make money from my blogging. I do not take kick-backs. I only write to make sure my name and brand is out there and I do it by blogging about things I'm passionate about.<br />Which leads me to tell you about what one of my clients invented: <a href="http://toddygear.com/#1">THE TODDY! </a><br />It's an environmentally friendly microfiber cloth made for scratch-free cleaning for your Blackberry, iPhone, iPad and any sensitive surface. </div><br /><div>It's the perfect gift and I have 5 of them and my friends love them. AND YES, I got them for free! but Todd had no idea I was going to blog about his product. I really do love it and I hope he does well with his company. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST! </div><br /><div>[Hey Todd, if your sales go through the roof....yeah, I'll take a few Toddy's...] </div><div></div>Please order your copy of <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, the novel about my life as a hairdresser to a mob couple in the 80's, and subscribe to this blog!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-211715871632506102010-11-09T08:36:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:33:56.462-08:00Bad Swiffer, Baaaad<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TNmBuu4nPDI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/IrgvdG0gdUk/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537599856688184370" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TNmBuu4nPDI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/IrgvdG0gdUk/s320/001.JPG" /></a> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TNmBa1B8TDI/AAAAAAAAAEI/lEY99gGjOc4/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537599514740542514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TNmBa1B8TDI/AAAAAAAAAEI/lEY99gGjOc4/s320/002.JPG" /></a> I just moved in with the person I'm going to live with for the rest of my life. I'm very happy. But, to make this new apartment my home, as well as his, I would like it to be the most healthy environment as possible for the both of us and our dogs. That means a clean house. But a clean house can only be a healthy house only when you use cleaning products that will not hurt your cats, dogs, children and your spouse or room-mates.<br /><div><div><div>On my first foray into cleaning the floorboards and wood floors, I noticed that there was only a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swiffer</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">WetJet</span> system to do so. Oh <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">noooo</span>.... That may make a clean floor and it would certainly be very easy for me to use. But the mechanism is a big waste and the liquid "Multi Purpose" cleaner that you have to use to clean with is not good for my nasal passages, lungs or skin. On the label that I had on the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swiffer</span> Wet Jet Refill, it only stated that it "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">contains</span> cleaning agents," and yet it warned to keep away from Children and eye contact. The good Housekeeping seal was on the label too! Don't you want to know what is in the product? </div><div>I like to used cleaning products that will clean yet have no <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">irritating</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">perfumes</span> nor <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disrupt</span> my DNA or irritate any part of my body, or cause asthma or cancer. And I'm telling you, that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swiffer</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">WetJet</span> Refill liquid is not as healthy product to put on your floors as environmentally safe products, such as Method or Mrs. Myer's Green Day or make-your-owns. (See previous Cleaning <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Recipes</span>) </div><div>The worst thing about the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swiffer</span> system is that you can only buy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> refill bottles with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> product in it and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> system only operates with a battery, which will run out,<em> and</em> it requires disposable cleaning pads that you have to constantly refill. What a bunch of landfill waste! Add up the costs to you, your health, and the environment. I could never feel good about using this product. I do not care how easy it is. My health and the health of the planet are too precious to me.</div><div>So what should you use? Well, don't throw the damned <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swiffer</span> in the trash just yet. Use a damp towel wrapped around the base of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">Swiffer</span> mop and use it to clean your floors. After each use, throw it in the washer with the other rags you used for cleaning that week. Saving to you, and saving the planet. Use only healthy products on the floor. Again, look at my previous post for that. And think about the next gadget that you buy to make your life easier. Come on: Is it really going to be that easy? Think again. </div><div>Please order your copy of <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, the novel about my life as a hairdresser to a mob couple in the 80's, and subscribe to this blog!</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-46725829546027091682010-10-12T11:43:00.000-07:002011-01-09T16:34:33.716-08:0010.10.10 Global Work Party<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TLTjwvhiKVI/AAAAAAAAAD4/3ZPc78m095Q/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527293069220784466" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TLTjwvhiKVI/AAAAAAAAAD4/3ZPc78m095Q/s320/025.JPG" /></a><br /><div>On the same day as the all-city participatory Chicago Marathon, there was something else going on. It was also something that everyone could find a way to participate in and it was something local <em>and </em>Global. On 10-10-10 there were 7347 separate events in 188 countries that all worked together to lower global carbon gas emissions. Globally, we are at 388 parts per million which will increase global warming. And 350 ppm is the minimum to reduce the damage we have already done to our climate and atmosphere. <a href="http://www.350.org/en/about/science/">[350.org/en/about/science] </a><br />The events around the world were organized through <a href="http://www.350.org/">http://www.350.org/</a> (get it….?) and the only guidelines given was to focus on solutions to the climate crisis. Some small towns and villages installed solar panels or wind turbines. Some cities had repair bike stations and bike rides. There were community gardens being planted, school children cleaning beaches and parks, and lots of farming and education. And hundreds of people around the world met each other, for the first time, and affirmed just how awesome each of us is as individuals and collectively are when we give a Sunday up to work and learn. I was energized by this event. Soul fed and blessed. I know I will be on a high for weeks because of my participation in just one of these <span style="color:#333333;">10.10.10 GLOBAL WORK PARTYs.</span><br />It was Chef Tom Leavitt’s idea to put together a bus ride from Chicago to Fairbury Illinois to visit Spence Farm. Tom is an advocate of using local produce and meats from sustainable farms. Everyone in Chicagoland uses his talents and catering skills for their holiday parties and events and dinner parties. <a href="http://www.whiteoakgourmet.com/">http://www.whiteoakgourmet.com/</a> I had heard of Tom from my clients for years and it was his passion that brought together 45 individuals to for the Global Work Party. The day was about work. And we felt like we were at a great party.<br />When we arrived at Spence Farm, we were given a little introduction about the farm itself. It is completely sustainable, meaning they use every part of the crops they grow, from the seeds to the clippings for mulch. The ducks on the farm eat the insects, so: there is no reason for pesticides. The maple trees are used to tap syrup and their shade protects the pawpaw saplings. I encourage you to learn more about Spence Farm at <a href="http://www.thespencefarm.com/">http://www.thespencefarm.com/</a> Marty and his wife, Kris and their son Will, steward and operate the family farm and they are all delightful story tellers. We ate up Marty’s telling of how we could and should be eating only good non-genetically-altered fruits and vegetables; and why the pigs on his farm didn’t smell bad. [They are given a natural diet and no un-necessary antibiotics which keeps their digestion working well = no smell!] Particularly interesting to me was how Rick Bayless, of Chicago Restaurant and Frontera Grill fame, asked Marty to save the nearly extinct Iroquois White Corn. <a href="http://www.thespencefarm.com/index_files/Page286.htm">[Click here for that one.] </a>We also ate up his heirloom tomatoes, and I had my first pawpaw which, to me, tasted and textured like a banana mixed with mango. Marty told us that science if finding out that pawpaw may be giving a natural hand in the <a href="http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/pawpawfruita.html">fight against cancer.</a> Keep those stories coming, Marty!<br />On a simple Sunday I missed this year’s Marathon but I helped harvest Spence Farm’s entire sorghum crop. (Makes Molasses) It was fun and it only took my group less than an hour. For Marty and his clan it would have taken a whole day. We planted his organic garlic crop. And we dismantled the tomato fences because they are now out of season. A delicious lunch of vegetarian and organic meat sandwiches was provided by City Provisions Delicatessen, 1818 West Wilson, which was also where our bus picked us up at 9am and dropped us off at 7pm. Please check them out:<br /><a href="http://www.cityprovisions.com/">http://www.cityprovisions.com/</a><br />Next year: twitter friends, facebook friends, buddies, my clients! & family: you are all coming with me to the farm. I had such a great time and I want to share this wonderful experience with you. It’s great to get out of the city and meet new people to learn, work and laugh with. Now I want to find out much more about natural and sustainable farming – something, I thought, I already knew enough about. I even took home some green tomatoes from Spence Farm and made fried green tomatoes from a recipe recommended by Rob Gardner, one of my farm-mates. He runs <a href="http://www.thelocalbeet.com/">http://www.thelocalbeet.com/</a> which has wonderful information about local and sustainable farming and recipes such as the one I used by Melissa Graham of <a href="http://www.littlelocavores.blogspot.com/">http://www.littlelocavores.blogspot.com/</a><br />350.org is founded by Bill McKibben and is an international campaign that's building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis—the solutions that science and justice demand.<br /><br />Oh yeah: I'm just a hairdresser who writes. I have a novel or two coming out next year. Every bit of my "pulp fiction" profits free me up to do more stories like these. <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/">MafiaHairdresser.com</a> will keep you abreast. And please subscribe to this blog!<br /><br />This is Farmer Marty talking to Rob Gardner of The Local Beet and Chef Tom Leavitt. They are talking about the genetically altered crops being farmed around them. I learned that organic farms have eco systems full of toads, bees, birds, ducks and healthy crops that can be used to seed next years crops. Not so with "Franken-crop" farms.</div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyM8bXom0oNRzjTOS5sQ33Idv6gJsyKYPDse7DxfoRiUzyDQwufAH_jihEjdYeRWWq1DEUeHFYiWiqLO2zDlA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Please order your copy of <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, the novel about my life as a hairdresser to a mob couple in the 80's, and subscribe to this blog!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-87165823847890347242010-09-27T16:30:00.000-07:002011-01-09T16:35:08.597-08:00Happy Dogs and Cats with Flower Essences<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TKEqRZcFDVI/AAAAAAAAADo/Ux7mTFEsV4M/s1600/CanineStressTraumaRelief.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 310px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521741096507739474" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TKEqRZcFDVI/AAAAAAAAADo/Ux7mTFEsV4M/s320/CanineStressTraumaRelief.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I had met my Yorkshire Terrier, Junebug, over six years ago when friends of mine, a couple, brought her to their home to join their family. Sadly, only a few months later, one of the couple died in a car accident; so Junebug only had one dad for many years. It was one year ago that I moved in with Junebug and her Dad when the condo I had been renting sold. Because Junebug’s dad’s job had changed and he began to travel, weeks at a time, I became very attached to her and her to me. And when I found an apartment that I wanted to move into, it was pretty apparent that the best thing for Junebug would be for her to move in with me. Because I honor my friends, I still think of them as Junbug’s dads so I’m her uncle and caretaker.<br />If you are the caretaker of pets, then I’m going to assume that you want them to be as happy and loved as you can possibly help them to be. And if your dog is anything like mine, you might have to spend a little extra time or attention with him or her to relieve them of stress or fears that keep them from being happy.<br />Because of Junebug’s breed, her small size, the way she was raised, and maybe loss or trauma in her life, she brings with her all kinds of luggage. She’s not been as readily receptive to other dog’s or stranger’s affections. She’s been cautious and shy. But she will do anything for food. It’s her favorite thing and she’d warm to anyone who is willing to give it to her.<br />Recently, Junebug began to act out in very unconventional ways so I consulted a pet communicator. (see blog) I will describe the specific behavior and how the pet communicator helped me in another blog. Here, I would love to tell you about one of the remedies that the pet communicator recommended to me to use to help Junebug stop her unwanted behavior: Flower Essences.<br />This was not a new remedy to me. In fact, I had been doing some volunteer work for a group called The Pet Ministry, and a guest speaker, Judy Toby, came to talk about her Pet and Canine OptiBalance Pet Formulas.<br />Per usual, I was the earliest member at the Pet Ministry meeting, Junebug was on my lap, and she growled at Judy when she first walked into the meeting room.<br />“Delightful!” Judy said. “Can I use your dog in a demonstration for my Stress and Trauma Relief formula?” Yes, Judy really said, “Delightful.” But although Junebug may be cute, she was not delightful if you woke her up from a nap or came at or near her too quickly. Without much further convincing, I let Judy put a few drops of her formula on my finger and let Junebug lick it off. (She'll eat <em>anything!)</em> Within minutes, Junebug was on <em>her</em> lap and then began greeting, with a wagging tail, the rest of the Pet Ministry as they each arrived. I had never seen my dog so open to meeting strangers before and, because I have used this formula regularly since then, I know it is the reason she is much more accepting of other dogs and people than she was ever before. All of my friends constantly comment about what a changed dog I have, compared to when they first knew her. The flower essences were worth months of dog training sessions to me and Junebug is never hyper or agitated or drowsy when I give them to her.<br />The more recent problem that led me to the Pet Communicator involves Junebug having to be gated in my room and, although it may be helping one problem, my little one is not used to not having the run of the apartment. While the Stress and Trauma Relief formula has helped my anti-social dog to be much more social and calm, it’s not specifically going to help me with Junebug’s barking when she’s left alone in my room during the day. So I just ordered the Separation Anxiety Formula. Of course, I’ll let you know how it goes, but I’m a big believer in natural remedies and this one is great. Go to Judy’s web site <a href="http://www.optibalancepet.com/">http://www.optibalancepet.com/</a> and check it out. The “Remedy Finder” is easy to use. Such as; If you have a dog that barks at storms or loud noises, you could use the Fears and Phobias Formula or the Stress and Anxiety Formula. There’s also a Hyper Dog Formula, Aggression Relief Formula and much more.<br />The website is also for the OptiBalance Cat and Bird formulas too.<br />I highly recommend using these natural flower essences to help your pets stay happy and healthy. They are tasteless and odorless and are so easy to give to your pet. They are not bad for their bodies and are great to use for changes in yours and your pets life, such as a move or a loss of a loved one, and they can be used in conjunction with behavior training.<br />No: Judy did not ask me to do a commercial for her. I do not get paid or get kickbacks for my blog. But if you try any of these Pet Flower Essence Flower Formulas, you can get $5 off your order just by using the code “Mafia” at the end of your on-line purchase button pushing. This is a special thank-you from Judy to me (and you!) when I told her I was going to write a rave about her wonderful product. </div>Order specific Flower Essence Formulas for your pet from <a href="http://www.optibalancepet.com/">http://www.optibalancepet.com/</a><br />I also recommend:<br />The Pet Communicator is Carol Shultz and you can reach her at: Carol@carolschultz.com<br /><a href="http://www.carolschultz.com/index.htm">http://www.carolschultz.com/index.htm</a><br />Please order your copy of <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, the novel about my life as a hairdresser to a mob couple in the 80's, and subscribe to this blog!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
I'm available through MafiaHairdresser.com</div>MafiaHairdresser.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069934729536873179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2453065035960658561.post-61102014199588184912010-09-20T07:11:00.000-07:002011-01-09T16:38:03.091-08:00Chicago Police Officer runs the Chicago Marathon for LUNGevity Foundation<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TJdtUtwtsYI/AAAAAAAAADg/5hOoLCVpCNw/s1600/lungevity_logo.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 70px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519000071014560130" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JF26bSugGj4/TJdtUtwtsYI/AAAAAAAAADg/5hOoLCVpCNw/s320/lungevity_logo.gif" /></a><br /><div>One of my clients is a Chicago Police Officer and she has been very inspiring to me over the many years that I have known her. Her tales of being an officer and humanist have made me proud to know her. And today she has inspired me again, so I’m going to share that inspiration with you.<br />As I was cutting Officer Sarah’s hair (she’s growing out her short Halle-Berry-do to long again), she told me that she was going to run in the Chicago Marathon this October.<br />I mentioned to her that I seemed to remember that she had once had a torn ACL in one knee and, by her own admission, was never really a “gifted runner.”<br />Officer Sarah told me that she’s not just running the Chicago Marathon for any kind of personal challenge but that she was running for the LUNGeveity Foundation.<br />Ah-ha. This sounded like the Sarah I knew. And she confirmed my thoughts that she is one of the most caring thoughtful women that I know when she further told me that she has been affected by the Cancer. Like most of us, we have lost friends and family to the Big-C fight, and we have breathed sweet-relief when our loved ones win that fight or go into remission.<br />Sarah told me the she did have a hard time asking people for donations for this worthy cause. I do not.<br />If you have been personally affected by Cancer or if you have a few extra pennies, dollars or more to give to the LUNGevity Foundation, I urge you to give what you feel you can today.<br />Here is Officer Sarah Donovan’s personal Fundraising Page.<br /><a href="http://events.lungevity.org/goto/TeamMeyers">http://events.lungevity.org/goto/TeamMeyers</a><br /><br /><br />Prayer, from the heart, is another form of giving. And learning about great causes can open your heart. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>EAT-up LEARNing and PRAY for those you LOVE<br /><br />The LUNGevity Foundation is at lungevity.org </div><br />Please order your copy of <a href="http://www.mafiahairdresser.com/Order_Books.html">Mafia Hairdresser</a>, the novel about my life as a hairdresser to a mob couple in the 80's, and subscribe to this blog!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Please Subscribe to this Blog.
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